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   From: "Guv Bob"    
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   Subject: Re: Problem Networking Win2000 Computers   
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:14:05 -0700   
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   I'm copying the responses from both newsgroups with responses FWIW...   
      
   "philo "  wrote in message   
   news:ktgkod$lbv$1@dont-email.me...   
   > >Are you sure the network card is not working? It may be the /modem/    
   > drivers that are missing. Assuming you are not on dialup, remove the    
   > modem from the machine and recheck to see if there are no longer any    
   > missing drivers.   
   >    
   > To share files on a networked Win2k machine I beleive all you have to do    
   > is enable file sharing   
   >    
   >    
   > , ,    
   >    
   > 'Use simple file sharing'   
      
   Thanks Philo. The modem is OK. The connection is through ethernet and the   
   eithernet driver is installed OK.   
      
      
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   "rickman"  wrote in message   
   news:kth3vm$e16$2@dont-email.me...   
   > On 8/2/2013 3:10 PM, Guv Bob wrote:   
   > > "rickman"  wrote in message   
   news:ktgv2u$ia0$1@dont-email.me...   
   > >> I don't know about the details of the problem you described, but if you   
   > >> connect the two computers directly with an Ethernet cable it will take   
   > >> the complication of the router out of the equation.  Many years ago when   
   > >> I had a couple of W2K computers I did this and it worked so well, I used   
   > >> one computer's hard drive as a drive on the other computer.  It was   
   > >> virtually transparent.   
   > >>   
   > >> I do know that in general networking and especially wireless networking   
   > >> in harder to set up under W2K than newer versions of windows.  That is   
   > >> one reason I stopped connecting my PCs, that and the fact that my laptop   
   > >> is faster and has a larger hard drive, so I just don't bother with the   
   > >> desktops anymore. lol   
   > >>   
   > >> Rick   
   > >   
   > > Thanks Rick.  I may end up doing that temporarily.  This network has the   
   modem connected by ethernet to the router, then split to each computer.  If I   
   use ethernet PC-to-PC, I would lose net access.  (I got a supply of CD's   
   yesterday myself! LOL!!)   
   >    
   > I guess I assumed you meant a wireless router.  Can't you connect    
   > wirelessly to the router?   
   >    
   > --    
   >    
   > Rick   
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