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jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1764
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 8:10 am: | 
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Okay, I have three computers and one router. The two wireless computers can "see" the Internet but now I want to share files from the main PC with the others. Simple, right? Would someone mind running through it for me? If it's a 50 step process I'll call a help desk. Thanks in advance.
Jeff |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1765
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 9:34 am: |
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx
If I sort through this I should be able to do it. |
wnb
Citizen
Username: Wnb
Post Number: 438
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2006 - 1:07 pm: |
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I have found mounting drives across my wireless home network works fine if I use IP address instead of machine name on my home network, assuming sharing is enabled on the drive you want to map.
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SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1291
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 7, 2006 - 9:19 am: |
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all 3 PC's have to have the same workgroup name and then it should work lickety-split |
wnb
Citizen
Username: Wnb
Post Number: 440
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 7, 2006 - 1:40 pm: |
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In my experience, "should" is the operative word in the above.
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SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1292
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 7, 2006 - 1:42 pm: |
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as an IT professional, I completely concur. Our language is carefully crafted  |
ttwizard
Citizen
Username: Ttwizard
Post Number: 31
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Friday, July 7, 2006 - 10:47 pm: |
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I agree with SOSully. I'll go one step further. Make sure that the same user accounts/passwords exist on all the PC's. Also be sure to enable encryption on the router. By default, when you "share" it gives access to "Everyone" on your network. If you enable encryption, hopefully, you'll prevent an outsider from hopping on to your wireless network and browsing your shared files. |
MM
Citizen
Username: Melandmike
Post Number: 95
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 10:14 am: |
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jeffl, did you figure it out? we want to do a similar thing- network our dekstop and laptop so we can use files from desktop (word, quicken) etc from the laptop. we already have a wireless router and can get intenet on both computers. the desktop is the "main" computer.
thanks. |
Rick B
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Username: Ruck1977
Post Number: 1136
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 8:06 am: |
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No need to overcomplicate things, this is a simple thing to do. The hardest part is getting your computers to be in the same workgroup, and that might alredy be the case.
First, check your workgroup, Right click on My Computer and choose properties. Check for a tab called Computer Name (Windows XP). Check the field Workgroup and see the value. Make sure your other computers have the same value.
On one computer, choose a folder that you want to "share" with other PCs. Right click on the folder and click "Sharing". Click to Share and choose a name to share as. From other computers you can then click on Network Neighborhood to see computers near you and the shares. This is similar to setting up a shared printer.
Security should be investigated definitely, especially if you are on a wireless network. |
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