Normal Cat5 cable that you hook from your computer your router is "Patch"
cable--
"Crossover" is a way of not having a Router; 1 comp can hook up to a Modem,
and the 2 computers link with the Crossover cable.
But using that way, you still have to set up the sharing!
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
"kimberly in oregon" wrote:
Quote:
> Thank you Mick, but technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx was the
> manual my work based on. And I also followed all your advice step by step,
> ran xp network wizard 3 times, have same workgroup name for both computers,
> turn off firewalls instead of making exceptions because that opening port
> part was hard for me to follow. All the settings in the Vista network file
> sharing were set to exactly same as what you said and it still does not
> cooperate with me..^^.
>
> Again, please note I can open Vista's files from XP but not XP's folder from
> Vista. Any other suggestions? Do you know about cross cable? Some said that
> it would be instantly connected by cross cable but mine did not work....>.<
> Quote:
> >
> > If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
> > sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their
> > Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)
>
> Quote:
> > 1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
> > the SAME.
> >
> > In Vista Network and Sharing:
> >
> > Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)
> >
> > Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)
> >
> > File Sharing: ON
> >
> > Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
> > Docs)
> >
> > Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
> > passwords (passwords can be different) on ALL computers in your Network) If
> > you have it ON, you will be asked for a username and password when you try to
> > access a Vista computer from an XP computer, or a Vista computer.
> >
> > Also, run the XP’s Home or Small Office Network File and Printer Sharing
> > Wizard to include Vista in your “New” Network, even if you had an XP Network
> > set up prior to adding a Vista computer to it(redoing the Wizard seems to
> > work for XP machines!).
> >
> > In “My Network Places”: “Set up a Home or Small Office Network”
> > OR under Accessories > Communications > Network Setup Wizard > Allow File
> > and Printer Sharing.
> >
> > --
> > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
> >
> >
> > "kimberly in oregon" wrote:
> > Quote:
> > > I am having trouble to access files from vista to xp(NTFS). There is no
> > > problem for XP to get in vista but not vice versa.
> > >
> > > I can see the name of xp computer from vista network but just could not get
> > > in. When I click the XP for access, no error messages but just stuck there
> > > forever and I could not kill it after ~20 minutes even with "task manager" so
> > > that I had to reboot the computer. Both computers connect same private
> > > network wirelessly.
> > >
> > > I made both computer workgroup name same, off firewalls, and filesharing
> > > configuration according to MS manual for each computers as follows;
> > > xp file sharing: check "share this folder on the network"
> > > check "allow network users to change my files
> > >
> > > vista network and sharing center:
> > > On: "network discovery", "file sharing", "public folder sharing", "printer
> > > sharing".
> > > Off: "password protected sharing", "Media sharing".
> > >
> > > Share folder : check "share this folder" and add "everyone" for "permission".
> > >
> > > Perhaps, I need to do more adjustment for my xp beyond turning off firewall
> > > and file sharing configuration as above but don't know what. I am working on
> > > this for 2 days and nights without success. I've even tried to connect by
> > > cross cable but it did not work either. Please someone help me.
> > >
> > >
> > >