-=PCTechTalk=- Re: PCTechTalk=- Re: Networking help needed
- From: "Chris Spotta" <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:31:25 +0100
I believe the globe icon is a ftp site - ignore it for now
If I look in my network places I see - (screenshot)
http://www.spotta.com/images/networkplaces.jpg
underneath network places you will see 'microsoft windows network
and underneath that the workgroup (in my case n-e-t-working)
all computers must belong to the same workgroup
and then underneath the workgroup should be all the computers on the network
that are currently on.
Have a look at yours and post back
Chris
callto://spotta/
chris@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.spotta.com
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sammi
Sent: 15 August 2005 16:09
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- PCTechTalk=- Re: Networking help needed
Opened my computer and clicked on Network Places. It says: "Local Network".
There is an icon that looks like the globe with a PC in front of it. It's
name is "MR814".
I have a vague memory of creating this somehow.
Sadly, I have clicked and read so much that it has all run together.
Any way...If I click on the icon, I get a dialog box that says: "Connect to
192.168.0.1" with a field for User Name & password. I typed in the user name
and password I have used and in the status bar it says: Web site found,
waiting for reply. But it doesn't come up with anything, it just waits for a
long time. I usually just cancel it after several minutes.
I am thinking that the 192.168.0.1 is probably the W98 business machine
since that is the one with the router etc.
Thank you for trying to help me Chris, I have messed about with things in
the Networking part on the XP PC until I don't know what is what any more.
Sammi
Chris Spotta wrote:
> On the XP machine
> Open my computer and then click network places, what can you see in
> here?
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
> callto://spotta/
> chris@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.spotta.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sammi
> Sent: 14 August 2005 23:37
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Networking help needed
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Sorry not to get back to you sooner, everyday for the past couple of
> weeks we loose our cable TV and modem due to bad weather! No TV and no
> Internet...nasty!! It was out for a long long time yesterday. I had
> to go and clean house, hahah.
>
> Well...I'm able to connect to the Internet with the new PC. I have
> been on the "chat with tech support" at Dell about my monitor, I had
> trouble with the colors. Finally got that cleared up.
>
> Now networked? I'm not sure. I read the help file for transferring
> files from XP. Used what it called Network Wizard. You set up a
> floppy with XP machine. Then you take it to the 98business machine
> and run the "FASTWiz" from the a drive. It did copy some files from
> My Documents, but only the My Pictures folder which was nearly bare.
> It apparently did this through the Computer Network Cable. The one
> that goes from the Router to XP. It was fast! But I cannot find any
> more transferred files on the XP machine except the My Pictures
> folder.
>
> Then I thought I could use that folder to transfer another one, so I
> pasted the new folder into My Pictures after removing the previous
> pictures. But it didn't work.
>
> So today I tried again, it went through a huge amount of files and
> settings...I really don't want the settings part. But, anyway, I
> could see on the 98business machine where it appeared to be
> transferring all of my newsgroups dbx and so forth...but then after
> about 45 minutes of transfer there was an error message that listed
> all the files that could not be transferred. They appear to be all
> cursors and sounds from the media folder and that's OK I really don't
> care about putting those on the new PC any way.
>
> But where in the heck did all those files it said it was transferring
> go? I have looked and looked and can't find anything different. No
> new dbx folders in OE etc.
>
> I have most of the files I want to transfer on a different partition
> on the 98business machine, but I can't see how to direct the
> NetWizard from the XP machine to those folders.
>
> You can color me confused as all get out now. I am trying to see the
> 98business machine from XP, but I guess I don't know where to look.
> So far I haven't found it.
>
> And now I have read so much and clicked on things on XP to the point
> that I have no idea what I have done. Some of the things I have tried
> to do tell me that since I'm not logged in as administrator I don't
> have permission to do whatever. Then off to find out how to become
> administrator. Nothing worked on that so far. It seems like I'm
> trying to nail Jell-O on the wall. Everything I do seems to require
> finding out more things.
>
> I will read again the links you sent me and see what further I can
> discover.
>
> Thanks for trying to help.
>
> Sammi
>
> Chris Spotta wrote:
>> So....
>> How did it go?
>>
>> Are you now networked?
>>
>> Chris
>> callto://spotta/
>> chris@xxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.spotta.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sammi
>> Sent: 11 August 2005 22:14
>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Networking help needed
>>
>> Thanks for the links, Chris. I'll be reading them for sure!
