PC-to-PC direct connection

I need transfer data from one PC to another. The PC where files need be copied is not in LAN and have Windows-98.
I want use PC-to-PC direct connection using an Ethernet crossover cable, i.e. plug one end of the crossover cable to the one PC's network card socket and the other end to the another PC. What I need configure in PC where file need be copied? (purely for this task, not for connecting my machine to the corporate network). Is this way same as LAN connection, or this is another?

 

Sorry for the delay but I somehow missed this topic.

You set up just like you would for a workgroup style LAN since what you are creating is a mini-lan consisting of just the two PCs.

 

So need I configure second PC just for this LAN?

Thanks.

 

That would certainly be the easiest thing to do.

If you don't want the 98 PC to see your corporate LAN and can easily make some quick changes to the PC that is on the corporate LAN (and reverse them when you are done) then set the new machine with networking including File & Printer Sharing, a workgroup name that matches your corporate LAN (workgroup or domain) name but IP and subnet mask that are out of that range so, for instance, if corporate uses 192.168.1.x and netmask 255.255.255.0 you might want 192.168.10.x and 255.255.0.0 netmask for both the PCs.

To make sure you get good comms between the two, put entries in each PCs hosts file with IP and PC name of both systems on each PC.

Note that hosts is located differently on 9X and NT systems
9X - \windows\hosts
NT - \windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (or WINNT)

Share the root of each hard drive on 98. NT systems will already have a share as C$, D$, etc.

If your corporate machine is NT based, you will need to have the 98 PC log on with username & password and add that information to your local users if you want 98 to see the corporate machine.

98 should have the share permissions open to anyone.