I have 2 computers networked up with direct cable via
network cards between the 2. For some strange reason one
of my computers can only see some of the shared folders
on the other computer. I tried sharing some more folders,

xp is the host 95 is the guest i the computers will not connect how do i fix this

I'm trying to connect a home network with 3 PCs. Just to be difficult, they're all running different Windows versions - XP, 2000, and 98. I have a Gigafast router connected to my RoadRunner cable modem, and the 3 PCs are connected to the router. The PCs can all see each other ...

Our company and another work closely. We each have simple XP peer-to-peer
systems and Linksys routers and cable modems. Our satelite office which is
in their building needs internet access through their cable modem. I'll
probably put another Linksys router of the type that can do ...

Hello - I have just upgraded two of my Home LAN machines to XP Pro from Win2k.
I've done this after having sucessfully upgrading my PDC from NT4 Server to
Server 2003.  All DNS and DHCP problems are resolved and both are fully
functional.  Slowness in logging on was resolved.  But ...

is it possible to set up a network with a windows me computer as the host and windows xp as the users??

I am trying to set up a network between 2 computers.  I
ran the wizard on each computer, and put them on the same
workgroup.  That went OK.  But on computer 1, when i look
at the workgroup computers, i can see computer 1 and 2.  

I have all 4 computers through a linksys router.
All 4 had manually installed IP's etc.
They all have the same Workgroup name in upper case.
They all have TCP/IP identically installed (with different addresses of

How I can to know my DNS server in Windows XP? In Windows 98 I used to run winipcfg, but it isn't in XP.

I have a peer to peer network with 2 computers as
servers.  Whenever someone deletes a file from one of
them, it is gone forever.  Is there anyway to make them go
to the recycle bin of either computer?

I want to set up a network between my two computers. I have a Gateway with 98 and an Emachine with XP. The Emachine recognizes the gateway but the Gateway is not responding to the emachine. If anyone out there can help with this problem you can respond to me at tara_smith12@yahoo ...

When I log on to my pc it automaticaly logs me on as a
guest on our network (nt).How can I prevernt this so as I
can log on as myself an so be able to view the files I
need.

I'm so goooooooood!  Took me a while to figure this out,
but for all who are having trouble getting Windows XP to
talk with a Windows NT Server, here's the deal.  You have
to install NetBEUI on the XP machine.  Support has been

I want to add an entry to the HOST file on my work machine.   However,
I do not have access to write to the directory that the HOST file is
in
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

Sorry if this is long but I want to explain the problem as well as I can.
I have a small home network setup with 4 computers and a Linksys 8  port
Router/Switch. A laptop is sometimes also connected to the network.
Computer OS= 3 Windows ME, 1 XP Pro SP1, and the laptop has XP Home ...