http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/homenetworks Questions tagged with 'homenetworks' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0800 Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/8967/Naming%2DNetwork%2DMachines Having just set up a home network, I was wondering what cute names everyone gave to the machines on their networks. My desktops are called Tyler and Jack and the laptop is Marla... tag:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.8967 Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0800 homenetworks etc http://ask.metafilter.com/5290/Doesnt%2Dshare%2Dwell%2Dwith%2Dothers I have a home network with 3 XP Pro machines which can all share files perfectly with one another - and a Windows 98 SE machine which refuses. Help I'm desperate {more inside} It can go on the internet fine, ping the other computers, and even see them in my network neighborhood. But when I try to browse any of my other computers from the 98 machine, it tries to connect as \\Computername\IPC$ and asks for a password. I have tried leaving it blank, typing in all the admin passwords for the other machines, hitting cancel, but nothing works. I have also tried changing all the security and sharing settings on the XP machines, it doesn't help. I know the username and password that will give me access to them, but Windows only lets me be "IPC$" and no passwords work. I want to browse my XP files from the 98 machine. Thanks! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.5290 Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:58:05 -0800 homenetworks networks Win98 Windows XPPro ac