Networking My PC, Wireless Laptop and Printers...

[Guest]

I have a cable modem that is connected to a Linksys wireless router/hub unit.
The modem and router are connected to my desktop unit. The laptop has a built
in wireless network access on it. I have file and printer sharing setup but I
am not able to see neither one of the computers on each other in the network
neighborhood area or my printers that are connected to my desktop unit.

Do I need to have a domain and a work group setup first before I am able to
network the two units, share files and my printer?

 

[Guest]

If you are running Windows XP then you don't need anything else. SImple
peer-to-peer networking is perfectly adequate.

On the Desktop, run the Newtwork Setup Wizard.

To start the Network Setup Wizard, click Start, click Control Panel, and
then double-click Network Setup Wizard.

If you plan to use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), run the Network Setup
Wizard on the host computer first. The host computer is the one that will
share its Internet connection.

During the Network Setup Wizard, we recommend that you create a floppy disk
to run the Network Setup Wizard on the other computers on your network.

If you select This computer connects to the Internet through a residential
gateway or through another computer on my network on the Select a connection
method page, the Network Setup Wizard will open the Windows Firewall ports
needed to discover a residential gateway and ensure that Internet Gateway
Device Discovery and Control is running.

The Network Setup Wizard can only be run on computers running Windows 98,
Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack
2

Finsih and do the same on the Laptop.

Easy as 1-2-3.

 

[Alceryes]

I've run into this several times where the Wireless NIC in the laptop was
switched off (there's usually a manual switch somewhere on the laptop). Also
do either of the computers have a firewall program? If so then it will need
to be configured to allow for network access and sharing.