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Excalibur

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I have two computers, linked by a network cable. This allows both to share one printer. I don't fully understand this network lark, but as long as printer sharing is aLlowed for now, I can live with that. Having installed Zone Alarm, it has disabled this. How do I get round this?

Main computer is 98 se with printer connected

Secondary is XP PRO. :confused:

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Ian FG Member

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I don't use Zone Alarm but I think you will find somewhere in the options that you can allow trusted computers. You need to put in the address of your other computer. I am sure there are much more knowledgeable members here who can explain further because I don't really know what I'm talking about :)

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I think you have to put the IP address or network into the trusted zone for this to work

just one more cast then I'am off home

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Excalibur - probably your easiest and most secure option would be to load NetBEUI on both machines and use that for file & printer sharing. It does not see the firewall and will be unaffected by any settings. It is also a protocol that cannot be seen by anything on the internet.

 

98 is easy with NetBEUI is an available protocol to install. XP is a little harder but not much. How-to is here. Note that even though as they say, microsoft no longer offers active support for the protocol, it still works as well as ever. Much simpler to work with than TCP/IP.

 

The process may sound complicated but it really is not. Once you have NetBEUI installed it should automatically have the PCs 'seeing' each other and any files/folders/printers that are shared.

 

[ 06. October 2004, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: Newt ]

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Just buy a printer junction box. Far easier.

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I don't know! You are such a wuss sometimes you young un's!! Tut,Tut!

 

(I also have just viwewed the link Newt, I take it all BACK!!!):-))

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If GOD had NOT meant us to go fishing, WHY did he give us arms then??

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