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#1 User is offline   cut 

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Posted 26 February 2005 - 04:33 PM

ok i've networked computers before but this setup i have now is difficult.

PC 1 - upstairs, connected to my niebor/friends network via wireless pci card, this is also my internet connection. onboard NIC connected to linksys wireless router with ICS enabled on the wireless nic. router is downstairs. ]

router: linksys 54g, internet port connected to nic on PC 1. changed IP on router to other then 192.168.xxx.xxx

PC 2 - connected to port 1 and connects to internet fine
XBOX - connected to port 2 and connects to internet fine

cant see/ connect/share files on pc1 and pc 2. both running xp pro.

whats wrong?


#2 User is offline   bart of borg 

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Posted 26 February 2005 - 07:40 PM

Enable your IPX protocol in network properties......

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Posted 26 February 2005 - 09:52 PM

whats ipx protocol?

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Posted 08 March 2005 - 10:31 PM

IPX and SPX are protocols which used by netWARE networks
and for games thats requied this protocol recently i use
this when i play RedALert 2 :yes:

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Posted 18 March 2005 - 08:49 AM

Do you have indentical user accounts on both machines? And an exception in the firewall for File & Print Sharing?

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