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Chelsea80 Here we go. Setup file share on Computer B -boot Bionic32 USB -rename the "Transferred From" folder to "Transferred_From" (some operations don't work with file/folder names that contain spaces) -open: sda1 -Menu>Filesystem>Pmount -sda1>click: down arrow>check: Mount pa...

@Chelsea80

Have I got that all right? If I have then I stand

Yes, that is correct. If that's what you want to do, then I can walk you through the setup.

wizard

Chelsea80 Just out of interest, where are we going on this. Glad you asked. What you have described still involves you transferring files via the USB and really not using the Ethernet connection.. This is the setup I think would be most useful for you. Computer A, Puppy Computer B, XP, Puppy booted...

@mouldy

goofy menus. Supposed to be cute, but really just PITA. VLC lot more reliable

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One of the reasons to rip a DVD into a .mp4 file, gets rid of the menus and goes straight to play. VLC is my choice for muti-media, can do almost anything.

wizard

@Chelsea80

Left click on Transfer To folder to open it. This where I put anything I want to be transferred to Win XP.

Where is this folder located?
1. Computer A, Puppy
2. Computer B, XP, Puppy booted from USB
3. Puppy USB

wizard

@Chelsea80

Sorry I know what I mean.

Don't we all

What program did you use to connect to Computer A?

wizard;

Chelsea80 Computer A, Puppy Bionic32 (daily driver) Computer B, XP (booting from Puppy USB) Left click on File manager (in Tray 1) Left click on Transfer To folder to open it. This where I put anything I want to be transferred to Win XP. Which computer are you operating from when you do these opera...

Chelsea80 The setup on your XP computer is abnormal since someone intentionally disabled the Ethernet. This could have been done in one of several ways including disabled in BIOS and variations within XP. Your Puppy boot test eliminated disabling in BIOS, so we know it was done in XP. So, So this m...

@mouldy

At one time I had a Dell d400, Pentium D connected to the TV using VGA + audio cable. Had VNC installed so I could remote control it from another laptop on the couch. Could stream YT, local .mp4 files or play DVD's'. Replaced it when Chromecast came along.

Thnaks
wizard

Chelsea80 OK, so we have eliminated: -bad Ethernet cable -bad Ethernet port on the router We are down to: -bad Ethernet port on computer -XP network settings are mis-configured or not working Now we need to check the Ethernet function/port on the XP laptop. There are a couple of ways to do it. If I...

I do not use Atomic, but if it has the standard remaster script, the answer is Yes if you installed the .pet

wizard

Chelsea80 Ok, the problem is your XP computer does not have an IP address. So now we're down to: -bad Ethernet cable (try changing the cable & rebooting & ipconfig test) -bad Ethernet port on the computer or router (try changing the port on the router & rebooting & ipconfig test) -X...

Chelsea80 Ok, it's a process of elimination, so one more down. Now we need to check the XP computer IP adddress. XP computer: -click the start button -choose: Run -type: cmd -press: enter A terminal window will open -type: ipconfig -press: Enter The output will look something like this: ipconfig.jp...

@Chelsea80

Your XP does not see Puppy. If you have a firewall and/or anti-virus program running on either computer, turn them off and try to ping again.

wizard

@Pikaxhu

I know you want to help, but it would be best if you step aside for now, so the OP is getting directions from just one source. As they say "To many cooks in the kitchen"

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wizard

Chelsea80 Good feedback. Used enp4s8 inet addr:192.168.1.1 This is the correct one. Here's what we need to do to troubleshoot: -send me a copy of your smb.conf file (/etc/samba/smb.conf) This will test the connection to Puppy XP computer: -click the start button -choose: Run -type: cmd -press: ente...

Clarity Question: Did you see the XP instructions I linked for XP to see his BKWP64? I think you are confused, since at no point have we been dealing with BKWP64. OP only uses Bionioc32. I did look for your link and only found one that I could not access, please post again. Let's do a recap of some...

@mouldy

Think the best thing ever done was figuring out how to permanently disable Windows updates. Used to get paid a lot of money to undo the havoc it caused.

wizard

Chelsea80 Revision 1 Using your current configuration, try this: Puppy computer - you must be using a save file/folder -menu>Network>Simple Samba Management -click the "Samba Off" button (turns samba on) Get the Puppy computers IP address -open the terminal -type: ifconfig -press: Enter T...

mouldy Microsoft's idea that they could compete in this market with a Windows machine was stupid from the beginning. Absolutely, and Apple too, they both had no insight into how fill the Education markets needs. Googles approach should be a marketing "case history" study. They controlled ...

Chelsea80 Keep in mind that I have this working here. Friendly-Bionic32 on computer A and Windows XP on computer B. My task is to give you better instructions you can follow, which I will do. Don't give up just yet, if not for yourself, then for others who might have the same need. With your help I...

mouldy Most of the duet/refind and clover stuff you can download from the web won't work OOTB, you've got to jerk it around first. For your HP, the duer/refind that I posted should be plug and play, the clover/refind one is only for MBR bios. Took the back off my Lenovo 100s-14ibr cloudbook today, ...

Chelsea80 Using your current configuration, try this: Puppy computer -menu>Network>Simple Samba Management -click the "Samba Off" button (turns samba on) note the Puppy IP address XP computer -open File Manager -in the address line type: \\Puppy IP address from above (Those are back slash...

Clarity Reading the OP's post, the Puppy computer is the "daily driver" and logically would be used as the "client" that could copy back and forth to the XP computer. The current configuration is the opposite where the XP computer is the client and transfers have to be done from...

@mouldy

I can tell you from experience booting from an external usb SATA SSD that its about same speed as the soldered eMMC drive.

Would be best to check the transfer speed on the hub before all the modding. Received several from Ebay-China that had less than USB v1.0 speed.

Thanks
wizard

Clarity I do these things constantly, every day with multiple computers. The questions rcrsn51 ask are absolutely pertinent. Without that information you may double your work and just confuse a beginner. Let's take these simple cases: Computer A= XP Computer B=Puppy Case 1: Goal= use B to move file...

rcrsn51 Or would you still have the same problem? If the system BIOS/UEFI is not aware of the nvme drive as a bootable device, you can't force it into using the drive. Yes, without booting from the Duet/Refind USB the NVME would not boot. One of the iterations is to edit the Bios/Setup code and inj...

mikewalsh This HP Pavilion desktop has a single M2 slot (@ 2280) for an nVME drive. I see precious little point in bothering with it, however. On a hardware like yours meant to use a NVME, you would see a noticeable speed up. Even on my old Intel dg31pr motherboard with PCIe v1.1 the NVME Puppy boo...

rcrsn51 When you installed Windows, were there problems getting it onto the nvme drive and not overwriting your main hard drive? First, I would say it would be advisable to either test using a "test" internal drive or disconnect the internal drive. My W10 install was made on a MBR compute...

Clover-v2.4k-4961-X64mod2.iso available on Sourceforge. This version allows user to remove unwanted Refind icons. See link in post #4

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