HELP


i just built a new com and have several files on the old pc that i want to use via a network router
both coms are hooked up to the net but i have been having trouble and havnt been able to use
files from the other com or send files to the other comp also i have a printer hooked up to that
comand realy dont want to go through installing it onto this com if i dont have to i have never set
up a network and tho my knowlege is limmited i have succesfully built three coms in the past 2
years any help or links for info on my probs would be of great help from any of you pimps out there

thanx

Quote: Originally Posted by jaziel HELP i just built a new com and have several files on the old pc that i want to use via a network router both coms are hooked up to the net but i have been having trouble and havnt been able to use files from the other com or send files to the other comp also i have a printer hooked up to that comand realy dont want to go through installing it onto this com if i dont have to i have never set up a network and tho my knowlege is limmited i have succesfully built three coms in the past 2 years any help or links for info on my probs would be of great help from any of you pimps out there thanx

How are the two computers connected?
Are you sharing internet too?
If you have a router, does it do DHCP?

May I suggest starting here:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1427

This is a nice article that should get you started in the right direction. You should start with some of the basic steps, ip addressing, connections, putting the machines in the same workgroup, etc... I'm offering this up as basic reading and a starting point. If you're having any issues after addressing the basic issues, please come back with a bit more detail...

Quote: Originally Posted by pimp joose How are the two computers connected? Are you sharing internet too? If you have a router, does it do DHCP?

yes i am sharing internet on a at&t wireless router (note: i dont know if it uses dhcp because
i dont know what dhcp is, im a noob. also i dont know if it is 802.11g or b got it for free and use
wires anyway the computers are only ten feet apart ) the computers are hooked up through
ports 1 an 2 on a for port router do i need a different router for file sharing if so please suggest
known file sharing capable routers.



thanx

Have you actually right clicked on the drives in My Computer and "shared" them.....without doing this the other PCs drives and resources will not show up.

You shouldn't need a particular router or switch, it they're both plugged in, you should be able to see the other. A question first, what Operating Systems are on the machines? Let's start with the steps below to see if they're connected:

1) On one of the machines open a command prompt (Start->Run then type cmd on Win2000 or XP, command on 98, ME, 95
2) In the DOS prompt that opens, type ipconfig /all
3) You'll see some info scoll by. You should look for the line with "IP Address" and write down the series of numbers. Should look like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
4) go to the other machine and open a command prompt and type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the xxxs replaced with the ip address of the original machine.
5) unless you have a firewall on the original machine, you should see "reply from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"

The next step is to share the drives as aaron pointed out above. Some more detail on how to accomplish this on the link below:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1427&page=9

Quote: Originally Posted by mrcracker You shouldn't need a particular router or switch, it they're both plugged in, you should be able to see the other. A question first, what Operating Systems are on the machines? Let's start with the steps below to see if they're connected: 1) On one of the machines open a command prompt (Start->Run then type cmd on Win2000 or XP, command on 98, ME, 95 2) In the DOS prompt that opens, type ipconfig /all 3) You'll see some info scoll by. You should look for the line with "IP Address" and write down the series of numbers. Should look like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 4) go to the other machine and open a command prompt and type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the xxxs replaced with the ip address of the original machine. 5) unless you have a firewall on the original machine, you should see "reply from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" The next step is to share the drives as aaron pointed out above. Some more detail on how to accomplish this on the link below: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1427&page=9

hey thanx for all the help everyone and special thanx to mrcracker for the link i havent finnished
reading it yet but i will try everything stated also thanx to both of the pimps here i havent done that
but to answer what os's with the new computer winxppro sp2 full version and on the p3 i have win2000pro wit sp4 um both of the computers have no problem with using the net at the same time
but im a noob with the actual practice of using a network so this is a first for me but again i say thanx