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TCP/IP Home Networking

and File Sharing Tutorial

Finding Computers using Search

and Adding network places

Windows XP Home and Pro

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Using your Network for file sharing

Have you rebooted your computers recently? We just made a load of configuration changes so be sure to reboot them! When your computers start up, give them a minute or so to become 'aware' of each other. Sometimes you will get error messages if you try to access your network neighborhood too soon.

Next, open your 'My Network Places' in your Start Menu. If you do not immediately see your other computers, you may have to click the 'View Workgroup Computers' selection on the left menu.

I can't find the other computers!

Try using the 'search for computer' command

Try to add a network place manually

Search for a Computer on your network

Sometimes using the "Search for Computers..." command will force your system to find the other computer. Simply right click the "Network Neighborhood" or "My Network Places" icon on your desktop and select "Search for Computers".

Type in the full name of the computer you need to find and click search. Remember when I said to keep the computer names simple? This is why!!

Once the computer is found, double click to view the network share. You may start seeing this computer in your network neighborhood now too!

If you still can not locate the computer, try Adding the network place

Add a Network Place

First, collect the COMPUTER NAME and SHARE NAME that you wish to map. Next, right click the "My Network Places" icon in your Start menu and select "Map Network Drive".

- OR you can go into your network places and select "Add a network Palce" from the left menu

Click next and a screen like this should appear

Select the second option, "Choose another network location" and click next.

On this screen, type in the full path to the network share on the other computer. The syntax of the share should be \\computername\sharename as shown above. In this example we will add a network place called 'shared' on a computer called 'Laptop'

Lastly, give your new network place a name.

You are Finished with this tutorial!

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networking WINXP pro by ernesto - 15/06/2002 06:09:00

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Re: networking WINXP pro by Ben Stevenson - 16/11/2006 09:40:00

Posted by Ben Stevenson

16/11/2006 09:40:00.

Re: networking WINXP pro

Ian are you sure ? I interfaced a Caterham 7 device tool with my SKO da, and as yet no joy . Can you help an old pre cyber geek ?

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Re: networking WINXP pro by Paul Weber - 14/03/2003 19:08:00

Re: networking WINXP pro by Susan - 05/01/2006 22:29:00

Re: networking WINXP pro by Stan - 31/07/2004 22:07:00

Thank You - IT WORKED by ANTHONY - 14/05/2006 15:28:00

Re: networking WINXP pro by Lawrence - 27/11/2005 02:14:00

Re: networking WINXP pro by Susan - 05/01/2006 22:31:00

map d drive by john - 12/08/2002 15:18:00

XP Pro can't access other in workgroup by Tom - 01/09/2002 17:10:00

Re: XP Pro can't access other in workgroup by chadwick - 29/01/2005 17:20:00

network by sarah - 19/10/2002 06:11:00

Can't see option to by HB - 22/10/2002 17:10:00

Slow network with winxp home and win2k by Nathan - 03/12/2002 12:56:00

XP Home by Joe - 19/02/2003 12:41:00

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Re: XP Home by Aaron - 06/07/2006 16:16:00

Posted by Aaron

06/07/2006 16:16:00.

Re: XP Home

Philip,
honestly, ive been tryin this for weeks, i called dell tech support, i called d-link tech support, neither could help. they had be pinging computers left and right and doing crazy things in the command prompt... i did what you said, and it worked... unbelievable... my only question is what did u mean by this:

Make sure, on the host machine that you do this on the connection which is primary to the network, and not the internet.

how do i make sure the connection is primary to the network? i didnt have to worry about it, because it worked anyway, but im just curious...

ur the man, man...

aaron

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wireless network xp home/pro by Richard - 24/03/2003 01:50:00

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Computers can only go one way by Anthony - 20/08/2004 22:28:00

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Aargh!! Different O/S, can't share! by Bob & Linda - 23/10/2004 09:27:00

Re: Aargh!! Different O/S, can't share! by chadwick - 29/01/2005 17:02:00

Re: Aargh!! Different O/S, can't share! by nathan - 08/02/2005 08:04:00

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Norton Utilities by Cary - 28/10/2004 15:02:00

XP Home Networking! by Mikey - 15/12/2004 22:13:00

Re: XP Home Networking! by Warren - 30/04/2005 08:44:00

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XP and 98 networking by Robert - 23/03/2005 19:32:00

XP-Can't access computer in same Group by Peter - 10/05/2005 22:59:00

Re: XP-Can't access computer in same Group by Susan - 05/01/2006 22:44:00

XP Home solution by Ali - 13/09/2005 15:21:00

Can't Log on now I have followed tutorial! by Jago - 24/11/2005 01:01:00

Re: Can't Log on now I have followed tutorial! by Jago - 24/11/2005 01:20:00

This worked great. by Jerry - 08/12/2005 07:36:00

Re: This worked great. by Susan - 05/01/2006 22:47:00

98 Network Pa$$word Length by rick - 15/12/2005 17:41:00

Wireless network by Donny - 05/02/2006 19:04:00

Brilliant Tutorial by Kansai - 07/03/2006 22:23:00

So Happy!!! Networked 2 XP PC's by Aimee - 21/05/2006 20:23:00

Posted by Aimee

21/05/2006 20:23:00.

So Happy!!! Networked 2 XP PC's

Thank you for this superb guide. I am an IT professional, but networking is not my strong point. I had read several web sites and had almost given up on my 'older' PC as not being able to do the networking (was getting a .dll error). I had been trying to use the WindowsXP Pro networking wizard. :(
After spending $30 on a software solution that didn't solve my problem, I stumbled upon your networking tutorial. 1-2-3 easy to follow and a few minutes later I'm networked!! I can show my face at work :).

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