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From: Rod Speed
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:00

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Marsh <mtwilk@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> I've just got a laptop and tried to set it up for DCC with my desktop.
> I am able to connect the two computers via the LPT1 ports, the
> username and passwords are verified, and the guest (laptop)
> says "Looking for shared files." It then says it can't find any
> (although I've enabled it on the host) and asks me to enter the
> host's name. I do this and it then says "Cannot find the host computer".

> What am I doing wrong?

DCC can be just plain twitchy like that.

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From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Direct Cable Connection
Date: 2000/08/30
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