sharing

I have 2 desktop PC sharing a broadband connection but I can't seen to share
any files. The main pc cannot see the 2nd pc but the 2nd pc can see both but
none can share. Both are running XP Pro
All, any help appreciated
drewpee

On 21 Sep 2005 13:00 GMT, "Drewpee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have 2 desktop PC sharing a broadband connection but I can't seen to share
>any files. The main pc cannot see the 2nd pc but the 2nd pc can see both but
>none can share.

Do you have firewalls running on both PCs ? Incoming traffic may be blocked
by the (recent) Windows XP firewall, and you need to explicity share part of
the storage (either at disk or folder level) to see it available.

I've recently been looking at a couple of Win XP Home systems (I've got them
visible using VNC from my computers here) while I debug some wireless probs
and one PC can show the other if I use "Search" for computers, but they do
not appear under Network aview t all. I've copied many GB of files (took
a while to do) yet the PCs still only show a single entry (itself) under
Network view. Sorry, not much assistance with this matter! Peter M.

On 21/09/2005 Drewpee wrote:

> I have 2 desktop PC sharing a broadband connection but I can't seen
> to share any files. The main pc cannot see the 2nd pc but the 2nd pc
> can see both but none can share. Both are running XP Pro
> All, any help appreciated
> drewpee


If you're running XP/W2K it's much easier if you use the same user name
and password on both PC's. In addition you need to specifically share
folders, they're not shared by default.

To share right click on the folder in Explorer and select sharing or
Properties then the sharing tab. It's slightly between Home and Pro.

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"poster" <us-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've recently been looking at a couple of Win XP Home systems (I've got
> them
> visible using VNC from my computers here) while I debug some wireless
> probs
> and one PC can show the other if I use "Search" for computers, but they do
> not appear under Network aview t all. I've copied many GB of files (took
> a while to do) yet the PCs still only show a single entry (itself) under
> Network view. Sorry, not much assistance with this matter! Peter M.

have you tried using an 'lmhosts' file?
details here: http://labmice.techtarget.com/networking/lmhosts.htm
bob

On 21 Sep 2005 14:44 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" wrote:

>It's slightly between Home and Pro.

slightly <WHAT> ? easier ? harder ? awkward ? different ?

On 21/09/2005 poster wrote:

> On 21 Sep 2005 14:44 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" wrote:
>
> > It's slightly between Home and Pro.
>
> slightly <WHAT> ? easier ? harder ? awkward ? different ?


You should have included tick boxes, 'different' is what is missing.

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Thanx I can now see files on both PC's but can't share anything including
printer.

Thanx in advance
"Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 21/09/2005 poster wrote:
>
>> On 21 Sep 2005 14:44 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" wrote:
>>
>> > It's slightly between Home and Pro.
>>
>> slightly <WHAT> ? easier ? harder ? awkward ? different ?
>
>
> You should have included tick boxes, 'different' is what is missing.
>
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> Jeff Gaines - Damerham Hampshire UK
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On 23/09/2005 Drewpee wrote:

> Thanx I can now see files on both PC's but can't share anything
> including printer.

You have to go through the same sharing process with the printer, i.e.
specifically share it.


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