Cannot share files on a network
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Date: 06/02/04
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:39:22 -0700
A twisted LAN cable will give you a much faster
transfer ... but it requires both machines to have a LAN
card...
>-----Original Message-----
>i've got a home network set up between a laptop running
>windows XP and a desktop running windows 98 S/E,
>
>both computers seem to aknowlege eachother on the
network
>because the password is authenticated and then it says
>they are connected,
>
>not here's the tricky part, the desktop pops up a
message
>after connecting that states "dirrect cable connection
>was unable to display the shared folders on the host
>computer. to see the shared folders type the name of the
>host computer"
>
>i then type the name of the laptop which isn now named
>Laptop on its ID line, and it gives me the error :Cannot
>find host computer,
>
>
>i've tried everything i could think of to fix it,
>I was wondering if theres any way to fix or bypass this
>problem and share folders,
>
>Or if anyone knows a better way to transfer files and
>folders with either normal phoneline connection or the
>direct paralelle cable please let me know.
>
>does anyone know an easier way of doing this?
>ciao
>Pat
>.
>
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