Guest letterman@invalid.com Posted August 19, 2008 Posted August 19, 2008 I have a desktop computer with Win98 and a laptop with Win2000. I want to network them to share files. I dont need firewalls or anything fancy. Just want to share files over a wired connection to a Linksys switch. The switch recognises the computers, but I can not get either computer to access the files on the other. I have spend several days trying to do this manually and finally gave up. I have a fair knowledge of computers but I am not a computer geek nor do I want to be. There must be some software that will automate this whole process. Please provide a link to any software I can download. Preferable freeware. Thanks LM
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 19, 2008 Posted August 19, 2008 Re: Need software to setup home network <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message news:7fhma4d1c1dis56nf7pokbci3l8fiab95e@4ax.com... >I have a desktop computer with Win98 and a laptop with Win2000. I > want to network them to share files. I dont need firewalls or > anything fancy. Just want to share files over a wired connection to a > Linksys switch. The switch recognises the computers, but I can not > get either computer to access the files on the other. I have spend > several days trying to do this manually and finally gave up. I have a > fair knowledge of computers but I am not a computer geek nor do I want > to be. There must be some software that will automate this whole > process. Please provide a link to any software I can download. > Preferable freeware. > > Thanks > LM This is fairly easy stuff. Let's do it in stages, with you reporting your progress in between. 1. IP Addresses Let's have a look at your current addresses. Win2000: - Click Start/Run/cmd{OK} - Type these commands: echo %ComputerName% > a:\test.txt{Enter} ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt{Enter} net view >> a:\test.txt Win98: - Click Start/Run/command{OK} - Type these commands: echo Win98 >> a:\test.txt{Enter} ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt{Enter} ipconfig >> a:\test.txt{Enter} Make sure to use one ">" or two ">>" as indicated! Post the contents of a:\test.txt so that we can move to Step 2.
Guest glee Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Re: Need software to setup home network "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:ucLmS1kAJHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message > news:7fhma4d1c1dis56nf7pokbci3l8fiab95e@4ax.com... >>I have a desktop computer with Win98 and a laptop with Win2000. I >> want to network them to share files. I dont need firewalls or >> anything fancy. Just want to share files over a wired connection to a >> Linksys switch. The switch recognises the computers, but I can not >> get either computer to access the files on the other. I have spend >> several days trying to do this manually and finally gave up. I have a >> fair knowledge of computers but I am not a computer geek nor do I want >> to be. There must be some software that will automate this whole >> process. Please provide a link to any software I can download. >> Preferable freeware. >> >> Thanks >> LM > > This is fairly easy stuff. Let's do it in stages, with you reporting > your progress in between. > > 1. IP Addresses > Let's have a look at your current addresses. > Win2000: > - Click Start/Run/cmd{OK} > - Type these commands: > echo %ComputerName% > a:\test.txt{Enter} > ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt{Enter} > net view >> a:\test.txt > Win98: > - Click Start/Run/command{OK} > - Type these commands: > echo Win98 >> a:\test.txt{Enter} > ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt{Enter} > ipconfig >> a:\test.txt{Enter} > Make sure to use one ">" or two ">>" as indicated! > Post the contents of a:\test.txt so that we can move to > Step 2. Hi Pegasus, <kibbitz> Why are you having him write the "test" text files to the floppy drive (A:\)? He might not even have a floppy drive (especially in the laptop), plus you did not specify to insert a blank floppy disk in the A: drive. AFAICS, commands such as ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt are writing the file to the a:\ drive. </kibbitz> -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Re: Need software to setup home network "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:O63TWomAJHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > news:ucLmS1kAJHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message >> news:7fhma4d1c1dis56nf7pokbci3l8fiab95e@4ax.com... >>>I have a desktop computer with Win98 and a laptop with Win2000. I >>> want to network them to share files. I dont need firewalls or >>> anything fancy. Just want to share files over a wired connection to a >>> Linksys switch. The switch recognises the computers, but I can not >>> get either computer to access the files on the other. I have spend >>> several days trying to do this manually and finally gave up. I have a >>> fair knowledge of computers but I am not a computer geek nor do I want >>> to be. There must be some software that will automate this whole >>> process. Please provide a link to any software I can download. >>> Preferable freeware. >>> >>> Thanks >>> LM >> >> This is fairly easy stuff. Let's do it in stages, with you reporting >> your progress in between. >> >> 1. IP Addresses >> Let's have a look at your current addresses. >> Win2000: >> - Click Start/Run/cmd{OK} >> - Type these commands: >> echo %ComputerName% > a:\test.txt{Enter} >> ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt{Enter} >> net view >> a:\test.txt >> Win98: >> - Click Start/Run/command{OK} >> - Type these commands: >> echo Win98 >> a:\test.txt{Enter} >> ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt{Enter} >> ipconfig >> a:\test.txt{Enter} >> Make sure to use one ">" or two ">>" as indicated! >> Post the contents of a:\test.txt so that we can move to >> Step 2. > > Hi Pegasus, > <kibbitz> > Why are you having him write the "test" text files to the floppy drive > (A:\)? He might not even have a floppy drive (especially in the laptop), > plus you did not specify to insert a blank floppy disk in the A: drive. > AFAICS, commands such as ipconfig /all >> a:\test.txt are writing the file > to the a:\ drive. > </kibbitz> > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ > http://dts-l.net/ > http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm I'm trying to avoid the situation where he has to copy the screen info manually into his reply. You're welcome to suggest an alternative method.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 23, 2008 Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Need software to setup home network <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message news:7fhma4d1c1dis56nf7pokbci3l8fiab95e@4ax.com... >I have a desktop computer with Win98 and a laptop with Win2000. I > want to network them to share files. I dont need firewalls or > anything fancy. Just want to share files over a wired connection to a > Linksys switch. The switch recognises the computers, but I can not > get either computer to access the files on the other. I have spend > several days trying to do this manually and finally gave up. I have a > fair knowledge of computers but I am not a computer geek nor do I want > to be. There must be some software that will automate this whole > process. Please provide a link to any software I can download. > Preferable freeware. > > Thanks > LM You write that you spent several days doing this before giving up. Have you now given up for good?
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