Re: mixed O/S home LAN, XP workgroup or domain?

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:31:48 -0600

In article <76E2BD31-60B3-485D-A50D-266C31C05444@microsoft.com>,
"Smilin' Jim" <Smilin' Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Set up mini LAN through gateway to DSL and 2 pc's, one running win98SE, one running XP Pro. XP now setup with workgroup. Ran net config wizard and took net floppy to pc on 98. Made firewall happy. Got pc's to see each other, share printer on 98, share files on designated sharedfolders. What I would like to do is be able to backup drives on one pc to the other and maybe same with drive images, + general file and disk sharing, so I'd like to map and share network drives, more than just share a single folder. Can I do this with XP as a workgroup, which I would like to do, or do I need to create a domain and figure out how to get pc on 98SE on domain? If workgroup works OK, how do I go about sharing drives, please?

You can do everything with a workgroup. You can't set up a domain,
since that requires a computer running a server operating system -- XP
and 98SE are client operating systems.

To share a drive, open My Computer, right-click the drive, and share
it just like you would share a folder. 

-- 
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Vista ultimate 64bit and WD Mionet doesnt work together.
    ... space to make a dual boot. ... If WD says their hardware won't work on a 64-bit operating system, ... Connect your My Book World to a computer running a 32-bit operating ... system and start burning DVDs. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices)
  • RE: rundll32.exe
    ... I'm not sure this will work but try doing a search for rundll32.exe on another computer running the same operating system. ... Copy it to a floppy or CD and restore it to your computer in the same place on your system. ... It's worth a shot. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: The last straw
    ... then maybe the problem isn't with the operating system. ... of the system but not necessarly the hidden details in order, as a user, ... Just remember to keep smilin' - makes people wonder what you're up to. ...
    (comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc)
  • Re: [opensuse] Flash Player not recognized by some websites
    ... computer running some version of M$Windoz, while Mac means a computer running ... an operating system made by Apple. ... Apple, as well as those from the open source community. ...
    (SuSE)
  • Re: Backdoor?
    ... Passwords editor for NT/2k: ... > a computer running any operating system can use methods to access data and ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)