Here is my situation:

My DESKTOP machine is running Windows XP Pro SP1 with the Linksys WRT54G
router. I have a LAPTOP that is running Windows 2000, and I would like to
allow it to "connect" to my DESKTOP so that I can copy some files from it
onto my DESKTOP machine.

How do I do this?

The LAPTOP has a wireless card and I already have it setup to access the
internet without any problems.

Hello,

Go into your Network Connections on the XP machine and
click on the option of "set up a home or office network".
Run through the procedures and select the options that
best describe your computers' layout. I'm guessing that
your internet is run through the router, so say that you
connect to the internet though a residential gateway. I
don't know if win2k has the same feature built into it,
but if it does, run that with the same settings, and if
it doesn't, create the setup disk and run that on the
win2k machine. Reboot both computers and disable any
firewall software that you have installed (including the
windows firewall). Set a folder on the XP machine
(anything, just for testing) to be shared on the network
(this can be done under the folder properties), and go
into Network Places on the win2K machine. You should be
able to see the XP computer there (or the folder that you
shared). Now you should be able to transfer files to your
delight.

If you have any firewall software, you'll need to allow
connections from the other computer. Check in your router
for the IP range that it gives your two computers (either
the range or the Router IP and Subnet Mask), and allow
all connections from computers with these IPs.

Hopefully this makes sense. If it doesn't, e-mail me at
(E-Mail Removed).

Nick


>-----Original Message-----
>Here is my situation:
>
>My DESKTOP machine is running Windows XP Pro SP1 with
the Linksys WRT54G
>router. I have a LAPTOP that is running Windows 2000,
and I would like to
>allow it to "connect" to my DESKTOP so that I can copy
some files from it
>onto my DESKTOP machine.
>
>How do I do this?
>
>The LAPTOP has a wireless card and I already have it
setup to access the
>internet without any problems.
>
>
>.
>

Hi Nick,

Please forgive the intrusion here.

I have 2 WinXP PCs (Desktop and Laptop) on a network. Both connect to
the internet fine - I have a Netgear router and a wireless card for the
LT.

Both computers show and see each other. Here's the problem:

If I drag a file to the SHARED folder on the desktop I can copy the file
to the laptop. AFTER I do that I CANNOT delete the file on the desktop.
If I re-boot or go to safe mode I can delete the file. I get an error
message that another person or program may be using the file, blah,
blah.

If I drag the file to the Shared folder on the LT, I can copy it to the
desktop. After that I can delete the file from the LT, either from the
LT or the desktop with no problems at all.

How can I get the Desktop to behave as the LT does?

Thanks, Fred

nkjg wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Go into your Network Connections on the XP machine and
> click on the option of "set up a home or office network".
> Run through the procedures and select the options that
> best describe your computers' layout. I'm guessing that
> your internet is run through the router, so say that you
> connect to the internet though a residential gateway. I
> don't know if win2k has the same feature built into it,
> but if it does, run that with the same settings, and if
> it doesn't, create the setup disk and run that on the
> win2k machine. Reboot both computers and disable any
> firewall software that you have installed (including the
> windows firewall). Set a folder on the XP machine
> (anything, just for testing) to be shared on the network
> (this can be done under the folder properties), and go
> into Network Places on the win2K machine. You should be
> able to see the XP computer there (or the folder that you
> shared). Now you should be able to transfer files to your
> delight.
>
> If you have any firewall software, you'll need to allow
> connections from the other computer. Check in your router
> for the IP range that it gives your two computers (either
> the range or the Router IP and Subnet Mask), and allow
> all connections from computers with these IPs.
>
> Hopefully this makes sense. If it doesn't, e-mail me at
> (E-Mail Removed).
>
> Nick
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Here is my situation:
> >
> >My DESKTOP machine is running Windows XP Pro SP1 with
> the Linksys WRT54G
> >router. I have a LAPTOP that is running Windows 2000,
> and I would like to
> >allow it to "connect" to my DESKTOP so that I can copy
> some files from it
> >onto my DESKTOP machine.
> >
> >How do I do this?
> >
> >The LAPTOP has a wireless card and I already have it
> setup to access the
> >internet without any problems.
> >
> >
> >.
> >