I have one system working where one computer is on domain and one is not,
but both of them are XP Pro and both connected through a router and I can
browse each other's files. Now I am trying to setup another system, but one
of the computers is XP Home so I don't know if that's the problem, but you
don't have to have cross over cable, the router will work.
"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:5171CC93-7150-4E6E-9231-8BB4D867682D@microsoft.com...
> I dont believe a router will make the connection between the 2
> pcs,specifically
> only a pc "crossover cable" will work.The cable looks like a ethernet
> cable
> but
> it's not.
>
> "Peter" wrote:
>
>> I have a Windows XP Pro and Windows XP home and I would like share a
>> printer
>> from XP Pro PC. I have tried to setup a network, but neither computer
>> sees
>> each other. I have turned off the FireWall on both PC but still nothing.
>> I
>> am using LinkSys WRT160N as the router.
>>
>> I have gone through the following insturctions:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...p/homenet.mspx
>>
>> What else can I check?
>>
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>>
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