File sharing trouble

[Guest]

Hello,

I have my home PC using Windows ME, and my works laptop using Windows 2000
on my wireless network at home (linksys). I'm trying to get these systems to
file share between them. Problem is I need to keep my laptop on my works
domain; I can't swtich my network ID to "workgroup." Both are setup on
"Client for microsoft networks." Share/permissions are setup, and I have a
username/password setup for my ME machine. Is there any other way to get this
to work? Any help is appreciated.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello,

I have my home PC using Windows ME, and my works laptop using Windows 2000
on my wireless network at home (linksys). I'm trying to get these systems to
file share between them. Problem is I need to keep my laptop on my works
domain; I can't swtich my network ID to "workgroup." Both are setup on
"Client for microsoft networks." Share/permissions are setup, and I have a
username/password setup for my ME machine. Is there any other way to get this
to work? Any help is appreciated.

- Make sure that the two machines have IP addresses that are
in the same subnet.
- Start a Command Prompt on the WinME PC, then type this
command:
net use x: \\YourLaptop\SomeShare

You can achieve the same while in Explorer, via the Tools
pull-down menu.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the advice. I have both machines setup to obtain IP addresses
automatically. If I were to manually enter them I'm not sure of what it would
be. I figure since they are both online through the same router/modem that
the subnet would be identical. I tried the command phrase, but I'm getting
"Error 53: The computer name specified in the network path can not be
located..." I've been at this for weeks and I still can't figure it out.
Hmmm, back to the drawing board. Thanks again for hte responce.

-AL

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Thanks for the advice. I have both machines setup to obtain IP addresses
automatically. If I were to manually enter them I'm not sure of what it would
be. I figure since they are both online through the same router/modem that
the subnet would be identical. I tried the command phrase, but I'm getting
"Error 53: The computer name specified in the network path can not be
located..." I've been at this for weeks and I still can't figure it out.
Hmmm, back to the drawing board. Thanks again for hte responce.

-AL

Your first step must be to set up your access point and your
network adapters so that they talk to each other. You will
have to follow the step-by-step procedure in the LinkSys manual.

Whe convinced that basic communication works, move to the next
layer and give your adapters fixed addresses. DHCP is fine when
things work well but is useless while testing.

PC1: IP address=xxx.yyy.zzz.10
PC2: IP address=xxx.yyy.zzz.20
xxx.yyy.zzz must be the same as the IP address of your LinkSys
access point.

Both PCs:
Subnet Mask=255.255.255.0
Default Gateway= IP address of your LinkSys access point
DNS= IP address of your LinkSys access point

Now see if you can ping the access point from either of the
PCs. Check also if you can ping each PC from the other PC.

 

[Guest]

Your first step must be to set up your access point and your

network adapters so that they talk to each other. You will
have to follow the step-by-step procedure in the LinkSys manual.

Whe convinced that basic communication works, move to the next
layer and give your adapters fixed addresses. DHCP is fine when
things work well but is useless while testing.

PC1: IP address=xxx.yyy.zzz.10
PC2: IP address=xxx.yyy.zzz.20
xxx.yyy.zzz must be the same as the IP address of your LinkSys
access point.

Both PCs:
Subnet Mask=255.255.255.0
Default Gateway= IP address of your LinkSys access point
DNS= IP address of your LinkSys access point

Now see if you can ping the access point from either of the
PCs. Check also if you can ping each PC from the other PC.

Thanks for the reply, been busy and I'm back at this now. OK, I have both
PCs connected to the access point, with in turn is connected to the internet.
Both are set for "obtain IP automatically." I did a ipconfig/release and
renew, and they still came back with different IP addresses. PC1 is
192.168.x.xxx w/subnet 255.255.255.0. PC2 is 169.254.xxx.xxx w/subnet
255.255.0.0.
I can ping the access point (IP 192.168.x.x) from both PCs. Now, do I go
ahead and change the IP/sub manually? Which computer do I change, and what
would I change it too? Thank again.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Thanks for the reply, been busy and I'm back at this now. OK, I have both
PCs connected to the access point, with in turn is connected to the internet.
Both are set for "obtain IP automatically." I did a ipconfig/release and
renew, and they still came back with different IP addresses. PC1 is
192.168.x.xxx w/subnet 255.255.255.0. PC2 is 169.254.xxx.xxx w/subnet
255.255.0.0.
I can ping the access point (IP 192.168.x.x) from both PCs. Now, do I go
ahead and change the IP/sub manually? Which computer do I change, and what
would I change it too? Thank again.

Post the address of your LinkSys access point to enable one
of the respondents to suggest a suitable addressing scheme.

 

[Guest]

Post the address of your LinkSys access point to enable one
of the respondents to suggest a suitable addressing scheme.

Access point is 192.168.1.1. PC1 (work laptop using windows 2000) is
192.168.1.100. PC2 (home PC using windows ME) is 169.254.169.224. Both PCs
can ping the access point, and are online, however, they can not ping each
other.

-Thnx

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Access point is 192.168.1.1. PC1 (work laptop using windows 2000) is
192.168.1.100. PC2 (home PC using windows ME) is 169.254.169.224. Both PCs
can ping the access point, and are online, however, they can not ping each
other.

-Thnx

I doubt very much that the WinME can ping the access point - its
subnet is different from the subnet of the access point.

Anyway, here is what you do:

Win2000 laptop
===========
IP Address: 192.168.1.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS server: 192.168.1.1
If this laptop is already capable of reaching the Internet then you
should leave its IP settings as they are. In particular you must not
move it from the "Domain" mode to the "Workgroup" mode. If
you do then you will most likely lock yourself out of the machine.

WinME laptop
===========
IP Address: 192.168.1.101
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS server: 192.168.1.1

Turn off all your firewalls while testing.

Now try to ping everything from everything else. If it does
not work then you must drop to the so-called transport
layer, i.e. your wireless networking. Follow the manual to
check that you have sufficient signal strength, that you
are using the same network name on both PCs and that
your encryption settings are correct.