And here is a bit of sharing info!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
Permissions/Share info is there as well.
If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their
Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)
1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.
In Vista Network and Sharing:
Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)
Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)
File Sharing: ON
Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)
Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords (passwords can be different) on ALL computers in your Network) If
you have it ON, you will be asked for a username and password when you try to
access a Vista computer from an XP computer, or a Vista computer.
Also, run the XP’s Home or Small Office Network File and Printer Sharing
Wizard to include Vista in your “New” Network, even if you had an XP Network
set up prior to adding a Vista computer to it(redoing the Wizard seems to
work for XP machines!).
In “My Network Places”: “Set up a Home or Small Office Network”
OR under Accessories > Communications > Network Setup Wizard > Allow File
and Printer Sharing.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> Hi
> When you have two computers connect directly with crossover cable you do not
> have a DHCP server.
> Thus Auto configuration of the TCP/IP doe not work.
> You have to configure both computers to a static IP.
> http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_configur...p_address.html
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "arthurwv" <pharmdoc8@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ac6038bc-1364-451d-9205-6c4fb63759d7@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > Hello,
> > I am trying to connect my new Vista to my old XP SP2 using a crossover
> > cable. I have been to numerous help sites and have changed all the
> > settings to what is suggested. I have followed PChuck's instructions
> > to set this up. The computers are not seeing each other. When I ping
> > from one to the other, it says request timed out. One time, I did see
> > the XP computer from the Vista computer using Network Map, but could
> > not access it. I have tried letting each system apply IP addresses
> > and I've tried assigning each one an IP address.
> >
> > When I run ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt on the XP I get:
> >
> >
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
> > Dellbert Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node
> > Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing
> > Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . :
> > NoEthernet adapter Local Area Connection 3: Connection-specific
> > DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom
> > 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Physical
> > Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-0E-61-97 Dhcp
> > Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration
> > Enabled . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . :
> > 169.254.250.119 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
> > 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >
> >
> >
> > When I run that on the Vista I get:
> >
> > Access denied.
> >
> >
> >
> > What could I be doing wrong? This is driving me crazy.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
>
>
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