Pardon my insanity.

[Iron Feliks]

I have a desktop computer with two NICs. NIC1 goes to a broadband router
that provides both wired and wifi connectivity for the main LAN. NIC2 goes
to a workgroup router which is shared with my notebook. The notebook has
one wired NIC and a WiFi.

What I want to insure is that all communication between the desktop and
notebook is handled by the workgroup router and not the broadband router.
The notebook uses the wifi on the broadband router for internet
connectivity.

Hopefully what I just said is understandable. The desktop uses Ultimate 64
bit and the notebook home basic 32 bit.

TIA.

 

[Guest]

I have a desktop computer with two NICs. NIC1 goes to a broadband router
that provides both wired and wifi connectivity for the main LAN. NIC2 goes
to a workgroup router which is shared with my notebook. The notebook has
one wired NIC and a WiFi.

What I want to insure is that all communication between the desktop and
notebook is handled by the workgroup router and not the broadband router.
The notebook uses the wifi on the broadband router for internet
connectivity.

Hopefully what I just said is understandable. The desktop uses Ultimate
64 bit and the notebook home basic 32 bit.

TIA.

Just disable file and printer sharing in the properties section of the NICs
in question.

 

[Iron Feliks]

Just disable file and printer sharing in the properties section of the
NICs in question.

If I understand you correctly, that would mean I'd only have to do that for
the WiFi interface of the notebook. That would permit file and printer
sharing on all the NICs connected to routers by wire.