A few networking questions. Hopefully they're fairly simple to answer.
I have two computers networked at home, one running Win98, and the other running Winxp. They're both connected to a Linksys hub/router which connects to my cable modem, allowing access to the internet.
My questions...
What is "mapping" a network drive? Does that make a hard drive on one computer accessible to all others on the network, ie: a network drive? Also, if I map a network drive on one computer, will it just appear as a new drive on the other system (how do I access it)? I have tried to allow access to files between the two systems, but it doesn't seem to be working. I've given each system a unique computer ID, and the same group ID.
Secondly, the win98 system has a printer that I'd like to use from the XP machine in the other room as well. How can I share the printer with both machines?
Any direct help or online reading would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have two computers networked at home, one running Win98, and the other running Winxp. They're both connected to a Linksys hub/router which connects to my cable modem, allowing access to the internet.
My questions...
What is "mapping" a network drive? Does that make a hard drive on one computer accessible to all others on the network, ie: a network drive? Also, if I map a network drive on one computer, will it just appear as a new drive on the other system (how do I access it)? I have tried to allow access to files between the two systems, but it doesn't seem to be working. I've given each system a unique computer ID, and the same group ID.
Secondly, the win98 system has a printer that I'd like to use from the XP machine in the other room as well. How can I share the printer with both machines?
Any direct help or online reading would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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