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re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?'
Friday, May 9, 2003 at 11:49 am
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Posted by Bob (1 messages posted)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000pro/maintain/makeconn.asp?frame=true Users at the other end—the ones who want to connect to your computer—don't need to run Windows 2000; they can connect with Windows 95 or Windows 98. But they must have a local user account on your computer, or Windows 2000 security will rebuff their logon attempts.

On Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 2:19 pm, Ken Peterson wrote:
>I have a question about connecting between a computer on WIN95 (The guest) and one
>on WIN2000 (The host) using a Windows Direct Cable Connection using a Belkin Autoswitch.
>The LPT connection is made satisfactorily and then I get the message on the guest
>computer that it "Can't find the host computer". From all I can tell I have setup
>the software on both computers correctly. I was asked the name of the host computer
>and entered the name listed for it under "devices" in the "My Computer" menu. Does
>anyone have any ideas or experience with this problem?
>
>

Written in response to:: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 2:19 pm)

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Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 2:19 pm)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Alan Mann: Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 2:57 pm)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 9:56 am)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Bob: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 6:15 am)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Marc Anderson: Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 12:28 am)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Glenn Gillis: Tue, Apr 11, 2006, 10:41 am)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (noone: Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 7:18 pm)

re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Bob: Fri, May 9, 2003, 11:49 am)

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