Setting up a network between 2 Win XP Home machines...

UglyCasanova

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We have 4 computers total, 2 laptops (an Inspiron running Win XP Home and a Powerbook running OS X 10.3) and 2 desktops (both running Win XP Home).

All I want to do is move 30GB of music from one computer to the other (the 2 desktops, I am not even worried about the laptops right now), but for the life of me I can't network the right.

Here is how it is setup. I have my cable modem attached to an Airport Extreme base station, which is in turn attached to my main computer (HOME, and this is the one that I am trying to send the files to). The 2 laptops and my other desktop (DAVIDS, the one with all of the songs on it) are all using wireless cards. I have no problems connecting to the internet with any of the computers, the problems arise when the computers try to see each other.

I can get my 2 desktop computers to see each other on MSHOME, but when I try to access them (and I am sharing folders btw) it says:

\\Davids is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

The network path was not found.

It will give me that error message on either computer that I use. Now, wtf do I do? I have never once set up a network so I have no clue what I'm doing. Any help would be appreciated, and if anyone has any other ideas on transferring the music aside from burning it please let me know. That is all I am worried about anywho. :)
 

hjo3

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Is NetBIOS over TCP/IP turned on on every system? If it's not, that can cause the error you mentioned.
 

hjo3

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Originally posted by: UglyCassanova
No idea, how do I check?
Open the properties for your local area connection (you can get to it by right clicking > Properties your My Network Places icon). In the top list box, look for a protocol named "NWLink NetBIOS." If you can't find it in the list, click the Add button.
 

Tash

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It can also be caused by having winxp firewall activated when going thru a router. This happened to me.