Home network setup with XP

[edog2008]

How the heck do you get two computers to see and exchange data on XP?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went through the stupid wizard and I can't find any shared files or folders. Any step by step guides for dummies?????

 

[Guest]

Are you using a crossover ethernet cable or straight-thru cables via a router?

Have you turned off firewalls on both machines? Permitted sharing in the properties of the folders you want to share on the target machine ?

Supplied the correct computer name (see Control Panel, System) and path when filling in the Wizard ?

It's clunky and slow but it'll work in the end.

 

[edog2008]

Not using crossover ethernet cable. Is that a better way?

No firewall on new computer. Need to verify it is off on old computer.

Permitted sharing??? Properties of which folder? The one I want data to go into?

Yes computer names are correct.


Thanks for your help!!

 

[Guest]

Crossover is simpler -- but any router with enough ethernet sockets -- plus two straight thru ethernet cables will do.

Right Click on the folder which contains the files you want to access and enable sharing.

 

[suvayanr]

well, he can't even see the computers on the network

1. make sure they are on the same Workgroup
2. make sure that all firewall software/antivirus is disabled
3. try sending ping requests between the computers first

 

[Guest]

"well, he can't even see the computers on the network"

I'm assuming he has a keyboard, mouse and monitor attached to the target computer and can access the folders that way.