need help quick

[shaun1982]

hey, i just bout 2 10/100 fast ethernet cards. and i got a cross over network cable. i finished installing it on my 2 P4's win xp comps. now when i go in windows, it connects 2 gether alright. but now i want 2 know is this.

-how do i get it working

-playing games

-sharing files.

-sharing printing.

thanks
any tutorials. instructions. any sites.

[shaun1982]

any i was reading about making a ip for both pc',s

what and how,

is any one knwo how, can u please tell me step by step what to do after all the installation of the network card and cable.

evry thing is similare except that 1 pc is updated to service pack 1 and the other doesnt have the servicep pack. but both windows xp pro and home edition.

thanks. and when i enable the network, it says connected, but i i want to make it really happening.

thanks

[puk]

Troubleshooting & Tutorials

hth
puk

[John Prophet]

You can share files by right clicking on a file or folder and you should see an option for "sharing"...(usually people share stuff like "my documents")...if something is shared you should see a little hand under the folder....then the other comp should be able to see that folder when he looks in "My Network places".

One thing to check is if the comps are on the same "workgroup"....in XP Home the default name of the workgroup is "MSHOME" (I think, lol, I just woke up)...Im not sure what it is in XP Pro...it could be "workgroup" in XP Pro. Soooooo, you need to make sure they have the same workgroup name......if they are different you need to change one....right click "My computer" and you will see "computer name" tab....and on that should be a place to change the wqorkgroup name, then reboot and sometimes it takes a few minutes for stuff to start showing up in the other comps "My network places".

As for games, I guess they all have their own little ways to work...Im not a real gamer so Im not sure....I do remember setting up NFS3 once and if I remember you just have to type in the IP address of the other machine etc.

To get the IP address you can go to the DOS prompt and type in "ipconfig /all" and it gives you the IP and other info.

JP

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rint_share.htm

[shaun1982]

ok, what i did is this,


i went to the MY NETWORK PLACES on my desktop and i chose Set up a home or small office network.

then a wizard came out and i completed it which included, wheather the second computer and this computure is connected to the net. and what i chose was, this computer and my sisters computer has direct access to the net.
after that, it assk for the windows cd, or make a netowrk setup disk. and what i chose was to insert the winxp cd. after that it told me to go 2 the second PC and insert the Winxp cd and in autorun, theres a option to setup a network. that thats it.

then when i look in my documents or in C: and i right click on a file or folder it says SHARING AND SECURITY

so am i successful. is that it.

thanks

[Dax_Brandy]

to play network games, you'll need to install the IPX protocol. im sure those sites/links say it all.

[shaun1982]

ok. i got a prob. i did all the ip addresses for both pcs. subnet mask, gate way. all done. now wat.

i tried putting some files on the shared douments and even tried sharing other folders. what next, then i went to my sis's pc, and tried lookin at shard documents. noting,

ieven tried going to network places,a dn theres nothin.

on my comp. i went to network places, and all i see is a shard folder which is my shard documents.

is there sumthing im doin wrong, or somthing to activate all the sharing process.

thanks

[shaun1982]

hey u guys, thanks for ur help. i got it working. i will try games on it next.

by the way,is tehre any way to turn off the login before windows.

thanks