Setting up a network between 2 Win XP Home machines . [setting up a network] [cable modem]
Q: We have a total of four computers, two laptops (an Inspiron running Win XP Home and a PowerBook running OS X 10.3) and 2 desktops (both running WinXP Home) 0.
All I want to do is to move the 30GB music one computer to another (the two desktops, Im not even worried about the laptop now), but for the life of me I can not network properly.
Here is how it is set. I have my cable modem connected to an AirPort Extreme base station, which in turn is connected to my main computer (HOME, and this is the only thing I try to send files). The two laptops and my desktop (David, the one with all the songs on it) are all using wireless cards. I have no problems connecting to the Internet with one of the computers, the problems arise when the computers try to see each other.
I can get my two desktop computers together to 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 Admin found.
It not give me the error message on both computers I use. Now, wtf do I do? Ive never once set up a network so I have no idea what I do. Any help would be appreciated, and if anyone has other ideas about transferring the music apart from burning it let me know. Thats all Im worried about Anywho. 
Re:Originally posted by: UglyCassanova
The NetBIOS worked. I knew you people were good for something, thanks.
:)I win! 
Re:The NetBIOS worked. I knew you people were good for something, thanks.
:)Re:It can also be caused by having winxp firewall activated when going thru a router. This happened to me.
Re: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.
Re:Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Setting and Sharing.
Link: Installing & Sharing (http://www.ezlan.net/Installing.html)
Re:No idea, how do I check?
Re:Is NetBIOS over TCP/IP turned on on every system? If it's not, that can cause the error you mentioned.
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