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From: "Guv Bob" <
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Subject: Re: Problem Networking Win2000 Computers
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:14:05 -0700
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I'm copying the responses from both newsgroups with responses FWIW...
"philo " <
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> >Are you sure the network card is not working? It may be the /modem/
> drivers that are missing. Assuming you are not on dialup, remove the
> modem from the machine and recheck to see if there are no longer any
> missing drivers.
>
> To share files on a networked Win2k machine I beleive all you have to do
> is enable file sharing
>
>
> <Tools>, <Folder Options>, <View>
>
> 'Use simple file sharing'
Thanks Philo. The modem is OK. The connection is through ethernet and the
eithernet driver is installed OK.
===
"rickman" <
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> On 8/2/2013 3:10 PM, Guv Bob wrote:
> > "rickman"<
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> >> I don't know about the details of the problem you described, but if you
> >> connect the two computers directly with an Ethernet cable it will take
> >> the complication of the router out of the equation. Many years ago when
> >> I had a couple of W2K computers I did this and it worked so well, I used
> >> one computer's hard drive as a drive on the other computer. It was
> >> virtually transparent.
> >>
> >> I do know that in general networking and especially wireless networking
> >> in harder to set up under W2K than newer versions of windows. That is
> >> one reason I stopped connecting my PCs, that and the fact that my laptop
> >> is faster and has a larger hard drive, so I just don't bother with the
> >> desktops anymore. lol
> >>
> >> Rick
> >
> > Thanks Rick. I may end up doing that temporarily. This network has the
modem connected by ethernet to the router, then split to each computer. If I
use ethernet PC-to-PC, I would lose net access. (I got a supply of CD's
yesterday myself! LOL!!)
>
> I guess I assumed you meant a wireless router. Can't you connect
> wirelessly to the router?
>
> --
>
> Rick
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