Home networking: Working with a client w/Windows 2000

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I have a new XP system that I have setup for a family
network. Another PC is connected to the network and is
running Win2000 and accessing the Internet via a router
with no problems.

My problem is that I can't get my PC to see the 2000 C:.
I have shared the drive on the 2000 system but cannot
call it up in the workgroup I created. Since the network
setup disk that Windows XP creates only works with 95, 98
and ME (not 2000) I am at a loss at this point.

Please help - frustrated!
 
you need to install NetBEUI protocall on all the computers
on your network.

To have a network with computers running WindowXP Home and
WindowsXP Pro you need the NetBEUI network protocall
installed on all the computers running WinXP, once
installed you will be able to see other computers on your
home or office network, you can then share files, upload
and download files, delete files on there computers on
your network.

NOTE: NetBEUI is a extreamly low securtiy protocal and is
a temparay solution for networking computers because it
has NO security AT ALL, and Microsoft does not support
NetBEUI anymore. If you decide to install NetBEUI I
recommend connecting them to a ROUTER with a firewall
enabled on the router.

Once the NetBEUI driver is installed you must restart your
computer, then open network connection properties and
use "Install..." button to add NetBEUI protocol. Restart
your computer again and your set. Download NetBEUI below.

http://www.lvcm.com/cyberthug/netbeui/NetBEUIxp.exe

This is a WinRAR self extracting file that i created that
will install the NetBEUI drivers correctly into your
C:\windows\ folder ( some winXP windows folders are
C:\WINNT\ ) make sure you point the install to your
Windows system folder, if you donot trust this .EXE file I
created to make things simple then you can just change the
extention from .exe to .rar and use WinRAR to install
these drivers into YOUR windows folder.
 
"osu78" said:
I have a new XP system that I have setup for a family
network. Another PC is connected to the network and is
running Win2000 and accessing the Internet via a router
with no problems.

My problem is that I can't get my PC to see the 2000 C:.
I have shared the drive on the 2000 system but cannot
call it up in the workgroup I created. Since the network
setup disk that Windows XP creates only works with 95, 98
and ME (not 2000) I am at a loss at this point.

Please help - frustrated!

The key to Windows networking is to use the same, single protocol for
file and printer sharing on all computer. By default, Windows 98, Me,
2000, and XP use TCP/IP, and it's the best choice except in very
unusual circumstances. Since you have a router, TCP/IP is the way to
go.

Configure the TCP/IP settings on 2000 to obtain an IP address
automatically, and the router will configure it. Set 2000's workgroup
name to MSHOME (or whatever name you've used on the other computers).

If that doesn't get everything working, 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/sharing/xp/ic_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/sharing/xp/network_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/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
--
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.

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"Rct. Tsoul" said:
you need to install NetBEUI protocall on all the computers
on your network.

To have a network with computers running WindowXP Home and
WindowsXP Pro you need the NetBEUI network protocall
installed on all the computers running WinXP once
installed you will be able to see other computers on your
home or office network, you can then share files, upload
and download files, delete files on there computers on
your network.

This is not correct. Nothing in Windows networking requires, or has
ever required NetBEUI. All networking functions are available using
TCP/IP.
NOTE: NetBEUI is a extreamly low securtiy protocal and is
a temparay solution for networking computers because it
has NO security AT ALL,

This is not correct. NetBEUI is highly secure, because it's a
non-routeable protocol. Internet routers would drop a NetBEUI packet
if they received one, so there's no way to send one to someone else on
the Internet. No one outside your LAN can access your computers using
NetBEUI, especially if you have your own router.
and Microsoft does not support NetBEUI anymore.

This is partly correct: NetBEUI is an un-supported protocol in Windows
XP. It's fully supported in Windows Me and Windows 2000.
If you decide to install NetBEUI I
recommend connecting them to a ROUTER with a firewall
enabled on the router.

This is unnecessary. Routers don't transmit NetBEUI traffic.
Once the NetBEUI driver is installed you must restart your
computer, then open network connection properties and
use "Install..." button to add NetBEUI protocol. Restart
your computer again and your set. Download NetBEUI below.

http://www.lvcm.com/cyberthug/netbeui/NetBEUIxp.exe

This is a WinRAR self extracting file that i created that
will install the NetBEUI drivers correctly into your
C:\windows\ folder ( some winXP windows folders are
C:\WINNT\ ) make sure you point the install to your
Windows system folder, if you donot trust this .EXE file I
created to make things simple then you can just change the
extention from .exe to .rar and use WinRAR to install
these drivers into YOUR windows folder.

This could get you in trouble, because Microsoft doesn't allow
ordinary folks like you and me to distribute Windows files.

It could get anyone who downloads it in trouble because of the
possibility of a computer virus finding its way into the file.
--
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 Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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