Networking with XP

[Bob Raymer]

>-----Original Message-----
>Help me please!!!
>I would like to connect two computers with XP through
>SWITCH (Hub). We have the network through router and
>internet.
>I have internet connection on the both computers. But how
>to do connection between two computers with protection
>from network?
>.
>
If you are using XP HOME, I just learned this is
crippleware and this type of network is not supported.
I will happily trade my 1 week old OEM copy of Windows XP
HOME with service pack1 for a recent copy of LINUX - but
not Calerda's.

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "Bob Raymer"
> wrote:
>In article >, "Yuri" > wrote:
>>Help me please!!!
>>I would like to connect two computers with XP through
>>SWITCH (Hub). We have the network through router and
>>internet.
>>I have internet connection on the both computers. But how
>>to do connection between two computers with protection
>>from network?
>
> If you are using XP HOME, I just learned this is
>crippleware and this type of network is not supported.
>I will happily trade my 1 week old OEM copy of Windows XP
>HOME with service pack1 for a recent copy of LINUX - but
>not Calerda's.

What type of network isn't supported, Bob? The only thing I know of
that XP Home can't do is become a member of a Windows NT/2000/2003
server domain. Do you know of something else?

If I understand Yuri's question correctly, he has a peer-to-peer
network, and XP Home is fine for that.

Yuri, I'm not sure what you're asking. You can connect the XP
computers to a hub, switch, or router to network them. What do you
mean by "with protection from network"? If you'll post a reply in the
news group with details, I'm sure that someone can help. Describe
what type of access you want to allow, what type of access you want to
prevent, etc.
--
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.

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[Yuri]

So, In our buildings we have a network. I don't know
exactly, hou it is working, but I know that we have a
modem and router. I have two computers. Both of them
using XP home. Some specialist recomend me to use SWITCH
for connection between two computers and internet.
So, with internet I haven't problems, but with connection
between computers I have. I can do connection, but then
other computers in the net can rich me (can see me).
It's not suitable for me at all. But I don't know how to
do net between two computers and stay closed for others.

Best regards

Yuri
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <013d01c33438$1b179890
>, "Bob Raymer"
> wrote:
>>In article <08d901c3342e$afe3aea0
>, "Yuri" > wrote:
>>>Help me please!!!
>>>I would like to connect two computers with XP through
>>>SWITCH (Hub). We have the network through router and
>>>internet.
>>>I have internet connection on the both computers. But
how
>>>to do connection between two computers with protection
>>>from network?
>>
>> If you are using XP HOME, I just learned this is
>>crippleware and this type of network is not supported.
>>I will happily trade my 1 week old OEM copy of Windows
XP
>>HOME with service pack1 for a recent copy of LINUX -
but
>>not Calerda's.
>
>What type of network isn't supported, Bob? The only
thing I know of
>that XP Home can't do is become a member of a Windows
NT/2000/2003
>server domain. Do you know of something else?
>
>If I understand Yuri's question correctly, he has a peer-
to-peer
>network, and XP Home is fine for that.
>
>Yuri, I'm not sure what you're asking. You can connect
the XP
>computers to a hub, switch, or router to network them.
What do you
>mean by "with protection from network"? If you'll post
a reply in the
>news group with details, I'm sure that someone can
help. Describe
>what type of access you want to allow, what type of
access you want to
>prevent, etc.
>--
>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
>.
>