File Sharing

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David Hopkins

I have set up home network between two machines
successfully but am having trouble sharing folders. It
seems that anything I try to share that hsn't been placed
in the Shared Documents folder cannot be accessed by
users on the other machine.

I've read that if the machines are networked alongside a
broadband connection and are all connected through a hub,
then it might not be possible at all to view the contents
of these folders from a different machine.

I have already tried enabling IPX sharing, but this
method hasn't worked for me.

Can anyone help?
 
"David Hopkins" said:
I have set up home network between two machines
successfully but am having trouble sharing folders. It
seems that anything I try to share that hsn't been placed
in the Shared Documents folder cannot be accessed by
users on the other machine.

I've read that if the machines are networked alongside a
broadband connection and are all connected through a hub,
then it might not be possible at all to view the contents
of these folders from a different machine.

I have already tried enabling IPX sharing, but this
method hasn't worked for me.

Can anyone help?
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This answer applies to computers that connect to a cable modem or DSL
modem through a hub or switch. It doesn't apply if they connect
through a broadband router.

Install the IPX/SPX protocol for file sharing and to disable file
sharing on TCP/IP. I've written a web page showing how to do it:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

There are two reasons to use IPX/SPX instead of TCP/IP for file
sharing:

1. If your cable or DSL provider assigns IP addresses in different
subnets to your computers, it isn't possible for them to communicate
with each other using TCP/IP.

2. Since your computers connect directly to the Internet through the
cable or DSL modem, they receive public IP addresses that are
accessible by everyone on the Internet. Using TCP/IP for file sharing
could let other people access your shared files.
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