>>
>> BFN,
>>
>> Sammi
>>
>>
>> Chris Spotta wrote:
>>> Glad you got them all online.
>>>
>>> You need to make sure both machines have the same workgroup
>>> And share a folder on the 98 machine which you will then put the
>>> files you want to transfer to the xp machine.
>>>
>>> Just about to go out but I found these that might help
>>> http://www.duxcw.com/faq/network/xprouter98.htm
>>> and
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814005
>>>
>>> If not someone else will have some more in depth advice for you and
>>> you'll probably have it working by the time I come online tomorrow
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> callto://spotta/
>>> chris@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> http://www.spotta.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sammi
>>> Sent: 11 August 2005 21:28
>>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Networking help needed
>>>
>>> Thanks Chris, for your prompt reply. When I rebooted all three I
>>> didn't know which to boot up first.
>>>
>>> I'll do it your way and maybe then the grandson's will work. He's
>>> highly perturbed at me right now, heheh. I'll get back to you if the
>>> order of booting up makes a difference.
>>>
>>> You said that I should be able to see the 98business machine with
>>> the XP...how do I look for it? And will I be able to transfer some
>>> of the 98business machine's files to the XP? Some are too large to
>>> email or a floppy. On the 98business machine, my CD-RW isn't
>>> working, that would have been the easiest way to my mind.
>>>
>>> I really do appreciate your help, Chris!
>>>
>>> Sammi
>>>
>>> Chris Spotta wrote:
>>>> The differences in OS will only matter to setting up a network,
>>>> they should not matter for sharing a broadband connection. - can
>>>> all three see the internet ok?
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like maybe 2 machines have the same IP address - which they
>>>> shouldn't if your router is doing it's job properly.
>>>>
>>>> What router is it (make/model)
>>>> What happens if you turn all 3 pcs off
>>>> And boot up in order
>>>> XP, 98business, 98grandson ?
>>>>
>>>> Once this problem is sorted out - and we have adjusted some other
>>>> settings you should be able to see the 98business machine with the
>>>> XP one (but not the other way around)
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> callto://spotta/
>>>> chris@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> http://www.spotta.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sammi
>>>> Sent: 11 August 2005 19:05
>>>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Networking help needed
>>>>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain;
>>>> charset="Windows-1252"
>>>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>>>> I hope that I can explain my problem well enough so that I can get
>>>> some = help.
>>>>
>>>> I have a computer running W98 P2, first edition and using cable
>>>> modem. I = installed a Net Gear router.
>>>> On this computer I do all my business tasks, pay bills, do my
>>>> banking = etc.
>>>>
>>>> My grandson has an emachine running W98 SE with a wireless card
>>>> that I = installed.
>>>> He uses my cable connection to connect to the Internet. But no file
>>>> = sharing is enabled.
>>>> No problems so far for over a year.
>>>>
>>>> Now for my problem:
>>>> I have just purchased a new Dell P4 XP Home-SP2 with a network card
>>>> = already installed.
>>>> I want to be able to transfer files from the old computer to the
>>>> new = one.
>>>>
>>>> I purchased a network cable, plugged it into my router and then
>>>> into the = XP computer.
>>>> Immediately I got an error on the business machine (W98 FE) that
>>>> said: "The system has detected a conflict for IP Address
>>>> 192.168.0.2 with the = system having hardware address
>>>> 00:13:20:5D:6C:7F.
>>>>
>>>> I understand that it would be a better choice to have the XP
>>>> computer as = the main central point. And after I get more
>>>> comfortable with it I plan = on doing that. But I must be sure
>>>> first that I can do my business tasks = that require me to be
>>>> online. Plus I don't want to mess up my grandson's = wireless
>>>> settings.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible that all I need to do is configure my router to
>>>> accept = this new computer? I believe I did this to get my
>>>> grandson's machine to = access my connection. But I'm drawing a
>>>> blank when I try to remember how = I did it.
>>>>
>>>> I also have a Cat 5e Crossover Cable, so would it be possible to
>>>> connect = computer to computer to transfer the files from the W98
>>>> FE to the XP =
>>>> Home computer? If so, do I have to do any configuring on both
>>>> machines?
>>>>
>>>> If someone could get me started or send me to a tutorial web site I
>>>> = would appreciate it. I think the thing that is bothering me most
>>>> is the = difference between the OS's on both machines. I feel lost,
>>>> LOL.
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Sammi
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