Re: Network
- From: "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake>
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:11:54 -0500
"Robin Clay" <Robin_B DOT Clay AT virgin DOT net> wrote in message news:647920C8-9D0C-484E-A743-ED21485147E3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Greetings !
I have AT LAST managed to get broadband.
And now I have bought a laptop.
AND I have bought a network hub and some cables.
As I type this on the desktop, the laptop is updating the OS.
i.e. I have managed to get broadband to work on both computers at the same
time.
However... I can't get the two computers to talk to each other !
On the laptop, I am told that the desktop is "not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this network resource...."
On the desktop, I get the same message, but referring to the Network !
Help !
Regards
Robin
A password is not required to share on your LAN, neither is having to create a user account that's the same on all machines. However password protected accounts are the safe route to take. You have enough info in the responses you've received to configure your network properly but there is one point I believe was missed. You mentioned purchasing a Hub to use for your LAN, you should return it and get a good NAT router. A Hub is not the best choice of any kind to use as a gateway or for traffic. Hub's are basically one way communication devices and collisions are prone to happen if traffic is going in both directions, it's like driving the wrong way on a 2 lane highway and trying to avoid all oncoming traffic. Routers and switches are both two way traffic devices with the one big difference between the two is a NAT router has a built in firewall, in essence a router is a switch with security.
You'll have a better maintainable network and security using a router rather than a Hub.
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