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Need help with setting up a home network:

J

jread

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Ok, it seems simple but I'm apparently too dumb to do it:

Computer #1 = Windows XP

Computer #2 = Windows 2000 Professional

Both are connected through a netgear wireless router, though neither of them are using wireless, just regular ethernet cables plugged into the "wired" ports on the back of the wireless router (I'm not using wireless because I hate it and wish I'd never bought it).

Now....

I want to network these two computers together and I want to share the printer that is connected to the Windows 2000 computer.

I did the network connection wizard on Windows XP... it was painless and easy. I even created the "Network Setup Disk" so that I could "easily" install the network settings on my other computer. Well, the disk works with everything BUT windows 2000.... naturally.

I've tried looking at how to setup the network on the Windows 2000 computer but it's not very user-friendly. I don't know what to do to get this to work. Could someone give me the idiot's guide to how to do this?
 
Simple but not-so-secure method: enable the guest account on the 2k machine

I'd create a separate user account.

Top Ten Rules for Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network

[*]Even if it tells you to do it, don't run Windows XP's Network Setup Wizard on the other networked computers. You want to make the Windows XP computer conform to the existing network. The Wizard wants to make the rest of the network conform to XP.

[*]You must disable Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) on a local area network connection to other computers. If it's enabled on a LAN, ICF will block File and Printer Sharing

[*]To make most network settings, you must be logged on as a user that is a member of the Administrators group.

[*]Use the same protocol for File and Printer Sharing on all computers.

[*]Remove all network protocols that aren't required for a specific purpose.

[*]If you have multiple protocols, un-bind File and Printer Sharing from all but one. Using more than one protocol, even on just one networked computer, can make networking with XP unreliable.

[*]TCP/IP, by itself, works for all Windows networking functions.

[*]If you assign IP addresses manually, use the same IP subnet on all computers.

[*]NetBEUI isn't necessary.

[*]Use the same workgroup name on all computers.
 
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