Thread: REMOTELY ACCESSING THE FOLDER OF A PC VIA "\\machine ip""

i am having two PCs (with WIN-XP ,SP3)both are connected to internet via brodband(bridge mode) with static ip.i have done following to access the folders of one pc by another PC but i could not able to view the folders.
1.i disabled the firewall along with antivirus of both the PCs.
2.i am able to ping both the PCs.
3.when i am doing START---RUN---\\172.200.24.139
(Static ip,given by BSNL) the PC window is opened but no folder is displayed even after sharing the folder.

You can access thru remote desktop available in xp. I don't understand why u r trying to access thru machine ip.

Originally Posted by matrix

You can access thru remote desktop available in xp. I don't understand why u r trying to access thru machine ip.

i am able to access the pc with remote desktop/other remote accessing software but through machine it is required to run some applications/to share the files.

do not use START>RUN
open windows explorer (just double click My Computer)
in the address bar, in place of Drive/Folder, give the "\\machine IP"

For remote sharing there is no need for extra software it comes in built with windows xp

Originally Posted by panchabhut

do not use START>RUN
open windows explorer (just double click My Computer)
in the address bar, in place of Drive/Folder, give the "\\machine IP"

in addition you also need to enable "share" the required folders on both the machines

sanmalkani please dont break your head like this... i just recommend a software Teamviewer you can download it here TeamViewer - Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet its a free version software just download that it is around 2 MB install that on both systems then it will connect to its server and give you a ID & password just use that and connect. you can take care of whole system there or just file transfer & it even supports chat and works from behind fire wall also....
Instructions a give there itself clearly how it works...

Originally Posted by sanmalkani

i am able to access the pc with remote desktop/other remote accessing software but through machine it is required to run some applications/to share the files.

This means u need to access some files from the remote computer just like local files, if so try to map the drive (after enabling share) and specify the the same in your default path. (NOTE : May be your requirement is different based on assumption I am posting this reply)

will u please explain me how to assign STATIC IP in router

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