How Do I Setup A Home Network

[celeste]

At least both connect to the web.

sorry meant to ask is computer no.2 connected to the web via computer no.1 ?

Celeste

[echnidna]

yes
both pcs connect to the net
the server can't see the other pc but it can see but not access the server

[Big Shed]

yes
both pcs connect to the net
the server can't see the other pc but it can see but not access the server

If it can see but not access then it is something to do with either permission or sharing not being set. You need to set sharing for your HDDs, if you don't share them then you can't access them.

Right click on the drive in My Computer, select sharing and set sharing on.

Should be something like that, never did change to XP, Home or Pro, as Win2000 does everything I want it to do (and more!)

I know how you feel, life shouldn't be this hard, WinXP was supposed to all this automatically, thanks Bill!

[MurrayD99]

Limited, will do peer to peer & internet sharing but can't be put on a domain.

Ohhhh. Thanks

[Barry_White]

As bigshed says it's got to be in the sharing somewhere. I have my network set up with it hardwired throughout the house with cat 5 cable and operate with a little D-Link hub. I did this well before wireless was really available. I think sometimes wireless can be a bit of hit and miss especially in a steel framed house.

I originally had it set up using Co-Ax put that was creating all sorts of troubles and that was on Win98.

Since the change to XP it was really a piece of cake. Connected the computers turned them on and they found each other straight away but the main thing is sharing of files and folders and printers.

Just on the issue of XP home and pro. My server is running XP Home and the client is XP Pro so the issue that MurrayD99 brought up is a bit mute.

[echnidna]

Would it be worthwhile deleting the netwrok and the internet connection and totally reinstalling them?

[celeste]

Hi all

a couple of things

1. are you logged on a admin?
2. I have XP home on both PC and broadband, any way I found I had to click and drag shared folders into the file called "shared doc's"

so when I open "my network places" is shows files labelled " shared doc's chris's computer (study) / shared pictures chris etc.

Try that

Celeste

[celeste]

Hi all

Sorry one more thing when I open my network places and click on view workgroup computers I see mine and chris's. Oddly my daughter also logs on wireless and hers does not show up at all.

Celeste

[echnidna]

Well at the moment I'm peeved so its time to forget it for a while.
At least both pc's have internet access