Thank you for explaining it for beginners,but; I still am having problems
I've done eveything you've said, more than once
I can't log on the the network, I can't find either computer. When I search for either pc, they say not available
I also get "... contact administrator......
Is there something I'm missing
I 'm running both computers with Microsoft XP Pro
Any help is much appreciated
----- nkjg wrote: ----
Ok... I think that the other two responses have been a
bit to complicated... If it were me reading that over,
then I'd have one helluva time trying to figure it out
You don't need a hub or switch to connect the computers
on a network. Your router will do just fine. The only
reason why you'd want a switch is if you were managing a
network of about 20 computers (or more)
Ok, first things first, you've got all three computers
connecting to the internet (which I'm guessing is
connected to the WAN or Uplink port on the DI-514). Check
to make sure that each of the three computers can connect
to the setup screen of the router (I think the IP for the
DI-514 is 192.168.0.1, but check the manual to be sure)
Next, disable all firewall software (including the
Windows Firewall, which can be found in the properties of
the connection that you are using). If you don't disable
it at first, then you will probably run into problems
when you try to get the computers to connect to each
other. Until Service Pack 2 comes out, you will have to
keep the Windows Firewall disabled, since it blocks
File&Print Sharing.
Once all three computers can connect to the router and
you've disabled the firewalls, then the next step should
be easy. Go to "My Network places" and click on the link
that says "Set up a Home or Small Office network". Follow
the instructions that are provided. The only really key
point here is that the settings that you enter are the
same for all three computers (it should be the selection
that says you connect through a "residential gateway"),
and that the Workgroup name is the same for all three
computers. Make sure that you make a note of
the "Computer Name" for each computer (you'll understand
why later). Just note that these computer names must be
DIFFERENT for each computer. This is the only thing that
should be different for all of the computers. Reboot each
of the computers as prompted
Now here is the part that will make your life a little
bit easier. I've always found it easier to enter the
location of the other computers manually rather than
browsing for them. Remember the computer names that you
entered in the Network Setup Wizard? Right-click on the
desktop and select New->Shortcut. In the white box that
appears, type in the following
\\ComputerName
where ComputerName is the name that you entered in the
Network Setup Wizard. Then click on OK. There you go!
You've now got a shortcut to the other computer on your
network. From here, you can browse through the other
computers files that are shared
Just a note, it is usually a bit easier to set up the
links to the other computers if the logons on all the
computers do not have passwords associated with them
Let us know if all goes well
Nic
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\c
-----Original Message----
I have 3 computers: 1st one connects to a D-Link DI-514
802.11b router, 2nd one uses D-Link DWL-520 networks
adaptor (wireless), and 3rd one uses D-Link DWL-122
networks adaptor (wireless). All computers can access to
internet individually. If I like to set up a networks
and share files between computers, do I need to use a hub
or switch? How can I set up the networks step by step