xp - 2k home network

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Hey, Im wondering if anyone has successfully set up a home
network between a W2K machine and an XP machine? If so,
how? I ran the wizard in XP which created a "home" network
for me and added my laptop. However I have not been able
to add the W2K desktop to the network. I can access the
shared folders of the XP machine from both computers but
the 2K machine isnt appearing. Any ideas?
The XP wizard created a floppy disk for me to use on the
2K machine but this didnt work as apparently its only for
98,ME and XP, and there is a different route to take for
setting up Windows 2000. What must I do?
 
On the Win2k machine, right click My Computer and select Properties. Click
the Network Identification tab and the Properties buttons. Change the name
of the workgroup to home or whatever the workgroup name is on the XP
machine. Create a user account on the Win2k machine which matches the user
name and password used to log onto the XP machine.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
Doug my man that worked a treat, thanks.
Conor
-----Original Message-----
On the Win2k machine, right click My Computer and select Properties. Click
the Network Identification tab and the Properties buttons. Change the name
of the workgroup to home or whatever the workgroup name is on the XP
machine. Create a user account on the Win2k machine which matches the user
name and password used to log onto the XP machine.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP




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Hello to everyone!
Wow this is why internet does not ends to surprise me!!!
Thank you guys, I had the same problem today on my worksite.

Have a great evening... thank you very much.

Regards

Pablo
 
Doug,

Once again, you are the man!!

Once I put a new user account matching both the Signon
name (User name) and for the full name (computer name in
system folder in control panel) along with the signon
name password, my router recognized the device that was
previously listed as "unknown" at the IP address that I
plugged into the router port!

Of course, I read your post after struggling all last
night, but well worth reading it and figuring it out in 5
minutes!

Thanks again, Phil
 
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