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[Kris]

Help -
We have spent the last several days trying to network my
new computer (XP system) and my old one (Windows 2000) to
transfer data (file sharing) from old to new. I've got
both systems set up according to the directions on the
microsoft site. I'm using a Lynksys DSL/Cable 4 port
router that is capable of file sharing. Both computers
are able to access the internet via the DSL line. The
2000 computer can see the XP computer but cannot see the
XP files. The XP computer cannot see the 2000 computer.
The ICF is turned off on the XP system. File sharing is
set on both systems. Could this be a permissions problem
on the XP system and if so, what can be done about it?
If not, what else might be the problem?
Thanks SO much if you can solve this!
Kris

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Did you create any shares to access your files? Administrative shares such as C$ are
available for administrator only but hidden in My Network Places. Try to ping each
computer first by name and then IP address to verify basic network connectivity. You
can use ipconfig /all to view the tcp/ip info for each computer. They should be
configured to get their IP addresses automatically from the router and show the
router as their default gateway - probably 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. The IP
addresses of the computers should be on the same network as the router, which for a
typical class C network the first three groups of numbers [xxx.xxx.xxx.0] in the
tcp/ip address for the computers need to be the same, with the last group of numbers
only being different which would be the "host" address instead on the network
address. You could also try to connect to each other via name or IP address in the
run box such as \\computername or \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to establish if there is
connectivity for file and print sharing or not. Using \\computername\sharename should
open up the share on the other computer if you have credentials on the other computer
with it either having the guest account enabled [good only if all users are trusted]
and everyone permissions to the share and folder or if you logon with a username and
password that exists on the other computer. -- Steve