Networking can be flaky. I've given up on it myself many times, only to come back the next day and it's working fine. Don't forget you have to share at least one folder. Some links:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ Practically Networked Home http://www.homepcnetwork.com/index.htm The Home PC Network site http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/ Navas Cable Modem_DSL Tuning Guide On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've spent some time Googling but can't find an answer. > I have two computers that access the internet via a wired router that is > connected to a cable modem. I want to share files between the two > computers, and a printer. > > I have run Windows XP Network Setup Wizard on both computers, but I cannot > see either computer from the other's My Network Places. In fact, I had to > run System Restore on one of the computers after running the Setup Wizard > because it messed up the connection to the internet. > > Is there a web site that actually tells how to do this? The very many that > I have viewed simply explain the hardware needed or the various > configurations of connections, not the Windows setup procedure. BTW, both > computers report an existing network name "MSHOME" ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
