In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

the point is that file sharing between computers does not need anything
more than enabling it on at least one and then connecting from another.

some systems make it more complex than it needs to be, something you're
finding out.

I've known it for years. This is the first time since Windows 3.5 that
I have had the same operating system on two computers.

having the same system on both doesn't matter.

what matters is if they speak the same protocols, which if both are the
same, should greatly simplify things.