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networking help!

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:23 am
by Joe
This is totally offtopic but someone may know the solution. Im new to networking and I am attempting to enhance my current home network by creating a file share. I have setup the permission's etc but I do not know how to access the other computers file share. I tried file://192.168.0.1 where 192.168.0.1 is the IP address of the other computer on the network in "my computer" with no luck at all.

This is a windows network!


Any help appreciated



Joe 8)

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:44 am
by JAM
You need to share something on the target computer first. Click it's c:\, and go into the sharing section. Add a new share, and so on.
Then on your own computer, the newly shared directory 'should' be visible in the "My Network" -> "Windows Shares" (or whatever the names are.

The main thing is that you need to click a drive or folder on the target computer and manually add a share there, before things start working.

Or so I'm almost certain. =)
Good luck.

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:45 am
by kettle_drum
Try:

//192.168.0.1/NAME OF SHARE

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:48 am
by Joe
Thanks JAM and kettle_drum. I actually setup an account on the other computer with my computer's name and added it to the localgroup administrators. I am doing this via command prompt as I enjoy learning from that and I so far have:

net user Joe /add <-Add my account

net localgroup Administrators Joe /add <-Add my account to Admin group

net share Joe=C:\ <-Create the share of drive C:\

Does everything look ok here?


Thanks

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:14 am
by feyd
\\192.168.0.1\C$\........

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:49 am
by Joe
Thanks a bunch guys. Much appreciated!