Home Network Help – Need to share files . [home network help] [windows media center]
Q: Hi, this is my first post here. I was referred here by a friend and he said you can solve any problem, so here it is. I want to setup a home network to transfer files between computers and a printer sharing. Both computers running SP2, and Windows XP Porfessional and the other is Windows Media Center Edition (2002 I think). The Media Center Edition PC is directly connected via an Ethernet cable (its in the office room where the cable modem, wireless router, and another router (for Vonage) are stored). the other computer is downstairs, wirelessly connected to the Internet via a wireless adapter. The printer I want to share the Media Center is conneceted PC.
Basically, how can I connect them, so I can share peripherals, documents, photos and music between them?
Thanks a bunch!
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Re:one thing to keep in mind is that some wireless routers dont allow your wireless to play with your wired connections. it creates the wired on 192.168.1.XX and the wireless on 192.168.0.XX
this will create a scenario where you cant even ping/ see/ access your printer or other computer. linksys is notorious for this, and after coming across this with a customers machine i argued via email with the linksys people that you may want to eventually print to a wired network printer from the wireless, but they wont say more than its working as intended.
that set up disk you made was only for the wireless settings, not the wired. just go into the settings and do it again from the wired puter.
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Re:That setup you ran and saved is probably just the wireless settings. Basically you need to put both computers in the same workgroup name (they are probably set as MSHOME or WORKGROUP right now) and then follow Jacks instructions on setting up directories to share.
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Re:I have a problem, on my Downstairs computer (wireless) I ran the Wireless Network Setup for Windows XP. It told me to save the settings on to a flash drive and install it onto the other computers in my network (which is the office room one, the one that is directly connected to the router). I ran the setup, but a message popped up that said the installation could not be completed because there was no wireless adapter on that computer. How do I fix this? (I don't want to buy another wireless adapter for the office computer too)
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Since all of the devices are conncected to the same Wireless Router they are already Networked.
In order to share files and Printers you need to configure all computers for Sharing.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings, http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what is allowed to be shared.
Basic XP – http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/filesharing.mspx
Advanced XP – http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Vista – http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx>
Printer Sharing XP – http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Firewall setting for Sharing XP – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
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