Re: Network Question

[Cary Chleborad <bennu@ns.net>]

Tom Droege wrote:
> 
> OK, for reasons beyond my control, I am being dragged kicking and screaming
> into the 21st century.
> 
> I have now connected two computers to a network.  Windows 98, 10 MByte
> network cards.  Standard Microsoft software.
> 
> Can I (from Computer B) start a program on Computer A?  OK, I know I cannot
> run it in a terminal window on B, but I should be able to start a program
> on A that runs on A from B.  How do I do it?
> 


Windows is wonderful! (sorry all you LINUX types - but it's the truth)

Double click on the Network Neighborhood Icon on your desktop.  A window
will open up showing a list of the other computers on the network.

Double click on the computer that interests you.  Another window will
open up that shows that computer's shared drives.

Double click on the drive ("c" drive for instance) and a window
containing the drive contents will open.  Navigate your way to the
appropriate directory and double click on the program you wish to run -
MAGIC!


What's a shared drive?  In order for you computers contents to be made
available on the network, you first have to share the drive(s).  To do
this, double click on the "my computer" icon on  your desktop.  A window
will open showing the hard drives, floppy , cd rom etc.  Next, right
click on the drive you want to share.  Select the "sharing" option from
the pop up window.  The rest should be pretty obvious.

-Cary