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CompleteNewb
I realize there's hundreds of posts out there about this, but the ones that
led to websites with directions just didn't sem to work, and others seemed
to assume a lot of knowledge on the part of the poster.
I have worked with networks a lot and troubleshooting working ones, but am a
COMPLETE NEWB when it comes to some things (which is quite obvious from this
post).
At home, everything was insanely easy; we have a comcast cable account, we
set up a Linksys router, and as soon as I turned on my wireless laptop, it
found the network, everthing auto-recognized, and I could see shared-out
folders and other PC's in the house.
At work, however, this did not happen.
At work, we have 4 PC's, one of them acts as the depository for the shared
folder for all others, and one of them acts as the depository for a shared
database application.
I turned on my wireless laptop at work, found the network, and input the web
key, and I could access the internet, but I couldn't see any of the other
pc's or the shared folder.
What do I need to do to see the shared folders when adding a pc to an
existing network? There are no passwords set for any users or groups, and
the shared folders in question are set to give EVERYONE all access (read,
write, administer, etc.).
I tried using the nework connection wizard and adding the same name
workgroup that I see in the Network Places on the PC that holds the shared
folder, but it seemed to just add that empty workgroup to my laptop, with no
real connection to the actual workgroup at work, as if I set up a workgroup
on my laptop which is waiting for OTHER people to connect to ME.
At home, as soon as I connected, I saw the shared folders from the other PC
right in windows explorer with no need to set up anything; it just all
auto-recognized. At work, the access to the internet came right on, but I
see no new folders in Windows Explorer, and I can't browse to the shares via
Network Places either.
I know this is about as simple as it gets when it comes to networking, I
just have no idea what to do.
Work network in question is 3 Windows XP Pro machines (one of which is the
shared folder holder) and 1 XP Home. My laptop is Windows XP Home.
Sorry for the complete newbishness, and any help would be fantastically
appreciated.
Thanks for your time, and in advance for any help.
led to websites with directions just didn't sem to work, and others seemed
to assume a lot of knowledge on the part of the poster.
I have worked with networks a lot and troubleshooting working ones, but am a
COMPLETE NEWB when it comes to some things (which is quite obvious from this
post).
At home, everything was insanely easy; we have a comcast cable account, we
set up a Linksys router, and as soon as I turned on my wireless laptop, it
found the network, everthing auto-recognized, and I could see shared-out
folders and other PC's in the house.
At work, however, this did not happen.
At work, we have 4 PC's, one of them acts as the depository for the shared
folder for all others, and one of them acts as the depository for a shared
database application.
I turned on my wireless laptop at work, found the network, and input the web
key, and I could access the internet, but I couldn't see any of the other
pc's or the shared folder.
What do I need to do to see the shared folders when adding a pc to an
existing network? There are no passwords set for any users or groups, and
the shared folders in question are set to give EVERYONE all access (read,
write, administer, etc.).
I tried using the nework connection wizard and adding the same name
workgroup that I see in the Network Places on the PC that holds the shared
folder, but it seemed to just add that empty workgroup to my laptop, with no
real connection to the actual workgroup at work, as if I set up a workgroup
on my laptop which is waiting for OTHER people to connect to ME.
At home, as soon as I connected, I saw the shared folders from the other PC
right in windows explorer with no need to set up anything; it just all
auto-recognized. At work, the access to the internet came right on, but I
see no new folders in Windows Explorer, and I can't browse to the shares via
Network Places either.
I know this is about as simple as it gets when it comes to networking, I
just have no idea what to do.
Work network in question is 3 Windows XP Pro machines (one of which is the
shared folder holder) and 1 XP Home. My laptop is Windows XP Home.
Sorry for the complete newbishness, and any help would be fantastically
appreciated.
Thanks for your time, and in advance for any help.