Re: how do i make a compatible network connerction?

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 19:36:59 -0600

Greetings --

   On the WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with password(s),
that have the desired access privileges to the desired shares. Log on
to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be able to
access the designated shares, provided your network is configured
properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled
on the internal LAN connection.

  Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Bruce Chambers 

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"Pat" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1314e01c44353$f0209430$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>I want to make a network connection between a Desktop
> computer running windows 98 S/E  and a laptop running XP
> professional. I want to transfer files from the laptop
> and then later to transfer them back. I'm connecting VIA
> a paralelle direct connection Cable, i don't have an
> ether net card in the laptop so thats out of the
> question.
> I can manage to get the two computers to connect and
> aknowledge eachother as being connected, i just need to
> know how to access the hard drive for both from the
> remote computers. I'd like to be able to see and access
> the hardrive and tranfer the files from the laptop.
>
> if anyone knows how to do this, i'd appreciate any help
> thank you,
> ciao

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