Re: Dest Way For Connecting Two Computers?

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I am no expert in networking, to be sure. However, your setup seems OK.
As I read it:

You have two boxes, one called DATA and the other GAMES. Each has an
Ethernet card. There is a peer-to-peer network between them created by a
Ethernet crossover cable between the cards. (Some cards auto-switch modes
and will work if connected by an Ethernet patch cable instead.) Also, the
computer called Games also connects to your cable-provider Internet
connection by USB Internet adapter. (I make an assumption here.) You use
XP-provided Internet Connection Sharing. (bridged connections)

All of this gives satisfactory results connecting to and browsing the
Internet and whatever other Internet activities.

However, now you do not have the DATA computer's HD mapped to the GAMES
computer and you want to do so.

OK. Now my questions. What happens when you navigate to My Computer or
Windows Explorer Tools Map Network Drive and attempt to map the
desired drive?

What is the result of running the Windows
XP networking wizard?

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User



"Keeker_1" <keeker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: Hi, extreme newbie here....i got a question. I have two computers
(GAMES
: and DATA) which are connected to each other via ethernet. GAMES is
also
: connected to my cable internet via USB. This was fine as I could have
DATA
: mapped as Z:\ drive, but i also wanted the internet on DATA so i could
: update some software, so I bridged them in the network properties
thingy.
: Now i have the internet on both of them, but I dont have DATA mapped as
the
: Z:\ drive any more. Is there a better way of hooking two computers
together
: and still be able to map one as Z:\ ? Man, I hope this makes
: sense....thanks for any help yall can give me. PS: Both are running
: Windows XP.
:
:


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