a little networking help please.

[nurdonsite2]

ok i set up a netwrok between my two machines (intel and amd) using a cross over cable. the problem is that, on the p4 machine (its the one that connects to the internet) i can't see any of the files which are being shared between the 2 computers, but i can see them fine on the amd machine. also, i can't accesss the internet from the amd machine. i have enabled ICS from network connections but still can't connect. please help me solve these 2 problems.

thanx.

[Droppyale]

are you runing any firewalls like zone alarm?

[nurdonsite2]

yes but i have shut it down.

[John Prophet]

What operating system is on each computer?

If they are going to share files they have to be on the same "workgroup"..by default, XP is on "MSHOME" and Win98 is on "workgroup"

JP

[nurdonsite2]

they are both runnning windows xp professional with service pack 1.

[buddhafest]

did you make sure that drives on both computers have ENABLE sharing on them?

[nurdonsite2]

ok i tinkered around a bit and got the internet working on the amd machine. but stil can't see the shared files on the p4 machine.

im not too sure what u mean by that buddhafest. could u explain to me how to do that?

[Detritus]

Right click on the drive you want to share, select properties, I believe the tab you want is sharing, click on in, if you are the in the root directory of that drive it will give you a warning about doing this, ignore it for now and click the check box that says you want to share this drive.

[nurdonsite2]

did that. but still can't see it on my p4 machine.

[John Prophet]

Sometimes you have to give it up to 15 minutes to let the shares show up etc