Connect both computer and laptop through wireless network?

[fizsparky]

Im not on Vista, XP Service Pack 2

 

[karym6]

just add the path to your other machine.

\\<machine name>\c$

 

[MH]

Unless you are mapping to the root share (c$, d$, etc) then you will to share out the folder. Its upto OP what level of sharing and security they what to use.

BTW, the default share level permissions in Vista and W2K3 server is read only even for admins.

Thats correct, but even then what workgroup or domain your are in is irrelevant

 

[oneman]

Im not on Vista, XP Service Pack 2

Have you enabled file and print sharing on the host computer (the one with the data that you are trying to share) and changed the firewall settings ?

 

[fizsparky]

just add the path to your other machine.

\\<machine name>\c$

The Network path could not be found?

 

[fizsparky]

Have you enabled file and print sharing on the host computer (the one with the data that you are trying to share) and changed the firewall settings ?

Yes, that's all done.

 

[karym6]

Have you enabled file and print sharing on the host computer (the one with the data that you are trying to share) and changed the firewall settings ?

is that always required? I have never had to do that with XP before...

 

[MH]

Can I just ask, when you map it, what do you put in the folder section? It has two parts, ones the drive and the folder.

Folder is what you want it to map to as in your remote machine, set the folder to \\xxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxx\c$

 

[karym6]

The Network path could not be found?

go to start - run - cmd - enter

type in ping <ip address of your other machine>

let us know what comes back

 

[MH]

is that always required? I have never had to do that with XP before...

Neither have I

 

[karym6]

Folder is what you want it to show as in your local machine, set the folder to Z as I know where it is. (My preference)

that would be the drive letter, the folder needs to be the path to the data you want to share...

 

[MH]

that would be the drive letter, the folder needs to be the path to the data you want to share...

Yes that was a typo...

 

[fizsparky]

go to start - run - cmd - enter

type in ping <ip address of your other machine>

let us know what comes back

Just done it and it says packets sent = 4 | 0% loss meaning that its pinged it.

 

[karym6]

yup, so you can see it.

So, its down to onemans suggestion - is there any security software on that machine blocking your request?

 

[fizsparky]

Not that I know of, I've checked it all. I.e Windows Firewall etc..

 

[oneman]

From command prompt it should look like this,

View attachment 41468

 

[fizsparky]

What I'll do is, have a look on google and play around with it for the time being. I need to nip out and do some things, thanks for all the help you guys have given me.

I'll read it again, follow it and hopefully get somewhere.

 

[karym6]

ok, are they both in the same workgroup?

 

[MH]

Are you pinging the correct address??

It has been done before...

 

[fizsparky]

Are you pinging the correct address??

It has been done before...

Yes, I am. Is there a website I can check just to make sure, that will detect my IP?