XP Home does network. It is (very) slightly more brain-damaged than pro (max 2 connections / sec), but networking is possible. It even comes with a handy set of programs that (supposedly) allow you to configure other machines onto your network very easily. General rule for networking in Windoze: 1) Make sure Workgroup is the same 2) Make sure you are on the same ip range (i.e. all computers have a ip address in the same range, so all in 192.168.0.# or 192.168.5.# etc) 3) Make sure you have an identical user on both machines. (i.e. a user called Default, with the same password, and sufficient permissions to access the shared filespace) This is required due to 2k's NT-based Networking rules.) 4) Make sure you have shared an area, and have File & Print Sharing turned on. 5) Make sure you either a. disable windows firewall on the XP machine, or b. add an exception for file & print sharing. HTH.. Johnathon On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 05:51 -0800, Joel D Canfield wrote: > > Is there something I am missing here? > > since I can't see where you specify, I'll start with the simplest: this > is XP Pro, correct? because XP Home doesn't do networking. > > joel > ___________________________________ > thechat: every chance of getting a wee bit muddy? > > thechat@lists.evolt.org > http://lists.evolt.org/mailman/listinfo/thechat > http://lists.evolt.org/thechatarchive/ > ____ > > Got RSS? Add your feed to http://planet.evolt.org/ > See also #evolt on irc.evolt.org and http://spool.evolt.org.uk/ > ____ > > Please support the community that supports you. Give your bit to > evolt.org at: http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ -- Johnathon Tinsley, Encryptec Limited Tel: 0845 25 77033, FWD: 753977, Mob: 07891 389657 Email: jtinsley@encryptec.net, MSN: jtinsley@encryptec.net Statements made are at all times subject to Encryptec's Terms and Conditions of Business, which are available upon request.