Re: Networking Windows ME and Windows XP

In article <500201c34173$9bf3b370$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Stephen"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>This may be a simple questions, but I have been unable to
>find an answer on the Web.
>
>I have a Windows XP computer connected through a
>Speedstream 4-port router to a DSL line. We have a guest
>staying with us who has a laptop running Windows ME. I
>have been able to easily setup a Home Network on the XP
>machine. I have conencted their computer to the router
>and have no trouble with Internet connectivity, however I
>have been unable to configure the ME machine so that it
>can share files and be registered on that same Home
>Network.
>
>Does anyone have a link to an article that give me step-
>by-step instructions on registering an ME machine on a
>home network?
>
>-Stephen

Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on the ME machine. That should make all
the necessary network settings. Tell it that the computer connects to
the Internet through a residential gateway. Details here:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm

If there are still problems, see:

Windows XP Network Troubleshooting
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...g/troubleshoot

Please pay particular attention to these sections:

1. Firewalls: Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall on local area network connections -- it's for use only on a
direct modem connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all
other firewalls while troubleshooting.

2. Protocols: Use only one for File and Printer Sharing. If the
network needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing
from all but one of them.

3. NetBIOS over TCP/IP: Make sure that it's enabled on all computers.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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