Re: Home Networking
- From: Sascha <Sascha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:17:03 -0700
"Chuck" wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:04:01 -0700, "Leaf" <Leaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"Chuck" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:06:02 -0700, "Leaf" <Leaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have Windows XP Home on one pc and Windows 2000 on another. I was able to
> >> >get both pc's to connect to the internet and now I want to create a home
> >> >network for file sharing. The network setup says I cannot configure these to
> >> >OS together. Is there any way for me to get around the basic setup wizard to
> >> >configure these two pc's on the same network for file sharing? Please Help!!
> >>
> >> Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
> >> for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
> >> Do you have shares setup on each?
> >>
> >> Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
> >> - Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?
> >>
> >> Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
> >> with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
> >> window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
> >> "control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
> >> entering a new password.
> >>
> >> And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
> >> very common cause of problems.
> >>
> >> More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
> >> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers,
> >> Chuck
> >> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> >> My email is AT DOT
> >> actual address pchuck sonic net.
> >>
> >Chuck,
> >
> >Thanks for replying...I was able to check most of the requirements in your
> >first post but you and Sascha lost me along the way...everything u asked is
> >setup except I'm not sure if I have any shares setup...how do I check? All I
> >could do was get the internet up and running on both...couldn't get the home
> >networking setup to run on the w2k pc.
>
> Leaf,
>
> Sorry about that. I gather now that you and Sascha aren't the same person.
> Usually I warn somebody who posts like Sascha about thread hijacking. DOHH.
>
> Open a command window (Start - Run - "cmd"). Type "net share". Look at the
> output - do you have any shares not ending in "$" (ie not "ADMIN$", "C$", or
> similar)? With Windows XP, if a computer has no visible shares it won't show up
> in Network Neighborhood, you have to have a share (not a $ - Administrative -
> share). If you don't setup a share there's no reason to be in Network
> Neighborhood.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
Leaf, Chuck,
really sorry about the hijack. Didn't know the etiquette. Shall I start a
new thread? I'm in the middle of backing everything up before continuing with
your instructions.
- Sascha
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