network through modem?

sithlink · Post by **sithlink** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 1:42 pm

ok, my friend has a file that cannot fit onto a floppy (3mb) he wants me to transfer his file from his computer to my computer and burn it for him since he doesn't have a burner. i thought i would be able to use my external zip drive to save his file on a zip disk and bring it over to mine but he doesn't have a usb port. also he doesn't have a internet connection so he cannot send it over the net to me. to make things worse, there isn't an ethernet card in his computer so i can't set up a network to send the file over ethernet. his computer is at my house right now and i am thinking of things to do.
since he has a modem, i was wondering if it is possible to network 2 computers together through a modem in each computer and a phone line? is that possible? i am running out of options here and i don't want to take his hard drive out of his computer and put it in mine. im praying that there is a modem method. any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

thankz

bluewhale · Post by **bluewhale** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 2:19 pm

Don't know of a way to use the modem to network..

Have you tried using PK ZIP or another similar program to span it over three floppy diskettes?

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 3:57 pm

You can also use this great utility called FastLynk: http://www.sewelld.com , but it might be easier to use WinZip since the file is only 3 megs in size.

bluewhale · Post by **bluewhale** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 4:21 pm

One extra thought: test it first. I recently downloaded a utility called... Axman I think. It would let you set the size of each section of any size file or split it evenly into X number of files.. then reassemble them at the destination.
I was unable to get it to work proerly the first three tries, so gave up

Gand1 · Post by **Gand1** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 5:52 pm

You can also try a direct cable connection. The windows setup is pretty easy and it goes through the paralel or serial port.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 6:06 pm

Or use Winace and span the files onto multiple floppies.

sithlink · Post by **sithlink** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 7:59 pm

thx for the replies. i got the file split into 3 floppies. thanks alot.

noopdoggy · Post by **noopdoggy** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 3:32 pm

Hey for your future info, Yes you can use the phoneline to network them, but you have to purchase a system like diamonds homefree network..it will work usb,pci, or wireless...they sell lots of them on ebay!