[Shanty Shaker]

Yeah use the xp install disk to install the network on the ME computer. You can choose to do that from the menu that comes up when you put the cd in the drive.

[TommyDale]

The first step is to get rid of Windows ME.

[Quilla]

IIRC, I believe the ME computer will allow you to create a small networking program on diskette. Running that disk on the XP will install the necessary networking software. I networked several computers at my office this way and it was quite a simple (thank heavens) operation. Good luck.

[familyop]

Are you doing it with a CAT 5 line (RJ-45 jacks and plugs) but without a hub? If so, some of the lines need to be switched around (into what's called a "crossover"), and that can be done at the jack/plug junction. ...sorry I haven't done the peer-to-peer thing in a long time and don't have a diagram. But you should be able to find a peer-to-peer wiring diagram on the Web, somewhere. Just try keywords like, "peer-to-peer," "CAT 5," "RJ-45," "diagram," "crossover" and so forth.

[foto]

Not sure what networking protocol your intending to use but
Microsoft's old windows to windows peer networks used netbeui protocol which is not included in the standard setup of XP. I beleive ME is the old one and uses netbeui to connect peer to peer. Check MS tech support on how to add netbeui protocol to XP machines, you have to copy some files and move them. Then setup peer to peer using netbeui and internet using TCP/ip. Thats how I have it working on my machines which also include a few older windows 98se, 2000, and xp machines. Hope it helps.

[Pikachu_Dad]

I vote for the cable problem as being the most likely suspect. Most cables are sold for hub setups. If you are going peer to peer, you need a cross-over cable.

If you connect to the internet (your here aren't you) then consider buying a cheap hub 4 computer hub and networking them that way.

ME is the older version of software. It will not mention XP because XP was not out when it was shipped.

[longjack]

Make sure hardware connections are OK. If the 2 computers are wired together with one cable, that has to be a crossover cable. If you use a hub/switch (which I prefer) they can be regular cables.

If hardware is OK you should be able to PING the machines and get a successful response. If you don't know what a PING is, find out how to do it. Microsoft - Troubleshooting home networking in Windows XP

On the XP machine, you have to turn off the firewall (I would disconnect from the internet first, if you don't have a router, though).

The key with XP is that the XP machine and the ME machine have to have the same username and password setup in user accounts. For example, if the username and password for the ME machine is username foo password foopasswd, there has to be an account on the XP machine with the very same username and password.

With that established, you have to share folders on both machines, and, in XP, either make sure simple file-sharing is turned on (the easiest way), or, set permissions appropriately (the most secure way).

HTH

longjack

[MainFrame65]

Are you using dialup and ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) or an ethernet connection to a cable or DSL hub? In either case I STRONGLY recommend buying a hub or router and using standard instead of crossover cables, but if you are using ICS with dialup, the machine with the modem acts as a ROUTER, translating addresses and converting the protocol. I think you have to have the newer OS as the ICS router, where the upstream connection occurs.

[Hun in the sun]

As always, one should check the basic settings first:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 826812

Windows XP Home Edition-Based Computers Cannot Detect Windows Millennium Edition-Based Computers on a Home Network

SYMPTOMS
When you connect a Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition-based computer to a network that has Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition-based computers connected to it, the Windows XP Home Edition-based computer will be not be able to connect to any of the Windows Millennium Edition-based computers on the network.

CAUSE
This problem may occur if the Windows Millennium Edition-based computers do not have the TCP/IP network protocol installed. By default, Windows XP uses the TCP/IP networking protocol to connect to other computers on a network.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, configure each Windows Millennium Edition-based computer to use the TCP/IP network protocol.

For each Windows Millennium Edition-based computer on the network, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Network, and then click the Network Configuration tab.
Click Add, click Protocol, and then click Add.
Click Microsoft, click TCP/IP, and then click OK.
For additional information about troubleshooting home network connections, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
308007 Troubleshooting Home Networking in Windows XP

For additional information about accessing shared folders from a Windows Millennium Edition-based computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

266033 Cannot Connect to Subfolders Within a Password-Protected Share Folder

Source:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826812


Regards,
Hun

PS: ...and don`t forget to check the names(s) of the
Workgroup :o)

[StriperSniper]

Good question, someone just asked me how to transfer gigs and gigs of MP3s from one to another, then said he wanted to share a cable modem. I told him I had no idea, but I know just where to find that kind of info(and help ;-).

Bumping to come back later and see all the gurus wisdom splattered all over. ;-)

[Agnes Heep]

First make sure you're using TCP/IP as a protocol. Then make sure the two machines are actually communicating; use PING to do this. Make sure that each machine has Client for Microsoft Networks installed; make sure it's not deselected on the XP machine. Go into your advanced TCP/IP settings on the XP machine under WINS and make sure that Netbios over TCP/IP is selected. Put the two machines in the same workgroup and use the same logon credentials.

If successful you should at the very least be able to PING each machine, first by its IP address, and then by its name.

[familyop]

"You can find crossover cables on eBay for 3 or 4 bucks and all you need to do is plug the end of the cable into the NIC on each machine....and Whooppeee!"

So there are cables ready-made with crossovers? Cool!