Dumb Newbie Question

I recently purchased and installed a D-Link DSL-G624T Wireless Router
on my Desktop PC to enable my wife's laptop to share the same internet
link. Fine! Everything works wonderfully!
Now the stupid question - How do I get the two PCs to share files and
folders? - It would be good if they could communicate with each other
they could both use the same data.
I haven't got the foggiest how to start!
Hope someone can help
Regards

Kenny wrote:
> I recently purchased and installed a D-Link DSL-G624T Wireless Router
> on my Desktop PC to enable my wife's laptop to share the same internet
> link. Fine! Everything works wonderfully!
> Now the stupid question - How do I get the two PCs to share files and
> folders? - It would be good if they could communicate with each other
> they could both use the same data.
> I haven't got the foggiest how to start!
> Hope someone can help
> Regards

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/default...3936#appliesto

Duane :)

Duane
Many, many thanks for the two links you included.
I have tried desperately to understand them and check that all is as
required. Unfortunately there is still no sign of being able to use
the two PC's for either file or printer sharing.

Can I just ask a few dummy type questions:
1. Does the D-Link Router DSL-G624T support the kind of wireless
network I need - I know it already supplies an Internet service to all
computers as that works well - But is this router capable of
sustaining this type of wireless home network.

2. I have noted both of the PC names and ensured they are part of the
same workgroup. Is this important? How is the workgroup name and the
network name related?

3. I have setup the wireless network following instructions - but
neither machine seems to acknowledge the network at all. - Despite
what it says, it is not shown in the 'network places'.

Sorry to be so thick, but nothing I do makes any difference.
Thanks for your patience - any help greatly appreciated.
Regards




On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:06:50 GMT, Duane Arnold <"Do forget about
it"@PleaeDo.BET> wrote:

>Kenny wrote:
>> I recently purchased and installed a D-Link DSL-G624T Wireless Router
>> on my Desktop PC to enable my wife's laptop to share the same internet
>> link. Fine! Everything works wonderfully!
>> Now the stupid question - How do I get the two PCs to share files and
>> folders? - It would be good if they could communicate with each other
>> they could both use the same data.
>> I haven't got the foggiest how to start!
>> Hope someone can help
>> Regards
>
>http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...3936#appliesto
>
>Duane :)

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:41:47 +0100, kenny <ken.gray@homecall.co.uk>
wrote in <mn7ue2d1q8fbg5ftcbhjtu88n8lofa49no@4ax.com>:

>I have tried desperately to understand them and check that all is as
>required. Unfortunately there is still no sign of being able to use
>the two PC's for either file or printer sharing.

Have you run the Network Setup Wizard?

>Can I just ask a few dummy type questions:
>1. Does the D-Link Router DSL-G624T support the kind of wireless
>network I need - I know it already supplies an Internet service to all
>computers as that works well - But is this router capable of
>sustaining this type of wireless home network.

Yes.

>2. I have noted both of the PC names and ensured they are part of the
>same workgroup. Is this important?

It helps.

>How is the workgroup name and the
>network name related?

They aren't.

>3. I have setup the wireless network following instructions - but
>neither machine seems to acknowledge the network at all. - Despite
>what it says, it is not shown in the 'network places'.

Only "network shares" will show up in Network Places, not the network
itself.

>Sorry to be so thick, but nothing I do makes any difference.
>Thanks for your patience - any help greatly appreciated.

Try these resources:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/>
Try pinging the other computer by IP address.
Try Search for the other computer by name.
Open a command window, and run "NET VIEW".

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