home networking woes?

rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 5:17 am

ok i got this winxp computer to set up a connection to the winme computer but it wont let me connect to the win me?

it says i dont have permission? now what is it talking about i cant find any help on it in the windows help at all ?

i cant figure this one out? been at it now for 6 hours

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 11:11 am

I'm not sure how to do what you are trying, but it sounds as if it has to do with administrative rights. I think on XP, you have to be signed in as administrator to do networking. Someone else here may have some experience with networking 2 pcs. I've never had the need to do this.

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jryan · Post by **jryan** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 6:34 pm

Another problem may be with XP's built-in filesharing. You may need to insure that you have a user account with the same username and password on both machines, I know that's happened to me before... That may help get rid of the Permissions thing. Good Luck

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:09 am

ok thats an idea i have not tried yet so hope it works? to quote a waylon jennings song. " This Is Getting Funny, ( but there aint nobody laughing)"

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:35 pm

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:17 pm

Guess you are still trying to figure it out?

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 8:46 am

yep ya guessd right.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 3:33 pm

Have you gone to settings>control>administative tools>computer management and looked around there? There has to be something to give you permission to change settings as the administrator. I think in XP Pro there is a power user function. I have XP Home and didn't see that option.

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 2:02 am

did not see anything but there is a run as? in the right click menu but that dont help this is the admin board...

maybe if i just take a hammer to it like all machines need every now and then it might work

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 10:46 am

Have you looked under services applications?

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wldkos · Post by **wldkos** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 12:15 am

maybe your shares are "0711" and only letting someone with an account "read, write and exex.".. you not loggin in with a user/pass if leaving you with "1" which is only read acess.

This is my experience with it on linux, Im sure its diff on windows.

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:37 pm

I dont know what it is guys.? i been in the ip config. and in the network area and it keeps telling me i dont have permission on this xp to open the connection to the win me it has a icon for it in the network area

but i cant get the icon for the winxp to show up in the win me net work area and that win me keeps loosing the network for some reason?

i have them both on right now set up to the same users on each, this winxp has the net work connection below and it is enabled and working but the other computer just wont connect for some dang reason it just seems to be a big pain in the trying to make it talk to the network let alone this computer.

do i need to be connected to the internet to use the local network??

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 10:47 pm

It still sounds like you are not set up as administrator on the XP machine.

I don't know if you have to be connected to the internet. I'll look around and see if I can find any info.

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wldkos · Post by **wldkos** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 10:52 pm

rovingcowboy wrote:

I dont know what it is guys.? i been in the ip config. and in the network area and it keeps telling me i dont have permission on this xp to open the connection to the win me it has a icon for it in the network area

but i cant get the icon for the winxp to show up in the win me net work area and that win me keeps loosing the network for some reason?

i have them both on right now set up to the same users on each, this winxp has the net work connection below and it is enabled and working but the other computer just wont connect for some dang reason it just seems to be a big pain in the trying to make it talk to the network let alone this computer.

do i need to be connected to the internet to use the local network??

AFAIK you do not have to be connected to the net, just to the other machine. I'd try playing around with permissions, and PMing mandaren if I am correct.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 11:01 pm

You might want to take a look here.

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxpwin9x.htm

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 6:37 am

Wren wrote: You might want to take a look here.

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxpwin9x.htm

thanks that told me i have to check my card or cable. ? both are new the cable is working from this direction and back from that card. but i cant get the net diag. to see anything from the windows me computer.

oh well we'll keep on it am getting closer now i can tell.

i keep feeling the urg to get that baseball bat or the sledge hammer.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:24 pm

Ok, have a read here.

http://www.homenethelp.com/

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:45 am

thanks for that link there wren that one had a good thread on winMe networking seems there are things that should have been done by ms that were not ?

so i copied the stuff and will read it while i do them on the other computer might just get it working yet. but not now, it is time to sleep for me.

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wldkos · Post by **wldkos** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:45 am

Let us know when you get this working. You could also try http://arstechnica.com and use the open forum.

That or irc.arsechnica.com:6667

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rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:12 pm

got the windows me computer online now. it even got in to the files on this one.

Now this one still wont see that computer only its card.??? still says i need permission looks like i got to go back and get the help for the winxp to winme thread and read it.?

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:30 pm

Glad you got part of it working.

Maybe you will get it finished when you read the other thread.

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