windows home networking

[jrigby]

hi, I am trying to network my home computers with home phone line networking kit but its not going over to well it wont let me browse the computers i have files and printer sharing set up any suggestions,

ohh yeah i do have an ethernet card on one of the computers could it be causing interferance with the home networking kit???

[Maniaman]

All I can say is

Get Linux

I always have network probs with win... One minute it will work next minute can't access the network.  I haven't had any problems with Linux networking yet.

[ October 26, 2002: Message edited by: Maniaman ]

[jrigby]

yes but i am still stuck with an 80$$ networking kit that doesnt have linux drivers
so keep posting!!

[voidmain]

Your best bet is to call Microsoft and have a credit card handy, or call the manufacturer or your networking kit and have a credit card handy or go to http://www.windowsbbs.com/ as this is not a Windows help site. It's a Microsoft "eradication" site. Thank you for your support.

[jrigby]

yes well i got the fact that it was an eradication site, but i figured all the ragging on windows you would probably have to know something about it. dont get me wrong or anything but windows does suck but its the most widely supported os in my opinion and if i wasnt so impatient and cheap i would have linux on my computer,
but ill try http://www.windowsbbs.com/

[voidmain]

Linux will set you free.  

[RudeCat7]

I must say, he got off easy.  

[ October 26, 2002: Message edited by: RudeCat8.0 ]

[jrigby]

i have 2 d-link dhn-120s

[trickyt]

Microsoft home networking is not that easy, but I think I have found the main problems.  Now I have 2 pcs linked together via the HUB/Modem and a third linked to the main XP, via a wireless network and "bridged".  All 3 pcs can surf the ADSL internet and each can exchange data and files via the main XP pc.
The main problems to solve are as follows:
Make sure you use the same Network name on all pcs "MSHOME"
Be careful to be consistent with your case.
Make sure the PC names are unique, and not the same name as your network.
Make sure you run the networking disk in each pc.  If you don't they will not recognise each other.  Your main pc should make this Networking disk for you.  It does not come in the box nor on the disk with the drivers etc.  This disk has to run on each pc on the network, then the pcs re-start and take some time to re-install the software on each pc.

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by jrigby:
hi, I am trying to network my home computers with home phone line networking kit but its not going over to well it wont let me browse the computers i have files and printer sharing set up any suggestions,

ohh yeah i do have an ethernet card on one of the computers could it be causing interferance with the home networking kit???

What OS?

Unless you have a lot of components in your computer (ex: 2x HHD, 2x CD, 2x NIC, Sound on card and integrated, Video card and integrated video etc) I doubt it is an IRQ conflict.

[jrigby]

well i do have alot of usb devices but the ethernet is on the motherboard

[jrigby]

ohh yeah,

Windows ME for the OS's

[kinky]

$80?

for phone line netwwrking?  egads...

only 2 computers?  ethernet is cheaper than that... unless your buying it all at some retail store and paying 3X as much

[Gooseberry Clock]

http://msnc.msn.com/v2/companion/questions_full.asp#29  

quote:HomePNA (Phone Line Network) uses the existing phone lines in your home to create a home network of comparable speed to Ethernet. It uses a different frequency over these lines so you can still make phone calls while you are using the network and accessing the Internet

This concludes the educational portion of this thread.