Workgroup Configuration

[Guest]

I want to set up a home network. I have a desktop with XP Pro, laptop with XP
Home, and desktop with Linux. All are connected through a wired/wireless
router, which also shares a DSL modem.
1. WinXP help suggests that the DSL should be owned by one PC, that my
configuration is 'not recommended'. I don't want to have machines on only for
connection sharing. Do I need to change my DSL setup?
2. I want the ability to share files between all machines, and use the Linux
mostly for backups. Do I need to run Samba and set up the box as a server?
Will the Network Connection Wizard in XP help with this at all?
Thanks in advance - been too many years since I set up Netware networks....

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I want to set up a home network. I have a desktop with XP Pro, laptop with XP
Home, and desktop with Linux. All are connected through a wired/wireless
router, which also shares a DSL modem.
1. WinXP help suggests that the DSL should be owned by one PC, that my
configuration is 'not recommended'. I don't want to have machines on only for
connection sharing. Do I need to change my DSL setup?
2. I want the ability to share files between all machines, and use the Linux
mostly for backups. Do I need to run Samba and set up the box as a server?
Will the Network Connection Wizard in XP help with this at all?
Thanks in advance - been too many years since I set up Netware networks....

1. Your setup is fine XP calls your router a "residential gateway",
and connecting to the Internet through a residential gateway is a
recommended configuration. Run the Wizard on your XP computers and
specify that option when XP's Wizard asks. What isn't recommended is
connecting all of the computers directly to a DSL modem, with no
router, through a hub or switch.

2. XP's Wizard can only set up networking on computers running Windows
98/Me/XP. You'll have to set up Linux yourself.
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[Guest]

Thanks. Can you recommend any resources for configuring a network WinXP and
Linux?