Please Help!!!!!

**Sniper210010** · 03-05-2007

I hooked my laptop to my desktop cpu via a cat5e utp patch cable for a local area network.

the laptop is connected fine but i cant see my shared folder in network places.

My pc is showing "limited or no connectivity" and i cant figure out why.

both are running SP2.

please help me as i want to transfer some files from laptop to pc and this is doing my head in!!!!

thanks

**mzivia@tin.it** · 03-05-2007

Sometimes with XP I had to configurate in the network the user name of both pc. (if I remember right click on the folder and in the pad "user" or "security" you should find where to add users)
Of course to make it easyier I shutdown the firewall and antivirus.

**Sniper210010** · 03-05-2007

ok. ill try that. should there be a shared folder in the the "My netwok places".

there is one in my pc

but not on my laptop.

**mzivia@tin.it** · 04-05-2007

Sorry if i am late but I am +13 hours on US WT

Yes there should be one in My Computer?
But if your connecton has been create properly should work (put everything in auto about IP addres DNS etc....)
Remember to switch off even the Win XP firewall (last pad if you right click on the drive)

**gizzpluto31** · 28-04-2009

I need to set up a network between two offices that are about 500Ft apart. There is a 5-Pair Phone Line running between the the two offices. Three of the Five lines are used for phone lines, so that leaves two pair (Four Wires) not used for anything. I was wondering if there was a way to use the unused lines for some sort of networking.

We have a DSL Line at each office, and are having to pay about $100 per line per month. And we were wanting to cut back on one of the lines.

Note: The line is not Cat-5, but it is what the phone company installed.

If you need more info I will provide it upon request.

PS,

I have used phone line as network cable before for short distances of about 275Ft, with a Linksys Five-Port hub on both ends, with the line plugged into the up-link port. And it work pretty well, But i don't know about the distance with this setup here.

Thank You in advance for any tips with this problem.