network problem: internet sharing <ot>

[Gary Wilson]

--- Collins Richey <erichey2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> The WinXP wizard for networking detected it's place
> on my LAN (Netgear
> router) automagically, setup for DHCP, and even
> enabled File and Printer
> Sharing without any of the screwing around I've had
> to do in the past.
> Only 1 reboot. <g>  I was able to copy all the


The secret here is that you got XP Pro, which has full
networking support. It can still get tricky. If the
automatic settings don't work, manual configuration is
a real dog and it will keep trying to go back to the
automatic settings. XP Home edition has minimal
networking support. It's a dog and should be banned
from all computer systems, along with Windows ME, its
close cousin.

You can boot up with Knoppix and get the same kind of
automatic networking and Samba support is built in. It
has Linneighborhood installed and has almost always
found other computers on the network for me.

Gary

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