How to connect two computer together?

[Guest]

I have a desktop PC and another desktop PC. The first one using XP Media
Center, the second one using XP Professional. The first one connect to the
internet through a router and then a modem. The second one connect wireless
to the router. Both computer can acess the internet. I use a D-Link DI-524
router. What can I do to them so I could share file on both PC???

 

[Malke]

I have a desktop PC and another desktop PC. The first one using XP Media
Center, the second one using XP Professional. The first one connect to the
internet through a router and then a modem. The second one connect wireless
to the router. Both computer can acess the internet. I use a D-Link DI-524
router. What can I do to them so I could share file on both PC???

Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable
File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will
turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters
in your situation.

Then create shares as desired.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm


Malke

 

[Guest]

The XP Pro PC did well. But I don't see my PC name in the workgroup on the XP
Media Center one. I do see my name in the workgroup on the XP Pro one. The
Media Center one seem to making a problem.

 

[Malke]

The XP Pro PC did well. But I don't see my PC name in the workgroup on the XP
Media Center one. I do see my name in the workgroup on the XP Pro one. The
Media Center one seem to making a problem.

Media Center is a superset of XP Pro. Follow the extra instructions I
gave you for Pro/MCE. Make sure you do a thorough check for firewalls on
the MCE machine per my previous post. Make sure you reboot all machines.
Network Places may take up to 15 minutes to find new devices on the
network. After you've double-checked everything on the MCE machine per
my previous post, double-click My Computer and then click "Search".
Search for computers on the network and put in the MCE machine's name.
Does it show up?

Again, if following the instructions I gave you doesn't work 1) you are
missing something; 2) use MVP Hans-Georg Michna's troubleshooter to
pinpoint the troublespot. Here is Mr. Michna's url again for your
convenience:

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm


Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a desktop PC and another desktop PC. The first one using XP Media
Center, the second one using XP Professional. The first one connect to the
internet through a router and then a modem. The second one connect wireless
to the router. Both computer can acess the internet. I use a D-Link DI-524
router. What can I do to them so I could share file on both PC???

On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. 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
disabled on the internal LAN connection.

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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Bruce Chambers

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