Someone who knows about LANS please help!!!

[FordLorider]

I am trying to set up a LAN with my friend's computer and when I start my computer it asks me for an ID for microsoft networks. Where do I find out what I am supposed to put there? Last time we tried to do this all we could do was see our own computer on network neighborhood.

 

[FordLorider]

also, am I supposed to logon to the "Windows NT Domain" under client for microsoft networks properties.

 

[FordLorider]

argh, anyone?

 

[pyr]

ack maybe a bit late, but all you need is 'client for MS networks' and TCP/IP installed in your network setup. then set each computer with an IP from 192.168.0.1 to maybe 192.168.0.10 then do a search for the name of the other persons computer. if you want to be able to see the other persons you can put them in the same workgroup.

 

[BCYL]

Like the post before, you will have to assign an internal IP for each computer (eg. 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.10), and the same submask (255.255.255.0). You will have to place the computers in the SAME workgroup in order for them to see each other. For this you can choose whatever name you want, but this has to be exactly the same for all the computers on your network. As for computer name, you can choose whatever name you want also, providing that each computer gets an unique name.

After you install everything and reboot, Windows may prompt you for a login name and password... The login name does not have to be the same as the computer name you entered for your network, but you have to enter something here... If you don't want Windows to prompt you for a password everytime you start later, just leave the password field blank.

Just choose "Windows Logon" in your network properties...

 

[Postman]

uh, you dudes seem to favor the 192.168.* range. I'm too lazy and just punch 10.0.0.* in 🙂