how to LAN between 2 vista HP machines

[Bob F.]

Please take a look at this and let us know if this works for you:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/da25b51f-8c3d-e025-74aa-1fa3f29f6cdd1033.mspx

 

[richard]

I've seen information on how to do the wifi routine. How about a
straight old fashioned cable connection?

With XP, it was fairly simple. But now vista seems to have forgotten
about that probability or need. In the network and sharing center, the
wizard does not even have such a choice. All choices want either an
internet connection or a connection through a router.

So how do we go about setting up a LAN as we did in XP?

 

[Mick Murphy]

Use a crossover Cat5 cable between computers

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.

Permissions/Share info is there as well.

If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall.

..

 

[Chris Game]

So how do we go about setting up a LAN as we did in XP?

We use TCP/IP and a router. Some of the older protocols for simple
networking aren't supported in Vista, and the router allows some
security to the LAN by translating addresses, so it makes sense to
go that route.

 

[Gordon]

Thanks but the page never loaded. Tried in IE and FF.

Hmm. Loads OK here......

 

[richard]

Please take a look at this and let us know if this works for you:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/da25b51f-8c3d-e025-74aa-1fa3f29f6cdd1033.mspx

Thanks but the page never loaded. Tried in IE and FF.

 

[Bob F.]

Hi Richard,

Some readers don't wrap properly with long lines, so take a look at the
whole URL and make notice of the complete length. If just clicking on it
doesn't work then cut and paste it into your URL window, making sure you get
the whole line.