rogermax Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 I cannot get anything to show in the host dialog box. I am networking 2 pc's using 10/100 cards and 3Com hub. I am completely new to this network stuff. One pc uses Win98se and the other WinME. I have set the files to Multi user or multi user hidden. I open the files on one pc then go to the other to open as guest, I have tried on both pcs. Using FMP5.0v3 with unique serial numbers. I can see the printers and other files and folders on the network. When I start FMP and select open then Hosts I get an empty dialog box, I click the locals hosts but get nothing. I expect I am doing something totally wrong and probably missing something simple. Any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWeaver Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Some things to check: 1. Are the copies of filemaker both using the same network protocol? You can check under Edit>Preferences>Application. I recommend using TCP/IP rather than IPX/SPX. 2. If using TCP/IP make sure that your computers have valid IP addresses set. Go to the TCP/IP control panel on your computer and choose manual configuration, using the following addresses: Computer 1 IP address: 192.168.1.1 subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Computer 2 IP address: 192.168.1.2 subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogermax Posted July 18, 2001 Author Share Posted July 18, 2001 THANK YOU! that did the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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