Andy, What firewall are you using? I found that with Norton Internet Security the only way I could get the network working properly was to disable Norton's firewall. Yusuf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 2:16 PM Subject: [access-uk] External Hard Drives v Networking > fHi all. > > Thanks everyone for their comments on various external hard drives and > suppliers. > > I've been given this matter a lot of thought and decided that as I wish > the > drive only to move files from one computer to another and perhaps a > back-up > of these files, I'd be just as well creating a network between both my > computers instead. > > I have an XP Home computer and an XP Media Center computer and I have > purchased the correct Inthernet cables. In fact I have two choices. > > One is to connect both computers together directly with one of my > Inthernet > cables and the other option, is to plug both into my Belkin Router and > create a network. > > I thought that there was no need to purchase an external hard drive while > I > had two computers. > > Unfortunately, I've attempted several times with no success to link both > computers using either of the above options. Rick from the BCT List has a > tutorial in creating a Network, but for some reason, I've had no luck > following this. > > So if there is anyone who could talk me through the process of either > connecting both computers directly or setting up a Network, I'd be very > grateful for your assistance. > > Best wishes. > Andy > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq