>Hey to everyone,
>
>I've got a large network of PCs that are grouped on subnets. If I'm
>running a machine on XP Professional, then I can reference any shared
>resource of computer with shared resources simply by invoking its
>address: i.e. \\168.1.1.1
>
>However, if the machine is XP home, I get a lovely error stating that
>the path or resource is unavailable. Now, the pro machines can resolve
>across subnets which is the upside. the home cant resolve anything; not
>even machines on the same subnet.
>
>what kind of functionality is missing in home such that it doesn't do
>this? If I'm trying to recreate this functionality independent of xp
>pro, what kind of materials should I be using as a reference?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>Derek