Sharing files between 2 XP machines via a crossover ethernet cable

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Picsou wrote:
Hello evrybody

I have the following 2 PCs:
- My home desktop computer - Windows XP Home edition
- My office laptop computer - Windows XP Pro edition - configured to be connected to our LAN
Both machines are equipped wit an ethernet card.
I do have a cross-over ethernet cable.

What I want to do:
- When I come home, I want to connect my "Office Laptop" to my " Home Desktop".
- From my "Home Desktop" I want to have access to all the files on my "Office Laptop".

What I am looking for = The most simple way to configure this:
- I am not a network wizard (rather the contrary)
- I am not familiar with TCP/IP and all that stuff
- Maybe NETBUI is an "option for idiots" for me ?

Your help will be much appreciated, but please take into account that I am completely stupid when it comes to ths kind of things - step by step instructions would be much appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance for your help.

Picsou

A crossover cable connection should work fine. In theory, it can
cause problems with some network cards, but I've never seen such a
problem in the real world.

Is there a network administrator at the office? If so, I strongly
recommend consulting with that person before you do anything else.
Your office might have security policies that forbid connecting
computers to other, non-secure networks. If the office network is
set up as a domain, you need to be especially careful to connect to
other networks in a way that retains the domain settings.

I wouldn't install NetBEUI under any circumstances. It's an
un-supported protocol in Windows XP, and using more than one protocol
is very likely to cause problems.

If both computers are configured to obtain an IP address
automatically, they should be able to communicate with each other.
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That's the way the businesses become vulnerable... The careless and
unconcerned user wants to have access to all the files on the corporate
computer from the home network or give this computer to the whole family
etc. No wonder the corporate networks are full of spam and viruses and the
corporate secrets ain't the secrets anymore.

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))

Thank you for calling me unconcerned and careless

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))

Thank you for calling me unconcerned and careless

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))

Thank you for calling me unconcerned and careless

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))

Thank you for calling me unconcerned and careless

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))

Thank you for calling me unconcerned and careless

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))

Thank you for calling me unconcerned and careless

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your answer.
I ran the wizard several times and I am sure that it asks the right questions.
The problem is that I do not have the right answers.
And that is exactly why I asked for help :-)))