Networking two computers running vista basic.

Hi Malke:

I did unfortunately forgot a very important piece of information. We are
hooking these two vista basic computer to a network that is currently running
windows server 2003. Would there be any known issues with networking the
vista pc's to the existing network running 2003? Thank you. Sorry, I forgot
to include this in my original post.

Mark

"Malke" wrote:

> Mark P. wrote:

> > Hi everyone:
> >
> > I'm new here and wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge about networking
> > two computers running vista basic. They are two laptops that need to be
> > neworked together. Does anyone know of any problems with networking them
> > together or bugs or problems I may encounter when doing so? Thanks.

>
> Certainly you can network two machines running Vista. The easiest way is
> by using a router.
>
> Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
> Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as
> files and folders:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...27037.aspxThis link will
> take you through Vista networking very well:
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

That should work. Just make sure you assign correct permissions and enable
sharing. This how to may help too.

Vista Network SharingVista Network Sharing. How to access a sharing printer
in Vista How to check or setup Windows Vista home network How to: move the
Public Folder in Vista ...
www.howtonetworking.com/vista/networksharing.htm


--
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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Mark P." <Mark P.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16F4DDC4-8135-4037-90B7-26055B0AAC50@microsoft.com...

> Hi everyone:
>
> I'm new here and wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge about
> networking
> two computers running vista basic. They are two laptops that need to be
> neworked together. Does anyone know of any problems with networking them
> together or bugs or problems I may encounter when doing so? Thanks.
>
> Mark

Hi Robert:

I did unfortunately forgot a very important piece of information. We are
hooking these two vista basic computer to a network that is currently running
windows server 2003. Would there be any known issues with networking the
vista pc's to the existing network running 2003? Thank you. Sorry, I forgot
to include this in my original post.

Mark

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> That should work. Just make sure you assign correct permissions and enable
> sharing. This how to may help too.
>
> Vista Network SharingVista Network Sharing. How to access a sharing printer
> in Vista How to check or setup Windows Vista home network How to: move the
> Public Folder in Vista ...
> www.howtonetworking.com/vista/networksharing.htm
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Mark P." <Mark P.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:16F4DDC4-8135-4037-90B7-26055B0AAC50@microsoft.com...

> > Hi everyone:
> >
> > I'm new here and wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge about
> > networking
> > two computers running vista basic. They are two laptops that need to be
> > neworked together. Does anyone know of any problems with networking them
> > together or bugs or problems I may encounter when doing so? Thanks.
> >
> > Mark

>

That should work too.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Mark P." <MarkP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2D4AC6A-A1DB-4792-B84E-116B50B00B88@microsoft.com...

> Hi Robert:
>
> I did unfortunately forgot a very important piece of information. We are
> hooking these two vista basic computer to a network that is currently
> running
> windows server 2003. Would there be any known issues with networking the
> vista pc's to the existing network running 2003? Thank you. Sorry, I
> forgot
> to include this in my original post.
>
> Mark
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>

>> That should work. Just make sure you assign correct permissions and
>> enable
>> sharing. This how to may help too.
>>
>> Vista Network SharingVista Network Sharing. How to access a sharing
>> printer
>> in Vista How to check or setup Windows Vista home network How to: move
>> the
>> Public Folder in Vista ...
>> www.howtonetworking.com/vista/networksharing.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Mark P." <Mark P.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:16F4DDC4-8135-4037-90B7-26055B0AAC50@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi everyone:
>> >
>> > I'm new here and wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge about
>> > networking
>> > two computers running vista basic. They are two laptops that need to be
>> > neworked together. Does anyone know of any problems with networking
>> > them
>> > together or bugs or problems I may encounter when doing so? Thanks.
>> >
>> > Mark

>>

Hi everyone:

I did unfortunately forgot a very important piece of information. We are
hooking these two vista basic computer to a network that is currently running
windows server 2003. Would there be any known issues with networking the
vista pc's to the existing network running 2003? Thank you. Sorry, I forgot
to include this in my original post.

Mark

"Mark P." wrote:

> Hi everyone:
>
> I'm new here and wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge about networking
> two computers running vista basic. They are two laptops that need to be
> neworked together. Does anyone know of any problems with networking them
> together or bugs or problems I may encounter when doing so? Thanks.
>
> Mark

Mark P. wrote:

> Hi everyone:
>
> I did unfortunately forgot a very important piece of information. We are
> hooking these two vista basic computer to a network that is currently running
> windows server 2003. Would there be any known issues with networking the
> vista pc's to the existing network running 2003? Thank you. Sorry, I forgot
> to include this in my original post.

There should be no problem as long as you understand that none of the
Home editions can join a domain. If you're not using AD, then just
create matching user accounts/passwords on the server and follow the
instructions for networking Vista that I already gave you.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thank you Malke and all of you who have replied to my posts. I appreciate the
help!

Mark

"Malke" wrote:

> Mark P. wrote:

> > Hi everyone:
> >
> > I did unfortunately forgot a very important piece of information. We are
> > hooking these two vista basic computer to a network that is currently running
> > windows server 2003. Would there be any known issues with networking the
> > vista pc's to the existing network running 2003? Thank you. Sorry, I forgot
> > to include this in my original post.

>
> There should be no problem as long as you understand that none of the
> Home editions can join a domain. If you're not using AD, then just
> create matching user accounts/passwords on the server and follow the
> instructions for networking Vista that I already gave you.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>