Networking XP to ME?

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Networking Windows XP to Windows ME, is it impossible? I
have three PC's twoo are ME amd on is XP, we're all
sharing an internet connecting put the two with ME can't
share network connections with the one that has XP. I
checked about the bridge thingy in the properties under
the network connections on the XP PC and it wasn't there!

How can I achieve this feat?

Can you help?

Seems as if I have tried everything!
 
Randy said:
Networking Windows XP to Windows ME, is it impossible? I
have three PC's twoo are ME amd on is XP, we're all
sharing an internet connecting put the two with ME can't
share network connections with the one that has XP. I
checked about the bridge thingy in the properties under
the network connections on the XP PC and it wasn't there!

How can I achieve this feat?

Can you help?

Seems as if I have tried everything!
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Network bridging is used where you have more than 1 network connection on a
PC (eg NIC plus Firewire port or USB) and you want to make them both part
of the same subnet
practical example: you can plug a laptop into the USB socket of a PC which
in turn is connected to the LAN via its NIC. If there's a network bridge
configured between the Local Area Connection and the USB port the laptop
will then be able to communicate with the main LAN as if it were plugged in
directly.
So, I dont think that will solve your problem.

Re your main problem, all I can suggest is checking they're all part of the
same subnet and that XP machine has sharing enabled and that at least 1
directory is shared.
Firewalls can lock out sharing, XP installs its own automatically when ICS
server is enabled. Test by disabling it temporarily and retry viewing the
network. Be patient
 
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