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20867	2001-10-10 05:11:00	Please, Please, Please Help!!!! This one has me stumped and really frustrated, and the Windows Help Menu is just useless. I'm trying to connect two computers with direct cable connection (I have done this before on another computer with no problems) but each time I try to establish a connection, the guest computer keeps saying that it cannot find the host computer? I type in the host computer's name exactly, but it does not seem to find it? Both computers have Client for Microsoft Networks and File and print sharing for Microsoft Networks, listed under where it says, The following Network Components Are Installed. I have used the Remove option and then rebooted and then used the Add option to add the components again to see if it can establish the connection but to no avail. File and Print sharing is enabled on both computers. Also, in Device Manager, there is no mention of any problems, (on both computers) with both computers using Parallel cable on LPT1. Both computers are running Windows ME with the guest computer having just been upgraded from Win 98SE (before the upgrade, the guest computer did not have Client for Microsoft Networks) This should be a simple problem but I just feel helpless. Thanks in advance to the clever cookie who can solve this for me.	Guest (0)
20868	2001-10-10 05:49:00	Hi Debbie Are you using the correct cable? you can't just use an ordinary parallel cable, you have to use a special data transfer cable. You can buy them from Dick Smiths (catalogue number X8259) Billy 8-{)	Guest (0)
20869	2001-10-10 05:58:00	Yes I am using the correct cable as it is the same one I have used for direct cable connection before. Alao, both connections are done up tightly.	Guest (0)
20870	2001-10-10 07:26:00	although you have file sharing turned on have you actually shared anything? ie right clicking on Cd drive and click on sharing. ==Orac==	Guest (0)
20871	2001-10-13 04:24:00	Hi there. DCC can be a pain but you should get there eventually. Not sure about WinME but for Win98 these protocols must (usually) be enabled in 'Control Panel\Network\Configuration' for DCC to work. - IPX/SPX compatible protocol - NetBEUI - Client for Microsoft Networks, in Control Panel\Network\\Configuration\Network\'Component' area ie not logon. To add a protocol just press the 'add' button in the network config area, then click add/protocol/add/microsoft, then highlight the appropriate protocol.	Guest (0)
20872	2001-10-14 21:17:00	Thank you for all your replies. Well I got there in the end but what a pain in the you know what. I had the same workgroup name on both machines as well as the IPX/SPX compatible protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks, installed (so far so good) but the NetBEUI was a strange one. I could only get it installed on one machine as the disk was not available to install on the other. But this was enough to get the DCC to work?? (finally) I spent hours trying all different types of combinations to get DCC to work so I appreciate the help provided in your postings. Regards Debbie :-) PS. I have since bought a USB Data Transfer Cable. MUCH EASIER TO USE!!! No setting up Host/Client protocols etc, etc, etc, etc. Just a mstter of draging and dropping between 2 windows.	Guest (0)
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