Networking ME & XP

I have a Dell desktop with ME and a Toshiba notebook with
XP. They are now connected with a wireless router (D-
Link, DI-624) and I do have a good internet connection.

But how do I set up the systems to view each other's
files? I have tried the "Networking Wizard" but then the
notebook cannot receieve internet. It I make a "Network
Setup Disk" from ME, the XP system won't recognize it.

Help?

Fred


Fred82350

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Fred82350" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:025201c3d496$c1f5cc00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a Dell desktop with ME and a Toshiba notebook with
> XP. They are now connected with a wireless router (D-
> Link, DI-624) and I do have a good internet connection.
>
> But how do I set up the systems to view each other's
> files? I have tried the "Networking Wizard" but then the
> notebook cannot receieve internet. It I make a "Network
> Setup Disk" from ME, the XP system won't recognize it.
>
> Help?
>
> Fred

In article <025201c3d496$c1f5cc00$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Fred82350"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a Dell desktop with ME and a Toshiba notebook with
>XP. They are now connected with a wireless router (D-
>Link, DI-624) and I do have a good internet connection.
>
>But how do I set up the systems to view each other's
>files? I have tried the "Networking Wizard" but then the
>notebook cannot receieve internet. It I make a "Network
>Setup Disk" from ME, the XP system won't recognize it.
>
>Help?
>
>Fred

Don't use ME's Networking Wizard. Run XP's "Networking Wizard" again
on both computers. Tell it that the computers connect to the Internet
through a "residential gateway", which is what it calls your router.

If that doesn't get the computers to view each other's files, these
tips should do it:

1. 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. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...c_firewall.htm

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

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/..._protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...hoot/netbt.htm

4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314053
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Fred, What Steve mentions in his response is excellant
information but I was wondering WHY you have the desktop
and the Laptop?

If one is your business computer and one is your home
computer then verify that the business computer isn't part
of a DOMAIN. A domain is a security boundary designed to
limit access to the computer itself. If the 2 computers
are not members of the same workgroup or domain you will
not be able to easily share files.

One way to share files between them would be to find and
configure Netmeeting on each computer then transfer files
thru the Netmeeting file transfer utilities.

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a Dell desktop with ME and a Toshiba notebook with
>XP. They are now connected with a wireless router (D-
>Link, DI-624) and I do have a good internet connection.
>
>But how do I set up the systems to view each other's
>files? I have tried the "Networking Wizard" but then the
>notebook cannot receieve internet. It I make a "Network
>Setup Disk" from ME, the XP system won't recognize it.
>
>Help?
>
>Fred
>.
>