Re: FN-FORUM: Problems Networking Win2k Pro to XP Home - Success

date posted 18th February 2004 22:47

Glad to hear it. Buy a router, you'll be much happier.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve P" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Problems Networking Win2k Pro to XP Home - Success


>
> Thanks to those who responded. I've managed to getting the ICS sorted at
> last
> I need a drink now
> Cheers
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Steve P
> Sent: 18 February 2004 22:48
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Problems Networking Win2k Pro to XP Home
>
>
>
> Hi
> My main computer is set up as the Administrator as it's running Win2k Pro.
> The other computer which is running XP Home is the client computer.
> Both have TCP/IP installed with the following settings
> Win2k - 192.168.0.10 - 255.255.255.0 - Default Gateway Blank
> XP Home - 192.168.0.11 - 255.255.255.0 - Default Gateway Blank
> Both computers have unique names and are part of the Workgroup called
HOME.
> Both machines are connected via Ethernet ports that came with each of the
> motherboards.
> To view folders on the Win2K machine via the XP Home I have to enter a
> username and password after clicking on the computer name in My Network
> Places.
> Also when I click on Properties for my Cable Modem and then settings in
the
> Sharing tabs, the box called Applications is empty and when clicking add
> there's more stuff appears that wouldn't know what to put in. Also the
same
> for the tab called services, all the options are unticked.
>
> I know that I must be almost there, because both are communicating and I
can
> read files off each, but as yet no internet sharing on the XP Home
computer.
> When I go to the troubleshooter in XP Home it doesn't mention Win2k at
all,
> yet all the other incarnations are mentioned. Also the Network Wizard
won't
> work on Win2K
>
> Hope that helps to explain. It's driving me nut trying to sort this I've
> spent ages getting nowhere fast.
> TIA
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Lists
> Sent: 18 February 2004 21:09
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Problems Networking Win2k Pro to XP Home
>
>
>
> Explain your terminology:
>
> Client computer
> Administrator
>
> How are the machines connected to the CM?
>
> What things appear and are ticked TCP/IP properties on each machine?
>
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> Kathy
> http://www.vendetta.co.uk
> +44(0)7005 982 261
> DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve P" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 7:06 PM
> Subject: FN-FORUM: Problems Networking Win2k Pro to XP Home
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> > Can anyone help. I've just upgraded the second computer with Win XP Home
> > Edition and I'm having trouble networking to my main computer running
> Win2K
> > Pro. I can Ping each computer and get a response from each. I can't ping
> to
> > an outside address from the client computer. I can see the client
> computer's
> > C drive from the Administrator, but I can't see the Administrator's C
> drive
> > from the client. I can connect OK to the Internet using a cable modem
from
> > the main computer. But the client computer just can't seem to locate the
> > LAN. I've set up both with respective IP addresses and I've entered the
> > clients IP address into the Norton Firewall settings ( I did have
problem
> > before with this when the client computer was using Win2K as well, but
> > inputting the IP address in the allowed list seemed to work OK then, but
> not
> > now)
> >
> > I think that's everything I've done, but I'm still not seeing the
Internet
> > via the second computer. Is there any quick fixes here that doesn't
> involve
> > me spending out any more. Seeing that XP Home was £179, plus the costs
for
> > the new parts.
> > One thing I would like to say is that I didn't like this Activation
> process
> > from MS. As XP decided that it wanted the code now and wouldn't even
give
> me
> > my 30 days grace, so I had to ring the automated phone line, seeing as I
> > don't have internet connection with the XP computer. And I think having
to
> > fork out another £179 for my second computer is damn annoying. I rang
> their
> > help line and a rather abrupt person said it's our strict policy that
> their
> > should be one OS for one computer, damn the small home networker working
> to
> > a budget. Corporate b******s, rant over.
> >
> > So if anyone could help out here I'd appreciate it, thanks.
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
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