network 2 laptops with xp

[mc]

hello, I just restored one drive on a laptop and now I'm trying to reconnect
file and print sharing on the workgroup name. Each computer only sees itself
on the workgroup. I've set file and print sharing so the firewall does not
block the c drives but I must be forgetting something since the laptops do
not see each other. What did I forget?
mc

 

[Rich]

mc wrote:
> hello, I just restored one drive on a laptop and now I'm trying to
> reconnect file and print sharing on the workgroup name. Each computer
> only sees itself on the workgroup. I've set file and print sharing so
> the firewall does not block the c drives but I must be forgetting
> something since the laptops do not see each other. What did I forget?
> mc

Maybe you forgot to enable "simple file sharing" this would allow things to
be seen from one another.

Hope that helps, Rich

Happy New Year!!

 

[Jerry]

How are the two connected?

If directly to each other, then, did you use a crossover cable?

"mc" <wcwall.awm@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:uX2z$%23KTIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> hello, I just restored one drive on a laptop and now I'm trying to
> reconnect file and print sharing on the workgroup name. Each computer only
> sees itself on the workgroup. I've set file and print sharing so the
> firewall does not block the c drives but I must be forgetting something
> since the laptops do not see each other. What did I forget?
> mc
>

 

[mc]

Used a cat5 between the two of them...it worked great before I restored one
today, and now I can't remember what I did to set it up last year....
mc
"Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
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> How are the two connected?
>
> If directly to each other, then, did you use a crossover cable?
>
> "mc" <wcwall.awm@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:uX2z$%23KTIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> hello, I just restored one drive on a laptop and now I'm trying to
>> reconnect file and print sharing on the workgroup name. Each computer
>> only sees itself on the workgroup. I've set file and print sharing so the
>> firewall does not block the c drives but I must be forgetting something
>> since the laptops do not see each other. What did I forget?
>> mc
>>
>
>
>

 

[mc]

I checked everywhere that asks for file sharing (all checked) and found one
in file options for simple file sharing and that is checked...darndest
thing..
mc
"Rich" <madeyoulook@dot.com> wrote in message
news:uemAyILTIHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> mc wrote:
>> hello, I just restored one drive on a laptop and now I'm trying to
>> reconnect file and print sharing on the workgroup name. Each computer
>> only sees itself on the workgroup. I've set file and print sharing so
>> the firewall does not block the c drives but I must be forgetting
>> something since the laptops do not see each other. What did I forget?
>> mc
>
> Maybe you forgot to enable "simple file sharing" this would allow things
> to be seen from one another.
>
> Hope that helps, Rich
>
> Happy New Year!!
>
>

 

[mc]

I noticed in user profiles on the restored computer I have 2 listings:
MOMMY\Admistrator and MOMMY\Anita. On the other computer I have
MCSNOW\Anita.
On the restored computer when I click on the network group I get a window
pop up saying I may not have admistrative rights, etc....
Is there something about the user names preventing the file sharing??
mc