XP home <-> XP Pro

[adam]

i have a desktop computer with Xp home and am attempting
to share files using a crossover cable with a computer
that has Xp Pro but it wont work. is their a problem with
networking these OS'?

[Paul Russell]

aside from plugging these two computers together what have you done to try
to enable file sharing? Have you shared a drive or folder on one PC?

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Paul.


"adam" > wrote in message
...
> i have a desktop computer with Xp home and am attempting
> to share files using a crossover cable with a computer
> that has Xp Pro but it wont work. is their a problem with
> networking these OS'?

[adam]

i have shared a folder on each computer and completed the
computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
though both computers are on administrator accounts. do i
have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which one?

[Paul Russell]

both PCs must have the following

1- similar protocols (e.g. TCPIP)
2 - if using TCPIP they both need valid IP addresses from a DHCP server
3 - the workgroups must be the same name
4 - you must have the same ID / password on both machines

if that fails let us know.

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Paul.


"adam" > wrote in message
...
> i have shared a folder on each computer and completed the
> computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
> workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
> though both computers are on administrator accounts. do i
> have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which one?

[mobrien22]

What do you mean they must have the same ID/Password?
Should that be the logon name when the system boots up or
is there a place to modify that?


>-----Original Message-----
>both PCs must have the following
>
>1- similar protocols (e.g. TCPIP)
>2 - if using TCPIP they both need valid IP addresses
from a DHCP server
>3 - the workgroups must be the same name
>4 - you must have the same ID / password on both machines
>
>if that fails let us know.
>
>--
>
>Paul.
>
>
>"adam" > wrote in
message
...
>> i have shared a folder on each computer and completed
the
>> computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
>> workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
>> though both computers are on administrator accounts.
do i
>> have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which
one?
>
>
>.
>

[BobC]

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 03:41:11 -0800, adam wrote:

> i have shared a folder on each computer and completed the
> computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
> workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
> though both computers are on administrator accounts. do i
> have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which one?

Did you disable any firewalls you have, including XP's built-in firewall?

[EJB]

Kinda stumped me as well, so I took out the sand-box, and it's true I
attempted to read shares created with a specific account on my xp pro
box and was denied until I gave it permissions from the guest account
locally

>What do you mean they must have the same ID/Password?
>Should that be the logon name when the system boots up or
>is there a place to modify that?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>both PCs must have the following
>>
>>1- similar protocols (e.g. TCPIP)
>>2 - if using TCPIP they both need valid IP addresses
>from a DHCP server
>>3 - the workgroups must be the same name
>>4 - you must have the same ID / password on both machines
>>
>>if that fails let us know.
>>
>>--
>>
>>Paul.
>>
>>
>>"adam" > wrote in
>message
...
>>> i have shared a folder on each computer and completed
>the
>>> computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
>>> workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
>>> though both computers are on administrator accounts.
>do i
>>> have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which
>one?
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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Eric


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[Paul Russell]

Yes the guest account stuff (aka. simple file sharing) is broken, just
explicately add a common set of user name/password on each PC and you won't
have an issue. Additionally it is more secure than enabling the guest
access.


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Paul.


"EJB" > wrote in message
...
> Kinda stumped me as well, so I took out the sand-box, and it's true I
> attempted to read shares created with a specific account on my xp pro
> box and was denied until I gave it permissions from the guest account
> locally
>
> >What do you mean they must have the same ID/Password?
> >Should that be the logon name when the system boots up or
> >is there a place to modify that?
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>both PCs must have the following
> >>
> >>1- similar protocols (e.g. TCPIP)
> >>2 - if using TCPIP they both need valid IP addresses
> >from a DHCP server
> >>3 - the workgroups must be the same name
> >>4 - you must have the same ID / password on both machines
> >>
> >>if that fails let us know.
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >>Paul.
> >>
> >>
> >>"adam" > wrote in
> >message
> ...
> >>> i have shared a folder on each computer and completed
> >the
> >>> computer setup wizard. whenever i try to view the
> >>> workgroup it says that i do not have permissions even
> >>> though both computers are on administrator accounts.
> >do i
> >>> have 2 use an i.p address on a computer? if so which
> >one?
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
> Linux -- a network in a box
>
> Eric
>
>
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[Hans-Georg Michna]

"adam" > wrote:

>i have a desktop computer with Xp home and am attempting
>to share files using a crossover cable with a computer
>that has Xp Pro but it wont work. is their a problem with
>networking these OS'?

Adam,

some more information can be found on
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm.

Hans-Georg

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