Re: Novice Networker Needs Guidance

Thank you for responding. I've been preoccupied with some other issues
lately but have now tried again to establish some file sharing by following
the directions on your linked website for setting up a "Peer to Peer
Workgroup Setup." I was able to follow the instructions for Win9x setup with
no apparent problems. When I clicked on the "Identification tab", I was only
able to type a name for my Dell (Windows ME) computer because my other
connected computer (HP running Windows XP media center) did not appear.

When I tried to follow your "Win 2k/XP Setup" directions on my HP Pavilion
computer and I went to "My Network Places", nothing appeared in the window.
When I clicked "View workgroup computers", I got the message "Home is not
accessible. You might no have permission to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access
permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available". I then tried clicking on "Set up a home or small office
network" and following the directions in the Network Setup Wizard. I used a
different computer name for my HP and the same workgroup name (HOME). When I
got to the part asking if I wanted to create a Network Setup Disk to use on
my other computer or use my Windows XP CD, I chose "Just finish the wizard:I
don't need to run the wizard on other computers." [My new HP computer did
not come with a Windows XP CD and when I previously tried to create a Network
Setup Disk, the computer would not allow me to burn it to a CD and I do not
have any floppy or removable drives which I could use to create the disk.]

My two computers are currently sharing my DSL internet connection. I'd
welcome more advice on how I might share files/drives and printers.

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Regards,

MJS


"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sorry, it should be this one,

How to enable windows sharingHow to enable Windows sharing. One of the reasons to create a workgroup or domain network is for all ... Domain network sharing - Macintosh file sharing ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Networking/enablesharing0.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"MJS" <MJS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:933ACDF4-8241-4C81-92EA-297EC322F77D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I just purchased a router (NETGEAR WGR614v6) in hope of creating a home
network that would allow me to share/transfer files between my old desktop
computer (Dell running Windows ME) and my new desktop computer (HP Pavilion
running Windows XP Media Center). I had already created a functioning
network on my new HP computer to access my DSL service. By following the
instructions that came with the Netgear router, I created another network on
my new HP computer allowing me to access my DSL service through the router.
[Though I did not really care about sharing internet access between my
computers, I thought this was the first step in creating a network that would
allow me to share files between my computers.]

The remainder of the Netgear manual/instructions dealt with establishing a
wireless connection with another computer (I do not have any wireless
computers), so I called Netgear tech support for instructions on how to add
my old Dell to the network. Their tech guy thought all I would have to do
was hook my Dell into the router via an ethernet cable. When I tried this, I
discovered my computers were now sharing my DSL connection, but could not
share files. This is when the Netgear guy said he was only trained to
establish internet access sharing and did not know how to get my computers to
share drives/files. Your assistance would be appreciated!

--
Regards,

MJS
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