XP to XP networking

[Mike R]

I have two computers running XP professional, they are
connected to a SMC barricade via CAT5 cables and ethernet
cards. I have run the networking wizard on both computers
to ensure the correct settings for both. Both computers
can only see themselves under the MSHOME network. I
cannot get them to see the other computer or share
printers. I would eventually like to connect a dsl modem
the the SMC barricade for an internet connection.

What am I doing wrong???

Thanks for the help in advance,
Mike

 

[rifleman]

|I have two computers running XP professional, they are
|connected to a SMC barricade via CAT5 cables and ethernet
|cards. I have run the networking wizard on both computers
|to ensure the correct settings for both. Both computers
|can only see themselves under the MSHOME network. I
|cannot get them to see the other computer or share
|printers. I would eventually like to connect a dsl modem
|the the SMC barricade for an internet connection.
|
|What am I doing wrong???
|
|Thanks for the help in advance,
|Mike
|

have you set up IDENTICAL users on each machine with IDENTICAL passwords
and both with IDENTICAL access rights?

 

[Mike R]

No, I have not set up identical users as in most networks,
it has different users. Yes, I have set up identical
access rights. I have run the network wizard, so they
should be configured the same... not sure what else to do?

Mike

ps I have not had this problem with other networks with
the same setup... what's up with that??

 

[rifleman]

|No, I have not set up identical users as in most networks,
|it has different users. Yes, I have set up identical
|access rights. I have run the network wizard, so they
|should be configured the same... not sure what else to do?
|
|Mike
|
|ps I have not had this problem with other networks with
|the same setup... what's up with that??
|>-----Original Message-----
|>In article <[email protected]>,
|>[email protected] says...
|>|I have two computers running XP professional, they are
|>|connected to a SMC barricade via CAT5 cables and
|ethernet
|>|cards. I have run the networking wizard on both
|computers
|>|to ensure the correct settings for both. Both computers
|>|can only see themselves under the MSHOME network. I
|>|cannot get them to see the other computer or share
|>|printers. I would eventually like to connect a dsl
|modem
|>|the the SMC barricade for an internet connection.
|>|
|>|What am I doing wrong???
|>|
|>|Thanks for the help in advance,
|>|Mike
|>|
|>
|>have you set up IDENTICAL users on each machine with
|IDENTICAL passwords
|>and both with IDENTICAL access rights?
|>.
|>
|
For a peer-to-peer network, you MUST have IDENTICAL users set up on each
machine with identical passwords and access rights. This is because the
security data is held locally on each machine, therefore each machine
must have a record of the users that are allowed to access it. You do
not have to log on with the identical users on each machine, they just
have to be there.

HTH

 

[Sharon F]

I have two computers running XP professional, they are
connected to a SMC barricade via CAT5 cables and ethernet
cards. I have run the networking wizard on both computers
to ensure the correct settings for both. Both computers
can only see themselves under the MSHOME network. I
cannot get them to see the other computer or share
printers. I would eventually like to connect a dsl modem
the the SMC barricade for an internet connection.

What am I doing wrong???

Thanks for the help in advance,
Mike

In Network Connections: Right click the icon for the LAN connection and
choose Properties. Check that File and Printer sharing is installed and
enabled.

If using Simple File Sharing, users authenticate across the network on a
Guest level. If using XP Pro, you can turn Simple File Sharing off. This
would allow more flexibility in sharing and permissions.

By duplicating user accounts/passwords on other machines, the user will be
authenticated with their own credentials instead of on the guest level.
This may not be practical for all users but it could be useful for at least
some users on this network.

The page that the following URL goes to contains an article by Steve
Winograd and Ron Lowe. It focuses on simple file sharing but contains a
link at the very beginning to an alternative article about how to set up an
XP network without simple file sharing:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

 

[rifleman]

|actually rifleman, you don't need to have identical access rights and
|identical passwords.
|
|i am also in a network (and without even a hub! as there are only two
|computers). i do not own the other computer thus, i do not know the login
|name password of the other computer. however, we can share files, printers,
|and even internet access.
|
I expect each machine has an account called Administrator with no
password! there you have your two accounts with the same name and
password.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

On the WinXP PCs, 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


Bruce Chambers

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