Networking 2 Win2k laptops

[Ryan]

I am a competent PC user with 1 (private) Toshiba laptop
running Win2k and one (work) Compaq laptop running Win2k.

I can manage ICS between the two and share the internet
dial-up connection. I have File & Print sharing ticked
but am unsure/encountering difficulties 'seeing' the PCs
in Explorer.

Am loathed to change the config of the work PC because it
MUST work on our network in the office, but would like to
see/share files between hard drives.

Please advise.

 

[Herb Martin]

My recommendation if you don't want to change anything, AND don't
mind learning:

Learn to do without the Browsing

Use the command line for such:
Net View \\OtherServer

Or just learn the shares available (you shared them, right?) and use:

net use * \\ServerName\ShareName

If you must authenticate you can even do this:

net use * \\ServerName\ShareName * /user:ServerOrDomainName\UserName

(If the account is on the workstation use the "WorkstationName" for
ServerName.)

If the name is not resolvable (it usually is by broadcast):
net use * \\192.168.1.10\ShareName

(Presuming the other server to be at address 192.168.1.10, change to fit you
network.)

The above can be combined....

 

[Ryan]

Hi,

Well, I guess I'm not as seasoned as I thought. Are there
any good online resources where I can read about these
sorts of thing? Ideally, I would like to find an easier
(intuitive/ GUI-based) way of doing this easily.

Ryan

-----Original Message-----
My recommendation if you don't want to change anything, AND don't
mind learning:

Learn to do without the Browsing

Use the command line for such:
Net View \\OtherServer

Or just learn the shares available (you shared them, right?) and use:

net use * \\ServerName\ShareName

If you must authenticate you can even do this:

net use * \\ServerName\ShareName

* /user:ServerOrDomainName\UserName

(If the account is on the workstation use the "WorkstationName" for
ServerName.)

If the name is not resolvable (it usually is by broadcast):
net use * \\192.168.1.10\ShareName

(Presuming the other server to be at address

192.168.1.10, change to fit you

 

[Herb Martin]

Well, I guess I'm not as seasoned as I thought. Are there

any good online resources where I can read about these
sorts of thing? Ideally, I would like to find an easier
(intuitive/ GUI-based) way of doing this easily.

Just try my examples and type "Net /Help" a lot.

It isn't hard and if you find it tedious you merely make a (few) batch
file(s).

There are many resources for using the command line (starting with the
Built-In help and TechNet) and you might also want to try the newsgroup
here:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.cmdprompt.admin