2000 XP Home network problem.

[Stuart Friedman]

Connecting to internet is Win 2000 Gateway, 2 NIC, crossover cable
connection to Gateway laptop running Win XP Home.

MY Lan NIC has Client ofr MS Networks, file and printer sharing, NetBUI, and
TCP/IP. Its internet NIC has only TCP/IP active.

The latop has its Network Bridge enabled for Client for MS H=Networks, File
and printer sharing, NetBUI, Network Monitor Driver,and TCP/IP enable (I
have had this a variety of ways).

Computer ! connects just fine to Internet via cable modem, and I see that I
have a connection between the two, but cannot access one another's files
(secondary) but CANNOT get on Internet on computer # 2(Primary importance).

I am pulling my hair out!!

Stuart Friedman
East Montpelier, VT

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "Stuart
Friedman" > wrote:
>Connecting to internet is Win 2000 Gateway, 2 NIC, crossover cable
>connection to Gateway laptop running Win XP Home.
>
>MY Lan NIC has Client ofr MS Networks, file and printer sharing, NetBUI, and
>TCP/IP. Its internet NIC has only TCP/IP active.
>
>The latop has its Network Bridge enabled for Client for MS H=Networks, File
>and printer sharing, NetBUI, Network Monitor Driver,and TCP/IP enable (I
>have had this a variety of ways).
>
>Computer ! connects just fine to Internet via cable modem, and I see that I
>have a connection between the two, but cannot access one another's files
>(secondary) but CANNOT get on Internet on computer # 2(Primary importance).
>
>I am pulling my hair out!!
>
>Stuart Friedman
>East Montpelier, VT

Primary:

Configure Win 2000 as the gateway (ICS host), as shown here:

ICS for Win2000 - Broadband WAN Connection
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics_win2k_install_bband.htm

Configure Win XP as an ICS client, as shown here:

XP ICS - Client Setup Using the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/clientwiz.htm

Secondary:

Using more than one network protocol can make file and printer sharing
on a Windows network unreliable, especially when XP is involved. I
recommend removing NetBEUI from both computers and using TCP/IP as the
only network protocol. To prevent other Internet users from accessing
your network, un-bind file and printer sharing from TCP/IP on the Win
2000 computer's Internet connection. You need to do that whether or
not you've installed NetBEUI.

If you really, really want to use NetBEUI for file and printer
sharing:

1. Make sure that you've installed it correctly on XP, as shown here:

HOW TO: Install NetBEUI on Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;301041

2. Un-bind file and printer sharing from TCP/IP on both computers' LAN
connections.

This web page has details on binding and un-binding protocols:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Ray]

good advice, but I would ad that you should get a good firewall.
I just installer Kerio personal firewall. Looks like a good one and
it's free for non-commercial apps....

Rayj

"Steve Winograd" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Stuart
> Friedman" > wrote:
> >Connecting to internet is Win 2000 Gateway, 2 NIC, crossover cable
> >connection to Gateway laptop running Win XP Home.
> >
> >MY Lan NIC has Client ofr MS Networks, file and printer sharing, NetBUI,
and
> >TCP/IP. Its internet NIC has only TCP/IP active.
> >
> >The latop has its Network Bridge enabled for Client for MS H=Networks,
File
> >and printer sharing, NetBUI, Network Monitor Driver,and TCP/IP enable (I
> >have had this a variety of ways).
> >
> >Computer ! connects just fine to Internet via cable modem, and I see that
I
> >have a connection between the two, but cannot access one another's files
> >(secondary) but CANNOT get on Internet on computer # 2(Primary
importance).
> >
> >I am pulling my hair out!!
> >
> >Stuart Friedman
> >East Montpelier, VT
>
> Primary:
>
> Configure Win 2000 as the gateway (ICS host), as shown here:
>
> ICS for Win2000 - Broadband WAN Connection
>
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics_win2k_install_bband.htm
>
> Configure Win XP as an ICS client, as shown here:
>
> XP ICS - Client Setup Using the Network Setup Wizard
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/clientwiz.htm
>
> Secondary:
>
> Using more than one network protocol can make file and printer sharing
> on a Windows network unreliable, especially when XP is involved. I
> recommend removing NetBEUI from both computers and using TCP/IP as the
> only network protocol. To prevent other Internet users from accessing
> your network, un-bind file and printer sharing from TCP/IP on the Win
> 2000 computer's Internet connection. You need to do that whether or
> not you've installed NetBEUI.
>
> If you really, really want to use NetBEUI for file and printer
> sharing:
>
> 1. Make sure that you've installed it correctly on XP, as shown here:
>
> HOW TO: Install NetBEUI on Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;301041
>
> 2. Un-bind file and printer sharing from TCP/IP on both computers' LAN
> connections.
>
> This web page has details on binding and un-binding protocols:
>
> Windows XP Network Protocols
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>