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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Billl Gates" data-source="post: 2851140" data-attributes="member: 97732">NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS - Part3 In this tutorial, I'll cover sharing resources between a Windows 98 Computer, and a Windows XP Computer. I chose these Operating Systems, because if you have to network two or more Windows XP machines, you can just repeat the XP portion twice, and the same idea if you have two 98 machines.So, you've read Networking Fundamentals Part 1 and Part 2, and you have your computers networked. Now what?Well, in addition to your computers being able to get to the Internet, you can share resources like Printer's and Files between computers. How do you do that? So glad you asked! smile.gifSharing Network ResourcesTo share windows resources, your computers must have network access to each other (this includes being in the same workgroup or domain), have a resource shared, and access must be granted to the shared resource.Network Connectivity (Domain/Workgroup)Your computers must be on the same LAN, or be connected by a Router that knows both networks, or be connected by a Virtual Private Network (VPN). I'll cover a LAN connection, since it's the most common configuration for home users. LAN Connectivity is covered in Part 1 and Part 2.Once you have network connectivity, you'll have to make sure the computers are in the same Workgroup or Domain.In a Microsoft environment, a Domain is used to connect computers that authenticate to a common Windows Server. Workgroups are used for home or peer-to-peer networking, so that will be my focus here.Setting the Workgroup in Windows 98Right click on network Neighborhood and click on Properties in the menu that comes up. In the Network window, click on the Identification tab.<img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2pobgag.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In the Workgroup dialogue box, enter a name, and remember it, because you will have to make it the same on all PC's you want to be able to talk to each other. Click Ok, and the computer will reboot. That's it!Setting the Workgroup in Windows XPRight click My Computer and select Properties from the menu that opens. In the System Properties window, click the Computer Name tab.<img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/1grwnd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In the Networking Computer Name tab click the Change button. In the Computer Name Change window click Workgroup, and change it to match the name on the Windows 98 machine.<img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/6gkme9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Click Ok, then Ok again.Good, now XP and 98 are in the same Workgoup.Sharing Resources/Granting AccessYour computers are in the same Workgroup, now what? If you only have one printer, but you have multiple computers, or if you want to be able to share files between computers, do the following:Windows 98 File and Printer SharingRight click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties.<img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2pobgag.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In the Network window, click on the File and Print Sharing button. A File and Print Sharing window what opens, click to check the box next to I want to be able to give others access to my files, I want to allow others to access my printer(s), or both, depending on what you want to share.<img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/2cqd56h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Click Ok, and Ok. Your computer will reboot. If you chose to share files, you'll still to right click a file, and share it as follows. You can share your entire Hard Drive if you wish, but I recommend against it. In either case, I recommend adding a password, and I'll show you how:Sharing files or printersDouble click My Computer, then double click on your C: Drive to see all of your folders. Right click on a folder you want to share, for example My Documents. Select Sharing... from the menu that comes up.<img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/2r2p5iv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />From the Sharing tab, select Shared As, and you can type a file name in the Share Name dialogue box.Select an Access Type. Your choices are Read Only, Full, and Depends on Password. Read Only means people on other computers will only be able to read files in the shared directory. They cannot edit them or save to the folder. Full means they can open, and change files in the folder, or create and save them there. Depends on Password allows you to specify a password that allows users Read Only Access, and a different password for Full Access. Your choice depends on how much security you want on your files.I strongly recommend setting some password protection even if you feel you don't need it. Some viruses attack network shares that aren't password protected.Once you select a password, you'll be asked to confirm it:<img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/2znti5i.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />After confirming it, click Ok, and that's it!Printer sharing is similar, except that you right click the Printer you want to share instead of the folder. You can get to your printers by going to Start, Settings, and clicking on Printers.Windows XP File and Printer Sharing**Please note, I made this tutorial on an XP Professional system. If your screens are different, or if my procedures are innaccurate for XP Home (they're slightly different), please reply to this post, or start a new post.I believe File and Printer Sharing are on by default wit XP Home, so you can go straight to sharing a folder.Double click My Computer (you may have to go to Start, then click on My Computer (if you want, you can right click on My Computer in the menu and select Show on Desktop)), then double click on your C: Drive to see all of your folders. Right click on a folder you want to share. Select Sharing and Security from the menu that comes up.<img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2ywu0jr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />To check or change permissions, click the Permissions button on the Sharing tab of the folder Properties that opens up.<img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/2d6mv7p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />You'll see that the default is for all users to have Read Only permissions. This may be acceptable, but if you want to change the rights, you may do so. Click Ok and you're set.For Windows XP, you may also have to permit traffic through your firewall (assuming you have XP Service Pack 2 installed, or have enabled the XP firewall).Go to Start, Control Panel, and in Control Panel, double click Add or Remove Programs.<img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/2nhdjyg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Click Add/Remove Windows Components on the left of the Add or Remove a Program window.In the Windows Components Wizard, scroll down to Networking Services, high light it by clicking on it, then click the Details button.<img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/otnus4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In the Networking Services window that opens, click the box next to Peer-to-Peer, then click Ok, and Ok again. This should set your firewall to allow Peer-to-Peer networking. That's it! You're a Networking Guru now!<img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/1zgas7o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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