get my PPC to see my File & Printer Sharing

[smapdi636]

Can someone point me towards documentation or a tutorial to get my PPC on my home network?

I'm using File & Printer Sharing over IPX/SPX.

Would I have to tell my PPC about my workgroup as I would networking another Windows machine?

TIA

[smapdi636]

Can someone point me towards documentation or a tutorial to get my PPC on my home network?

I'm using File & Printer Sharing over IPX/SPX.

Would I have to tell my PPC about my workgroup as I would networking another Windows machine?

TIA

[that_kid]

IPX isn't supported on the pocket pc, you need to use netbios over tcp/ip

[smapdi636]

Thanks.

Still looking for any tuts or info.

[Howard2k]

It's pretty straight forwards. Not trying to be condascending but just give it a shot and you might surprise yourself.

Install TCP/IP on your desktop and enable file and print sharing. Share something.

Configure an IP address on your PPC in the same subnet... If you do not have local WINS/DNS point these addresses to your desktop IP.


Ensure that you can ping from your desktop to your PPC. If you can then you're on the right track. If not check your IP Addressing and WLAN Setup (SSID, channel, mode etc.)


IF you could ping try to map a drive. If you have no luck install Pocket Hosts from here: http://www.zimac.de

Create an entry with the name and IP of you desktop and try again.

Let us know how you get on.

[smapdi636]

Install TCP/IP on your desktop and enable file and print sharing. Share something.

I've got classic file sharing over IPX/SPX. I understand file sharing isn't supported over IPX on the PPC. So I guess I don't have an option there even though I really didn't want to enable TCP/IP file sharing on my network.

Ensure that you can ping from your desktop to your PPC. If you can then you're on the right track. If not check your IP Addressing and WLAN Setup (SSID, channel, mode etc.)

I can currently ping all machines from all machines (icluding the PPC) so I'm hoping I could get that far with TCP/IP too.

IF you could ping try to map a drive. If you have no luck install Pocket Hosts from here: http://www.zimac.de

Already got that installed.

Will the PPC only see shares where the Everyone user has permissions? What if I want to restrict access to/from my network? IOW, what User does the PPC show up as?

Lastly, what about the workgroup question? Do I (somewhere on the PPC) make it part of my workgroup?

Thanks

[Howard2k]

There is a registry hack for the PPC but you don't need it since the PPC doesn't have a browser client built in.

When you attempt to map a drive to a LAN resource it will pop-up a dialog box and ask you to enter your login credentials. So you can login as whomever you like

Sounds like you're well on your way.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by smapdi636

I've got classic file sharing over IPX/SPX. I understand file sharing isn't supported over IPX on the PPC. So I guess I don't have an option there even though I really didn't want to enable TCP/IP file sharing on my network.

Why, may I ask? IPX is a dead protocol, and you'll have to move to IP sooner or later. Having said that, IP and IPX should coexist without any problems.

--janak

[Howard2k]

Some people will deploy IPX as opposed to IP as a security benefit. A meager one, but they all add up. You can talk IPX to a proxy and IP to the Internet and use a proxy client. Messy though.


And I'm sure that there are still plenty of Netware 3.x and 4.x servers around..

I did wonder the same thing though.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Howard2k

Some people will deploy IPX as opposed to IP as a security benefit. A meager one, but they all add up. You can talk IPX to a proxy and IP to the Internet and use a proxy client. Messy though.

Perhaps, but it's relatively easy to set up IP subnets or firewalls, and there are benefits to running all-IP, as we've discussed.

Originally Posted by Howard2k

And I'm sure that there are still plenty of Netware 3.x and 4.x servers around..

That's the only reason I still use IPX in certain networks.

--janak

[axe]

Some people will deploy IPX as opposed to IP as a security benefit.

I actually think it has pretty good security benenfits. Use TCP/IP for internet and such, but limit sharing to IPX would prevent outsiders from accessing shares. Service Providers won't route it, so share-security is a non-issue. With TCP sharing you have to have other means of protecting your files, like passwords, routers/firewalls etc.
Until a couple years ago, on my 9x machines, I did the same thing. Unfortunately 2K & XP really didn't like the IPX sharing and you really have to fight with it. If smapdi636 could get it to work easily, great!
In the end, for me, a hardened router was an easier idea, but I do understand the want for IPX sharing, having done it myself.
My 2c
AXE