XP home <-> XP Pro

[adam]

i have a desktop computer with Xp home and am attempting
to share files using a crossover cable with a computer
that has Xp Pro but it wont work. is their a problem with
networking these OS'?

 

[Paul Russell]

aside from plugging these two computers together what have you done to try
to enable file sharing? Have you shared a drive or folder on one PC?

 

[adam]

i have shared a folder on each computer and completed the
computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
though both computers are on administrator accounts. do i
have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which one?

 

[Paul Russell]

both PCs must have the following

1- similar protocols (e.g. TCPIP)
2 - if using TCPIP they both need valid IP addresses from a DHCP server
3 - the workgroups must be the same name
4 - you must have the same ID / password on both machines

if that fails let us know.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
i have a desktop computer with Xp home and am attempting
to share files using a crossover cable with a computer
that has Xp Pro but it wont work. is their a problem with
networking these OS'?
.
Yes I have the same problem but I am trying to share my

connection to my PS2 so I can connect to the Internet on
that. I am using a cross over cable to :S

 

[mobrien22]

What do you mean they must have the same ID/Password?
Should that be the logon name when the system boots up or
is there a place to modify that?

 

[ECreation]

connection to my PS2 so I can connect to the Internet on
that. I am using a cross over cable to :S

Did it work? hey never thought of that before~~ i have two PC running
crossover that with a PS2 and starting playing SOCOM2.

 

[BobC]

i have shared a folder on each computer and completed the
computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
though both computers are on administrator accounts. do i
have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which one?

Did you disable any firewalls you have, including XP's built-in firewall?

 

[EJB]

Kinda stumped me as well, so I took out the sand-box, and it's true I
attempted to read shares created with a specific account on my xp pro
box and was denied until I gave it permissions from the guest account
locally

What do you mean they must have the same ID/Password?
Should that be the logon name when the system boots up or
is there a place to modify that?

Linux -- a network in a box

Eric

 

[Paul Russell]

Yes the guest account stuff (aka. simple file sharing) is broken, just
explicately add a common set of user name/password on each PC and you won't
have an issue. Additionally it is more secure than enabling the guest
access.

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

i have a desktop computer with Xp home and am attempting
to share files using a crossover cable with a computer
that has Xp Pro but it wont work. is their a problem with
networking these OS'?

Adam,

some more information can be found on
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm.

Hans-Georg