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remember this is the basics page before you start ragging me!

Can i link my pc on xp with a laptop on win2000 via an ethernet cable? i
want to swap some files without having to use discs or sticks.
 
timbo said:
remember this is the basics page before you start ragging me!

Can i link my pc on xp with a laptop on win2000 via an ethernet cable? i
want to swap some files without having to use discs or sticks.
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Certainly. If you plan to connect the two computers directly, without
the use of an intervening network hub or switch, remember to use a
cross-over Ethernet cable, rather than a standard one. You can either
purchase the cross-over cable at almost any store that specializes in
computers or electronics, or make your own, if you have the necessary tools:

Ethernet Crossover Cable - DIY How-to Guide
http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm

On the WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is
disabled on the internal LAN connection.

On the Win2K PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

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

Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer
Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q258717


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Bruce said:
Certainly. If you plan to connect the two computers directly,
without the use of an intervening network hub or switch, remember to use
a cross-over Ethernet cable, rather than a standard one. You can either
purchase the cross-over cable at almost any store that specializes in
computers or electronics, or make your own, if you have the necessary
tools:

Ethernet Crossover Cable - DIY How-to Guide
http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm

On the WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is
disabled on the internal LAN connection.

On the Win2K PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

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

Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer
Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q258717
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Bruce, I am not so clear. For example there is a local user ABC in
W2k laptop who logs into the laptop with a password. Do we create
the same local user ABC with the same password in the WinXP
desktop. Then only then can the user at desktop access the shares
in the notebook?

-hung-
 
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