Re: Accessing Home Network
From: Adam Pavelec (apavelec[no_uce)
Date: 12/27/02
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From: "Adam Pavelec" <apavelec[no_uce]@benefit-services.com> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:08:58 -0500
In article <news:031a01c2adb7$01172670$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03>, Henry Eakin
<heakin@na.ko.com> wrote:
> I use a Windows 2000 machine and connect to my work using
> VPN. I have a home network connecting two windows XP
> machines and a windows 98 machine. I would like to access
> the printer that I have attached to the windows 98 machine
> but I keep getting the message "The list of servers fro
> this workgroup is currenly not available". Any suggestions?
1) Make sure all home PCs belong to the same workgroup.
2) TCP/IP is the only protocol you should need to use
3) Make sure Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Networks are installed/enabled.
4) Since you didn't mention using a DHCP Server to assign IP Addresses, I'll
assume that your not. Make sure that all home PCs belong to the same Class
C network and have the same Subnet Mask. For example:
XP Box #1: 192.168.2.100
XP Box #2: 192.168.2.101
98 Box: 192.168.2.102
5) Make sure all three above machines use 255.255.255.0 as the Subnet Mask.
[a router or a firewall with a built-in DHCP Server can definitely make
things more simple -- if you have an old PC in the closet, checkout
SmoothWall GPL (http://www.smoothwall.org) and put it to good use]
6) Share the printer.
Caveat: You'll most likely need to download/install/use XP OS-specific
drivers on your XP machine to be able to use the printer shared on your 98
Box.
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