Configuring Windows XP and 2000 on a Network Hub

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David

OK Essentially I want to connect a W2K box with a Windows
XP box. They are connected by a netgear router and share
a cable connection. So far I used the XP CD on the XP box
to set it up on that end, but the floppy drive doesnt work
on that system and had to skip the client floppy. Also
the owner of the W2K system doesnt want XP AT ALL on her
box (cant blame her). I figured I could make a workaround
that by installing NETBEUI to Win XP and enabling it, then
setting up duplicate user account on the W2K. Well I can
access the shared folders on the XP system albiet at a
VERY long delay, but I cannot access the W2K system (which
I believe I renamed and closed guest account). Is the XP
system attempting to logon as 'guest'? what diagnostic or
test could I run from the XP box?
Isnt there a way to map directly by TCP/IP?
for example //192.168.0.2/share
in either browser?
email me at (e-mail address removed) if you know something I
spaced on or neglected to do :)
 
David,
First of all, running netbeui on your peer to peer network
is unnecessary. TCP/IP is all you need. The following is
what is required for peer to peer networking:

1. All machines need to be on the same TCP/IP subnet.
Cable/DSL routers usually run the DHCP service that will
automatically assign the TCP/IP address. The workstation
needs to be set for "Obtain an IP address automatically"
in its TCP/IP properties. In the absence of a router(or
some other device) running the DHCP service the TCP/IP
need to be applied manually on each machine. You can
check the TCP/IP address using "ipconfig" at a command
prompt.

2. All machines need to be in the same peer to peer
workgroup. The workgroup name is created under My
Computer "properties". This name is anything you want it
to be, for example: "Home" "Office" "Workgroup" "Mikey"
etc.

3. Create some shared items on the machine (files,
folders, printers).

4. Windows XP and Windows 2000 are secure environments
and therefore require user names and passwords to access
their resources. You need to create matching user names
and passwords on all the XP and W2k boxes with shares you
want to access. For example, lets say the XP box has a
folder shared that you want to access from the W2k box.
You would create a user name, lets call it "test" with a
password of "pass" on both computers. Then simply logon
the W2k box as "test" using "pass" as the password. This
will authenticate you and give you access to all machines
on the network where the "test" account exists.

I think that about covers it.
Michael
 
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