Re: Creating home network, setup questions

"Malke" wrote:
[sigh]

You've really made this all much more difficult and complicated than it
really is.

I already apologized for this. If folks cannot learn from here, then I
misunderstood the purpose of the forum. Though perhaps you think that tone
was motivational?

Should I bother to note that mine is not the only post on the networking
board related to problems networking xp and vista computers? And, to note
how many of them are with users that seem much more conversant in techspeak
than I am?

[shrug]

I offer my apologies once again.

So, first question:
I assume I can reset the password? Can I get rid of it, as it appears
was
done in the reverse direction? Safe to do so?

Reset what password? You can change user accounts' passwords, certainly.
Make sure they all match; i.e., Tom 1234 on all computers, Bill 4567 on all
computers, etc. Matching passwords doesn't mean that all accounts must have
the same password, although they can if security isn't an issue. It means
that the Tom account must have the same password on all machines.

Do not get rid of user accounts' passwords. Create passwords, even if very
simple ones and then if you want each computer to log in automatically, set
it up with instructions previously given you.

The account that was already on both machines was 'off' and XP would not
allow me to reset the password. I now see it can be reset if the account is
first turned on. (This might be a good thing to note when someone asks about
difficulty resetting a password even though they mention going to the user
accounts window.)

I wanted to get rid of having to enter a password to access the shared
folders. I assume that if I network and configure the accounts correctly,
when I click on a computer B folder from computer A, I will not be asked for
a password. Correct?

Second question:
Assuming that overcoming the password problem will allow me two way
access,
does this mean the firewalls are configured correctly? (I have not tried
to print, but the printer will probably be linked directly to the new
vista
computer (C). Currently, I have unplugged the printer.)

The firewalls have nothing to do with the user account passwords. Firewalls
are a different item altogether and need to be configured to allow traffic
on the LAN. Printers can be shared out from the computer to which they are
connected (if a locally connected printer as opposed to a networked one)
but you will need to install the printers on each machine that is going to
use them.

Amazingly, I understood exactly what you say when I submitted my questions.
My question if phrased differently was, Is the fact that I get a password
popup menu in one direction and access to a folder in the other direction
mean that the firewalls on those two conputers are configured correctly? Am
I correct in assuming the answer to that question is yes?

Third question:
Knowing that the two xp computers are currently networked, minus the
password hiccup, does that change anything about the instructions you
have
provided?

No.

Excellent.
.

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