Hi,

 

I currently have two PC's in my room, both running Windows 7 and connected wireless to my Sky ISP router.

 

Also, the two computers are connected via an ethernet cable, as I only recently installed a WiFi Card in one of them, and previously used ICS for internet.

 

Whilst I used this ethernet connection, I could share files between the two PC's and they transferred at a normal speed (the CAT5 cable was capable of upto 1GBps).

 

Now the two PCs are wireless, the file transfers are doing souly over the wireless signals (or however it works...) and usually sends the speed of my internet ridiculous (ping goes up high, Skype calls become inaudible whilst the transfer is carrying out) and once the file is done, it restores.

 

Now, despite the main connection being over Wireless for the internet, is there  a way of using the ethernet cable for the file sharing only?

 

I hope this makes sense, thank you for your help in advanced.

 

Daniel

You may have to turn off wifi on one or other of the PC's or create a manual Ethernet link each time

Creating an "ad hoc" connection could work http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/simple-windows-7-file-sharing-step-by-step-procedure/ .

I have a DVD connected wirelessly and by Ethernet to my system and wifi takes precedence over the wired connection so I just turn off wifi and establish the Ethernet connection that way.

I guess that there could be a way using Win7 Homegroup - but am not sure.

I can't think of a way that it could be done automatically - but perhaps someone else does.

pH

keep both the wired cards on static IPs. That should help you as when you transfer files from A to B it will route from the wired cards. do not put a gateway or DNS on the wired cards. Hope it helps.

Hi,

 

Thank you for your replies. I will investigate when I get home later tonight.