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Can one of you guys help please..?
I need to link up my work laptop with my home PC for file sharing and printing. The details of what I have and tried are below.
Laptop :
W2K Server
DHCP IP normally
Name = companydomainmachinename
HomePC :
Win98Se
StaticIP
Workgroup = JCirkel
N/w card
I have a cross-over cable.
I know I need to set the work laptop to have a static IP in the same subnet so have the two machines just one IP num different. I obviously can't change the laptop to be part of the same worgroup as the home PC.
Probably easiest if I leave it there and someone can give me full pointers as to how to get these things set up properly!
Thanks in advance and please ask if you need more info.
I need to link up my work laptop with my home PC for file sharing and printing. The details of what I have and tried are below.
Laptop :
W2K Server
DHCP IP normally
Name = companydomainmachinename
HomePC :
Win98Se
StaticIP
Workgroup = JCirkel
N/w card
I have a cross-over cable.
I know I need to set the work laptop to have a static IP in the same subnet so have the two machines just one IP num different. I obviously can't change the laptop to be part of the same worgroup as the home PC.
Probably easiest if I leave it there and someone can give me full pointers as to how to get these things set up properly!
Thanks in advance and please ask if you need more info.
ErnestM said:
You have Win2k Server on a LAPTOP?
ErnestM
er, yes! What's wrong with that? It's not a problem and is necessary for my job.
annodomini2 said:
If you're DHCP is configured correctly, you should need static ip addresses
Is that what you actually meant or is there a 'not' missing somewhere? If you did mean that I should not need a static IP then how am I going to get this thing set up?
Anyone with details on how to do this?
ErnestM said:
Nothing wrong with it, I'm just jealous and am now experiencing "laptop envy"...![]()
ErnestM
I can guarantee that you wouldn't be envious if you knew that the laptop has a knackered DEL key and down-cursor which makes using it a pain in the arse! There is dodgy connection which means that to CTRL-ALT-DEL to logon I have to bend the whole machine so that the relevant contact between electrical bits is Ok ! Other than that it's ok I suppose.....
Right, no luck so far.
I have the IP addresses set so that they are 1 apart with same subnet mask.
I can ping the laptop from the desktop but not vice versa and therefore not surprisingly I can't see any of the shared resources on the desktop from the laptop.
Despite being able to ping it, I can't 'see' anything on the laptop from the desktop.
Next steps please?
I have the IP addresses set so that they are 1 apart with same subnet mask.
I can ping the laptop from the desktop but not vice versa and therefore not surprisingly I can't see any of the shared resources on the desktop from the laptop.
Despite being able to ping it, I can't 'see' anything on the laptop from the desktop.
Next steps please?
sjg said:
Any firewall software (zonealarm, norton, kerio) on
the desktop PC?
DOH! What an idiot! I'll reconfigure it later and see if that helps. I don't know, I tell Ted that I have Norton Firewall software on a mail earlier in the day then forget that I have it when I'm trying to set something up for myself. Time to go outside and put myself out of my misery!
andyf007 said:
You do have a user account on the server and you are logging on to the domain with that account when the PC starts up aren't you?
Andy
Unless I'm missing something then, yes, I have an account on the laptop as it is my work one so would struggle to make money without one ;-)
Anyway, I have an account mycompanydomainjonathanc on the laptop. The bit in your mail that I'm not sure as to what you meant is the "and you are logging on to the domain with that account when the PC starts up aren't you?". If you mean do I log on to the LAPTOP with the domain account when it starts up then the answer is yes. If you mean the desktop (PC) then the answer is NO as it isn't associated with the domain nor will it have the same user ids etc.
Sorry if I'm missing something obvious here
Thanks all for your help.
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