Networking my laptop

[Guest]

Hey Guys

I'm having problems trying to network my Laptop to my Friends Desktop as I wish to share my files and transfer my files straight to his deskto

Ok to delve straight into the matter. Lemme explain wat all i did.The desktop and the laptop both run on Windows XP Home Edition. I connected the desktop to the laptop directly through their network cards using a cross-over cable. I put the IP Address of the laptop as 192.168.0.1 and the desktop as 192.168.0.2. I put the same workgroup name for both the computers. The connection works and I can see the small computer icon for the Local Area Network on the right bottom corner of the taskbar. I even tried pinging the desktop from the laptop and vice-verse and both ways it works. I've tried sharing folders and even the entire drive on both the computers

The problem now arrises, on the desktop when I go to my network places, it only shows the shared documents of the desktop, not of the laptop and when I click on "View Workgroup Computers" it shows only the Desktop Computer Icon, not the laptop. If i do the same thing on the laptop, it doesnt show anything, neither the Laptop Computer Icon nor the Desktop Computer Icon. So basically I cannot see the shared documents of the Desktop on the Laptop Network Places and I cannot see the shared documents of the Laptop on the Desktop Network Places

I've installed and ticked marked "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" and Ive even run the "Set up home and small office network" Wizard on both the computers but nothing seems to work. So basically, ive tried everthing according the book. If I'm missing something or somewhere Ive gone wrong, do lemme know and see if you can help me out of this dilemma

I dunno if this helps but I'm on a network at home, got a wireless card attached to my laptop and Im already sharing files on my network at home and the desktop that I intend to connect is another friends where I have to go to his house and try and connect my laptop to his desktop

I'd appreciate if any information or help could be provided

Thank you.

 

[robert]

try searching for the machines from network neighborhood.

www.pctechnicians.ca

Hey Guys,

I'm having problems trying to network my Laptop to my Friends Desktop as I

wish to share my files and transfer my files straight to his desktop

Ok to delve straight into the matter. Lemme explain wat all i did.The

desktop and the laptop both run on Windows XP Home Edition. I connected the
desktop to the laptop directly through their network cards using a
cross-over cable. I put the IP Address of the laptop as 192.168.0.1 and the
desktop as 192.168.0.2. I put the same workgroup name for both the
computers. The connection works and I can see the small computer icon for
the Local Area Network on the right bottom corner of the taskbar. I even
tried pinging the desktop from the laptop and vice-verse and both ways it
works. I've tried sharing folders and even the entire drive on both the
computers.

The problem now arrises, on the desktop when I go to my network places, it

only shows the shared documents of the desktop, not of the laptop and when I
click on "View Workgroup Computers" it shows only the Desktop Computer Icon,
not the laptop. If i do the same thing on the laptop, it doesnt show
anything, neither the Laptop Computer Icon nor the Desktop Computer Icon. So
basically I cannot see the shared documents of the Desktop on the Laptop
Network Places and I cannot see the shared documents of the Laptop on the
Desktop Network Places.

I've installed and ticked marked "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft

Networks" and Ive even run the "Set up home and small office network" Wizard
on both the computers but nothing seems to work. So basically, ive tried
everthing according the book. If I'm missing something or somewhere Ive gone
wrong, do lemme know and see if you can help me out of this dilemma.

I dunno if this helps but I'm on a network at home, got a wireless card

attached to my laptop and Im already sharing files on my network at home and
the desktop that I intend to connect is another friends where I have to go
to his house and try and connect my laptop to his desktop.

 

[Luke]

Make sure the firewall is turned off for the lan
connection. Also try \\192.168.0.x\share rather than using
\\servername\share

-----Original Message-----
Hey Guys,

I'm having problems trying to network my Laptop to my

Friends Desktop as I wish to share my files and transfer my
files straight to his desktop

Ok to delve straight into the matter. Lemme explain wat

all i did.The desktop and the laptop both run on Windows XP
Home Edition. I connected the desktop to the laptop
directly through their network cards using a cross-over
cable. I put the IP Address of the laptop as 192.168.0.1
and the desktop as 192.168.0.2. I put the same workgroup
name for both the computers. The connection works and I can
see the small computer icon for the Local Area Network on
the right bottom corner of the taskbar. I even tried
pinging the desktop from the laptop and vice-verse and both
ways it works. I've tried sharing folders and even the
entire drive on both the computers.

The problem now arrises, on the desktop when I go to my

network places, it only shows the shared documents of the
desktop, not of the laptop and when I click on "View
Workgroup Computers" it shows only the Desktop Computer
Icon, not the laptop. If i do the same thing on the laptop,
it doesnt show anything, neither the Laptop Computer Icon
nor the Desktop Computer Icon. So basically I cannot see
the shared documents of the Desktop on the Laptop Network
Places and I cannot see the shared documents of the Laptop
on the Desktop Network Places.

I've installed and ticked marked "File and Printer Sharing

for Microsoft Networks" and Ive even run the "Set up home
and small office network" Wizard on both the computers but
nothing seems to work. So basically, ive tried everthing
according the book. If I'm missing something or somewhere
Ive gone wrong, do lemme know and see if you can help me
out of this dilemma.

I dunno if this helps but I'm on a network at home, got a

wireless card attached to my laptop and Im already sharing
files on my network at home and the desktop that I intend
to connect is another friends where I have to go to his
house and try and connect my laptop to his desktop.