Hi all,
Just got a Lacie ethernet disk for xmas. I have been setting it up on my laptop which has XP Pro which all works fine. Its just connects directly to my Belkin router and has given itself an IP of 192.168.2.3. Ive mapped the drive into the "My Computer" area and can access all the data from there. The Network path I used which worked instantly was \\192.168.2.3\lacie_share.
Im having a nightmare doing the same thing on the desktop in the house which has XP Home. When I try to mapp the drive it just says network path was not found. I know I am entering the correct path as Ive already checked this over and over again because I just cant understand why it isn't working. The PC is connected to the router and I can ping the both the router and the ethernet disk. (Plus I wouldnt be able to access the internet if it wasn't which i can)
Is it not possible to mapp network drives on Home edition?? Then again, if it wasn't possible then why would the option even be there at all?? I must be missing something....Can anyone help me??
Kind regards
Damien
Just got a Lacie ethernet disk for xmas. I have been setting it up on my laptop which has XP Pro which all works fine. Its just connects directly to my Belkin router and has given itself an IP of 192.168.2.3. Ive mapped the drive into the "My Computer" area and can access all the data from there. The Network path I used which worked instantly was \\192.168.2.3\lacie_share.
Im having a nightmare doing the same thing on the desktop in the house which has XP Home. When I try to mapp the drive it just says network path was not found. I know I am entering the correct path as Ive already checked this over and over again because I just cant understand why it isn't working. The PC is connected to the router and I can ping the both the router and the ethernet disk. (Plus I wouldnt be able to access the internet if it wasn't which i can)
Is it not possible to mapp network drives on Home edition?? Then again, if it wasn't possible then why would the option even be there at all?? I must be missing something....Can anyone help me??
Kind regards
Damien