Seeking help networking two PCs.

[Jonathan Klein]

Hi,

I am in need of help setting up two PCs as a network so that I can transfer
files between them. The PCs are a laptop running Windows 2000 and a desktop
running Windows NT.

Here is where I am at:

I connected the computers with a crossover cable and set the network
protocols to:

Laptop(2K): 192.168.0.1
Desktop(NT): 192.168.0.2
Subnetmask: 255.255.255.0

I gave both computers have the same workgroup name (HOME). Also I logged on
to both computers using the user name Administrator and the same password.

I was able to ping each computer from the other so I figure the network is
functioning.

BUT, I haven't been able to figure out how to see the drives on the other
computer. I tried playing around with the "Sharing" settings for the drives
but I couldn't get it to work.

I also tried a command prompt method, for example:


net use X: \\192.168.0.2\C$

But when I do this I get an error:

"System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found."

Any suggestions what I should do?

One problem may be that both computers have the same name. I got an error on
boot up that I think referred to this. I dunno if this is source of the
problem though.

-Jon

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

- Give your PCs different names
- Turn off your firewalls

 

[DWM]

The PC's can't have the same name. It appears to me that this is the source
of the problem. System error 53 refers to the fact that something within
the Netbois protocol is puking.

All the other details look to be OK.

You're almost there!

DWM