Is it possible to connect a Mac running OS X to a standard Windows XP
box and have a mini-network? I've always been able to connect two Macs
with a crossover cable, turn on file sharing, and have an instant
network. Does XP offer this capability? I'm hoping that if it does,
and since Macs will autoconfigure to any IP network, regardless of the
OS, that I could connect the two together for large file transfers,
backups, etc. Any ideas on how to do this?

Randy Farnsworth
Author of "A Stand Yet Taken"
http://randyfarnsworth.com/

On 21 May 2004 12:32:50 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Randy
Farnsworth) hurled the following missive:

|>Is it possible to connect a Mac running OS X to a standard Windows XP
|>box and have a mini-network? I've always been able to connect two Macs
|>with a crossover cable, turn on file sharing, and have an instant
|>network. Does XP offer this capability? I'm hoping that if it does,
|>and since Macs will autoconfigure to any IP network, regardless of the
|>OS, that I could connect the two together for large file transfers,
|>backups, etc. Any ideas on how to do this?
|>
|>Randy Farnsworth
|>Author of "A Stand Yet Taken"
|>http://randyfarnsworth.com/

FWIW, you didn't cross post, you multi posted.
Not that I care that much, I'll leave that for use-news nazis, but
you'll now have to go to each group that you posted to in order to see
all the possible replies.

I provided some links in one of the other groups.