networking 2 PCs

[Guest]

ok ill start with the layout. my internet is being fed through a
router(wireless and cable) that a laptop and two PC are conected to it. i
want to be able to connect to one of the pcs so i dont have to connect to the
internet to be able to play games. i dont want to connect directly with a
cable because that would meen diconnecting the two PCs from the router. the
PCs are all using XP home. can anyone help me out.

thank you in advance

 

[Malke]

ok ill start with the layout. my internet is being fed through a
router(wireless and cable) that a laptop and two PC are conected to
it. i want to be able to connect to one of the pcs so i dont have to
connect to the internet to be able to play games. i dont want to
connect directly with a cable because that would meen diconnecting the
two PCs from the router. the PCs are all using XP home. can anyone
help me out.

thank you in advance

You already have the mechanics of a home network set up. All you need to
do is set up sharing. Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers,
reboot, and that should do it. If you have third-party firewalls,
you'll need to turn off the Windows Firewall (assuming you have Service
Pack 2) after running the Wizard and properly configure the firewall to
allow the lan as trusted.

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm (Home)
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/myths.htm
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.ezlan.net/index.html
http://www.howtonetworking.com/default.htm

Malke

 

[Guest]

yes i am using service pack 2. i went through the set up on both pcs but its
not working as in cant share. i was told it could be the windows firewall but
i have no idea how to configur it to allow. could anyone provide me details

 

[Malke]

yes i am using service pack 2. i went through the set up on both pcs
but its not working as in cant share. i was told it could be the
windows firewall but i have no idea how to configur it to allow. could
anyone provide me details on how to do it. thank you in advance

I'm sorry but "not working as in cant share" isn't enough information to
get you a focused answer. Do you get any error messages? If so, what is
the exact text? Do you have a third-party firewall installed or an
antivirus with something like Norton's Internet Worm Protection? If you
do, then that firewall needs to be configured and the Windows Firewall
disabled. Did you create any shares?

Here is a network troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time
to go through it and it will pinpoint the problem area(s).

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Understanding Windows Firewall -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx

Malke

 

[Guest]

ok.sorry for the bad info. ok i dont get any error messages. im not usingany
3rd party firewall but i am using norton internet worm protection. i have
made a file to share. to test it i put in a music file into the shared file
and opend the shared file on the other computer. is there anything else you
would like to know. thank you

 

[Malke]

ok.sorry for the bad info. ok i dont get any error messages. im not
usingany 3rd party firewall but i am using norton internet worm
protection. i have made a file to share. to test it i put in a music
file into the shared file and opend the shared file on the other
computer. is there anything else you would like to know. thank you

Disable the Norton Internet Worm Protection and use the Windows
Firewall. Go to the WF applet in Control Panel and open it. On the
Exceptions tab, make sure that File & Printer Sharing is enabled.

XP Home does not permit sharing users' home directories (My Documents)
or the Program Files folder although you can share folders within those
directories. Make sure you've enabled sharing on the Shared Files
folder by right-clicking on it and choosing the Sharing & Security
option.

Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

ok ill start with the layout. my internet is being fed through a
router(wireless and cable) that a laptop and two PC are conected to it. i
want to be able to connect to one of the pcs so i dont have to connect to the
internet to be able to play games. i dont want to connect directly with a
cable because that would meen diconnecting the two PCs from the router. the
PCs are all using XP home. can anyone help me out.

thank you in advance

On the WinXP computers, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, if running WinXP SP1 or later, make sure
that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled on the internal LAN
connection. If using WinXP SP2, make sure that you've either disabled
the built-in firewall, or set the firewall to allow file and print sharing.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm


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