Subj : Re: Problem Networking Win2000 Computers
To   : All
From : guvbob2003@yahooooooooooooooo.com
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:14:19

Path:
eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!fee
der.eternal-september.org!news.bbs-scene.org!border4.nntp.dca.giganews.com!bord
er2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!bo
rder1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp
..earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 18:15:01 -0500
From: "Guv Bob" <guvbob2003@yahooooooooooooooo.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
References: <W7OdnT6pefCcXGfMnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@earthlink.com>
<ktgv2u$ia0$1@dont-email.me> <BbidnbHB97rqmWHMnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@earthlink.com>
<kth3vm$e16$2@dont-email.me>
Subject: Re: Problem Networking Win2000 Computers
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:14:05 -0700
Organization: Six Bucks Int'l L L Pee
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.2001
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.2001
Message-ID: <gcSdnZxdFdjooGHMnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d@earthlink.com>
Lines: 63
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: 173.51.103.65
X-Trace:
sv3-FvUyUIyKGuUu5yjpqJ2tGynCndGT2kg8nYCpzEbyBxNOYMRyEgM3IohGeHGLdWl2FzGQ2fYKwy1
Blmz!tzQpEaYIKR5+VwdUcKhfa5OsU00NMWRX4JSzHq15pGjScuRGnaFJlxizJaecRxxKKbeF/wus3U
sI!sXpoLaNW7v5g3ULU3hiSZgnN3pAT3A==
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint
properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 3545
Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc:271
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:31177

I'm copying the responses from both newsgroups with responses FWIW...

"philo " <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:ktgkod$lbv$1@dont-email.me...
> >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" <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:kth3vm$e16$2@dont-email.me...
> On 8/2/2013 3:10 PM, Guv Bob wrote:
> > "rickman"<gnuarm@gmail.com>  wrote in message
news:ktgv2u$ia0$1@dont-email.me...
> >> 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
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1
 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx  //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013)

.