shared files/printer

What gives, I'm networking a computer with win98, and a computer with XP home version. I can shared the internet connection, but not the printer or any of the files.

 

What gives is you don't have it set up correctly.

 

netwwork settings

I run through the setup wizard and it says it was sucessful.! Am I missing something here?

 

rgn,

These relate to Win98, but should be similiar.

To set drives for sharing:

My Computer--> right click on drive--> Properties--> Sharing tab--> pick your options.


To set printer to share:

My Computer--> Printers--> right click on the printer you want to share--> Sharing--> pick options.

Hope that helps!

Mike

 

The networking wizard will only have told you that networking was set up properly.

Sharing on XP systems is very much "user" oriented (unlike 9X which is "share" oriented).

Make sure
- you are logging onto the 98 PC rather than bypassing the logon
- the username/password you use on the 98 PC is a user on the XP system
- the XP user account belongs to a group with the amount of rights/access/priv you want it to have
- the group is shown in properties~security as having access to the share.

With that done, you should be able to see and use shares (files/printers) from the XP PC.

 

logon name

As far as the logon name, I didn't use a password, just the blank. I used file sharing before, now I lost it. Does having two types of windows have anything to do with it?

 

Having a Windows NT PC has everything to do with it. One or a dozen. NT systems will not allow access to a share unless they know who (logged-on user, not PC) they are dealing with and unless that user has permission to access the share.

 

NT pc

Newt,
What you are saying is that I need to add a real password to my network logon then? I used to have shared files at one time, but something upset the apple cart.
Bob

 

Bob - exactly.

NT systems [NT4, 5(2K), 5.1(XP)] all need to know who is trying to get access so they will know if it is allowed and, if so, how much access is allowed.

Big Domain-style networks are easy since everyone needs a logon to get network-connected and the domain servers keep track of users.

For a workgroup/home setup, you do the same thing by setting up user accounts on all the XP systems, adding the accounts to groups, and giving the groups access to shared resources.

Each NT system needs to have a local user account to match anyone who will be using shares.

Each 9X (95, 98, ME) PC will need to have a user log on so the NT system can tell who is trying to gain access.

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The other option with NT systems - I think - is to enable the "guest" account which is put on at install time but is disabled by design. Problem is, this leaves the PC wide open not only to any internal users but to a large extent to internet hacker wannabees. Not a good idea IMO.

And I say "I think" because I have never allowed a live guest account so can't say first hand how it will affect things.

 

Clarification note re: the guest account

XP-home has it enabled by default.

NT3.x/4/2K/XP-pro have it disabled

 

networking

Newt,
Hey, my XP's guest was not on, and it work there after. Thanks all for the help!

 

Glad you got it working.