parks said:
Hello, does anybody out there know a good way to transfer archive files from
a 2002 NT server to a 2006 stand alone XP pro laptop?
XP does not seem to be compatible with or support NT for ethernet network, ...
That's not at all correct. The operating system is irrelevant to the
networking topology, and both WinXP and WinNT support three networking
protocols in common: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and NetBEUI.
and NT does not seem to be compatible with or support USB port.
True, WinNT has no support for USB, as it predates the interface by
several years.
Is there any answer to this irritating historical problem?
It's not normally a problem, at all.
On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. To rephrase, identical (as in username/password) accounts must
exist on each machine. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s),
and you will be able to access the designated shares, provided your
network is configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in
firewall is either disabled on the internal LAN connection, or set to
allow exceptions for File and Print Sharing.
Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:
Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp
Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm
PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm
Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
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