Re: Connect Desktop and Laptop via 1394 Connection

Thanx Steve, I bridged because I did see an article that told to do that. Not
sure where I read it though. Needles to say it hosed my connection to the
office network and internet on my desktop so I deleted it. I really
appreciate your help and hope you will tolerate my inexperience ;-)

I get an error message from Windows when running the Network Setup Wizard.
"The wizard detected that this computer belongs to a domain. Therefore, you
cannot use the wizard to set up a network"

So, looking at Network Connections, my 1394 connection is "Connected,
Firewalled"

I have gone to sharing panel of the desktop directory I want to share across
1394 to my laptop and it does say that "Windows Firewall is configured to all
this folder to beshared with other computers on the network."

I tried going to Start | Run of my laptop to access the share on the dekstop
and have entered every configuration I can think of.
\\ComputerName\ShareDirectory; IP addresses of the 1394 from its properties;
etc.

Am I not running a needed service??

I hate sending you these long winded notes, and I only know enough to
recognize when I have stumbled acoross a solution. Is there an article that
gives steps 1, 2, 3 for networking novices??

thanx,
jeff

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <0037913D-0D64-43D5-BAA1-C8CBFC6BFB77@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "jeffro2588" <jeffro2588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Good morning, I'm sure this has been completely addressed somewhere and I
> >wish I could find it ;-)
> >
> >I would like to peer-to-peer network a work pc and a home laptop, where pc
> >is host and laptop is guest. Goal is to file share a working folder to keep
> >work created at home synchronized with work pc. So far I have conected both
> >computers with firewire cable and I have created a bridge connection on both
> >computers.
> >
> >My big question is this: what steps do I now need to go through to SEE the
> >folders (or computers) in question?? I know little about the steps to set up
> >a shared folder or how to make a shared folder on one computer savvy to
> >another computer. I have tried to "add a network place" but do not see the
> >computer or share directory I need. I have tried to "map" a drive but again,
> >do not see or enter either an IP, folder, or computer name.
> >
> >Both computers are XP Pro, SP2.
> >Thanx in advance,
> >jeff
>
> Why did you create a bridge connection? From your description, I
> don't think it's necessary. If you don't have a specific need for it,
> delete the network bridge -- it just adds an extra layer of
> complication to the setup.
>
> Run the Network Setup Wizard on both computers. It will automatically
> enable file and printer sharing, create a shared documents folder, and
> share any printers. Then, right-click and share any other disks and
> folders that you want to share between computers.
>
> Browsing through My Network Places is notoriously unreliable. You can
> ignore My Network Places and access the other computer's shared disks
> and folders directly, by typing the other computer's name in the Start
> | Run box in this format:
>
> \\computer
>
> If there's a firewall program (Norton, McAfee, ZoneAlarm, PC-cillin,
> etc) on either computer, configure it to allow access by other
> computers on the local area network.
> --
> 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.
>
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