On 3/16/06, PBC Web Design <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:07 PM 3/16/2006, you wrote: > >I understood it isn't instantaneous after this was mentioned. It's > >been hours and still not showing up even earlier when I wrote. > > I just tried another folder that has .txt files in it only. Rebooted > both computers. It shared fine, can see it on the laptop. Then I > added a test.txt to the newly shared desktop folder, never showed up > in the laptop. It doesn't make any sense that some folders will > share and others won't does it? I'm taking the same steps each time. > If I add a file to an already shared folder on the desktop that I can > see on the laptop, is it not supposed to show up on the laptop shared > folder? Please tell me I don't have to reboot each time I add a file > to a shared folder in order for it to show up! >
This is the MS guide to setting up a home network. It's a good how to beginning with installing a nic and finishing with printer sharing. Have a look at it using IE since FF has some trouble with some of the "features" of the pages. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813936/en-us And please be sure that you have a router between your network and the cable modem. As Mark's cited article points out, using anything other that a router (like a swithc or hub) just opens your machines to the world. When you are describing how you share, it sounds at times as if you expect the shared folder to be duplicated on another machine. That doesn't happen. The shared folder remains on its own machine. What sharing does is let you see that directory and its contents from another machine. If you add to the shared folder there is no need to do more than refresh your share on the other machine to see the new content. The reason you create a share on each machine is so that the human can see the shares in "my computer". Each share is identified as being on a particular machine again for the convenience of the humans. If you want to name all of the shared files the same, go ahead. They will be identified by the computer name. Just don't expect to find files in "shared on desktop" in "shared on laptop". That isn't how it works. If that's too simplistic, I appologize. But at times you seem to be expecting that to happen. At other times you seem to understand the process fully. Remote troubleshooting often trips over things like this. Follow the MS steps and it should fix all your problems. drew ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: '' To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
