Re: Help needed setting up network
From: headtheball (noanswer_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/29/04
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:25:10 +0100
Thanks winguy, Didn't realise that it was so complicated. Thanks for all of
your input and typing. I will give it a go when I get a spare minute.
"WinGuy" <no_spam@nomail.bot> wrote in message
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> "headtheball" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I know this might not be the right place to ask this but I cannot get an
> > answer anywhere else. I need to know step by step instructions on
> connecting
> > two PC's together on a home network where the host pc is running ZA Pro.
>
> This is a somewhat complex subject, there are special classes for teaching
> how to do networking. No one is going to give complete step by step
> procedures because it's too complex to do all that typing! Your request is
> WAY to general. But here is basically what you need to do, and I have to
> refer you to your Help files (and Google) for more detailed examples.
>
> First of all, you need a special cable, called a "cross-over cable", to
> directly connect 2 computers together. Without that cable you will be
> connecting output signals on one computer to output signals on the other;
> they will fight each other electrically and eventually the weaker of the 2
> (or both) will electronically destruct and you will require repair
service.
> This is true regardless of what kind of ports you use to connect the 2
> computers together. Or, if using ethernet, you can go buy a cheap "hub"
and
> then you do not need special cables because the hub will correctly handle
> the cable connection requirements (read the directions that come with the
> hub). I do not recommend usage of a router for what you are doing, because
> (for reason that I won't get into) that could make the shared folders
> visible on internet.
>
> Set up a "network shared" folder on both computers. Click Start/Help and
> then search for information about how to do that. Set them up for using
> password protection.
>
> If using ethernet NIC cards for the connection between both computers,
give
> one a static ip address of 192.168.4.1 and give the other 192.168.4.2.
> Those could be other 192.168.x.x numbers, but the choices I give probably
> will not conflict with anything a router might assign if you're using one
on
> other NIC cards. This will require that both computers be configured to
use
> the TcpIp protocol (that's the default). 192.168.x.x addresses will NOT be
> passed by an ISP over the internet even if you were to connect things up
> with a hub so that you'd think it could be done. That address range is by
> design limited to LAN connections only. However, a router could make your
> LAN visible on the internet, which is why I say to use a hub that itself
is
> in no way connected to the internet.
>
> If both computers can use NetBEUI protocol (it is not supported by XP)
then
> add it. Individually remove the NetBEUI protocol for any network adapters
> that are not associated with the 2 NIC's mentioned above (yes, you can
have
> more than one NIC in one machine). NetBEUI must not be used with any
network
> adapters that can communicate with the internet. It was removed from XP
> because it is security risk. But NetBEUI is pretty good on a private local
> area network (a LAN) because it helps computers "see" each other that
> otherwise might have problems doing so (that happens, networking is a very
> complex subject).
>
> Assign both computers to the same Workgroup. Turn off both computers and
> properly connect them together physically (or via your router). Reboot and
> wait 5 minutes. If you did everything right then the computers should show
> up in each others Network Neighborhood. If they do but you see no folders
> being shared then you didn't share them correctly, investigate for the
> cause. You should be prompted for the previously defined password to get
> into a shared folder on another machine. If you are prompted for a login
> name, that would be the name of the computer you are using and the other
> computer must have an account set up for that name on the machine you are
> connecting to (NT, 2000, and XP will prompt for a login name, and you can
> ignore any request for a domain at the login prompt).
>
> This is just the basics. Networking is a complicated subject that involves
> both the physical parts and how networking security has been set up on
both
> machines.
>
> Enough typing, my fingers are tired. Good luck, and don't get too
> frustrated. Things will work eventually! But be careful with the physical
> connection issues.
>
>
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