Here is a transcript of an IM conversation between two of our support technicians about WinInterlnk, a software program used to connect from Windows to a DOS machine running INTERSVR. WinInterlnk and WinIntersvr, as well as the original INTERLNK and INTERSVR were developed by Sewell Development Corporation. WinInterlnk and WinIntersvr are available for [...]
To use Fastlynx in a TCP/IP transfer you will simply need to connect the two computers either over the network, or through a direct network connection (CAT5 Crossover cable or Firewire connection etc).
You will need to know the IP address of the computers. To find the IP address click on Start, [...]
Someone recently asked how fast FastLynx can transfer data using a gigabit ethernet card. Well, there are a few important factors that affect transfer speeds.
First, fast ethernet (what most cards use these days) runs at 100 Mbps (megabits per second). Gigabit ethernet runs at 1 Gbps (gigabits per second) which is roughly equivalent [...]
If you have a Windows 2000 or XP computer that crashes, and you need to retrieve data, there are a few things you should know. If you cannot get windows to boot in anything other than safe mode, then you will need to use a bootdisk to boot to DOS. With Windows XP, and 2000, [...]
I have had a lot of people ask me the difference between using FastLynx to transfer files between two computers and just transferring the files over a local network. Here are the basic differences:
1) Obviously transferring over a local network requires you to setup a network. If you don’t already have one or you don’t [...]