How do I make one computer visible on another computer on my LAN?

[z0mb13]

so I need to transfer files to my new computer

How do I make the new computer visible on my LAN?

sorry for the noob question..

 

[evetstech]

windows? linux?

 

[Sluggo]

We need a networking forum for questions like this 🙂

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: evetstech
windows? linux?

windows xp

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
We need a networking forum for questions like this 🙂

hushh... hurry before nik gets here 😀😀

 

[Goosemaster]

If wondows ho edition, right click on a folder, click sharing, and folllow the prompt and click "jsut enable filesharing"


then right click on my computer, co to properties, click on the computer name tab, and there you will fin the computers name



on the other windows computer click start> run


type: \\othercomputersname

where "othercomputersname " is repalce d with the other computers name


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[Platypus]

We need some info man..

OS for both machines?
How they're connected?

You should be able to use UNC paths like Goosemaster said to connect to the other host and access a shared medium. If it's a lot of stuff from all over you should just mount the drive (have to set permissions for this) and copy it that way.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Platypus
We need some info man..

OS for both machines?
How they're connected?

You should be able to use UNC paths like Goosemaster said to connect to the other host and access a shared medium. If it's a lot of stuff from all over you should just mount the drive (have to set permissions for this) and copy it that way.

I have windows media center on the new PC. windows xp home on the old pc

they are connected using a router.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Platypus
We need some info man..

OS for both machines?
How they're connected?

You should be able to use UNC paths like Goosemaster said to connect to the other host and access a shared medium. If it's a lot of stuff from all over you should just mount the drive (have to set permissions for this) and copy it that way.

I have windows media center on the new PC. windows xp home on the old pc

they are connected using a router.

The method Goosemaster and I described should work fine. If it's a lot of data it might be quicker to just put the drive in the other computer and copy it over IDE or whatever.

 

[OutHouse]

I have 3 pc's on my home network and when i try to browse to them in my network i cant see them so using the UNC path works and i use that. but i have been wondering why they dont show up, i have made them part of "home" workgroup...

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Platypus
We need some info man..

OS for both machines?
How they're connected?

You should be able to use UNC paths like Goosemaster said to connect to the other host and access a shared medium. If it's a lot of stuff from all over you should just mount the drive (have to set permissions for this) and copy it that way.

I have windows media center on the new PC. windows xp home on the old pc

they are connected using a router.

The method Goosemaster and I described should work fine. If it's a lot of data it might be quicker to just put the drive in the other computer and copy it over IDE or whatever.

I tried doinghis but it says folder or location not found

 

[her209]

Floppy!

 

[DaWhim]

make sure the work group name is the same.

also, set the folder to share.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
make sure the work group name is the same.

also, set the folder to share.

I did all this but its not showing up..

is it because one is media center edition and the other one is simply xp home?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
If wondows ho edition, right click on a folder, click sharing, and folllow the prompt and click "jsut enable filesharing"


then right click on my computer, co to properties, click on the computer name tab, and there you will fin the computers name



on the other windows computer click start> run


type: \\othercomputersname

where "othercomputersname " is repalce d with the other computers name


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