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Networking can be so dificult. Here's the setup: 2 PCs connected to a
Motorola Wireless/4 port router which is connected to a Motorola Cable modem.
PC1 is running XP Pro w/ SP2, and PC2 is running win2k pro w/ SP4. Both
machines are connected to the router with cat5e cables. Both machines can
browse the internet with no problems. The difficulties arise when one wishes
to share files between PC1 & PC2. ( side note : VNC4 works flawlesly between
the 2 PCs) Both machines are partitioned NTFS and they have matching acounts
(PChucks Blog) and they still cant connect. the XP box can 'see' the Win2k
box, but the Win2k box can't 'see' the Xp box. I am thinking it is a Security
policy on either one or both of the PCs that is causing this. (This worked
when I had Xp Home on PC1.) I don't know where to start. The Xp box has
Mulltiple users and security "permisions" on their personal folders/drives.
Both PCs are running Zone Alarm Firewall software.
This is want I want to do:
1> Enable both machines to share files between them.
2> Make it possible for a particlular user to have access to his/her files
no matter what PC they are loged into.
3> Prevent same users access to each others files.
4> Lock down the outside connections (is the NAT router and software
firewall sufficent ?)
appoligies for any confusion, and Thanks for any and all help.
Charles---
Motorola Wireless/4 port router which is connected to a Motorola Cable modem.
PC1 is running XP Pro w/ SP2, and PC2 is running win2k pro w/ SP4. Both
machines are connected to the router with cat5e cables. Both machines can
browse the internet with no problems. The difficulties arise when one wishes
to share files between PC1 & PC2. ( side note : VNC4 works flawlesly between
the 2 PCs) Both machines are partitioned NTFS and they have matching acounts
(PChucks Blog) and they still cant connect. the XP box can 'see' the Win2k
box, but the Win2k box can't 'see' the Xp box. I am thinking it is a Security
policy on either one or both of the PCs that is causing this. (This worked
when I had Xp Home on PC1.) I don't know where to start. The Xp box has
Mulltiple users and security "permisions" on their personal folders/drives.
Both PCs are running Zone Alarm Firewall software.
This is want I want to do:
1> Enable both machines to share files between them.
2> Make it possible for a particlular user to have access to his/her files
no matter what PC they are loged into.
3> Prevent same users access to each others files.
4> Lock down the outside connections (is the NAT router and software
firewall sufficent ?)
appoligies for any confusion, and Thanks for any and all help.
Charles---