Family Network? PLEASE HELP
Trumandrummer
Taylor Michigan Icrontian
Well about 2 weeks ago i baught a lynksys wireless router, it is hooked up with wires to my desktop computer, but creating a wireless access point for other network devices. well my dad just baught a lap top....... its pretty nice... and i tried setting up a network so i could share files between the two computers. by going to control center and Wireless network setup. i followed all the instructions and used my psp as a flash drive to install the wireless network on the lap top that way. Everything was working fine and the lap top had internet, but it wouldnt connect to any sites. I tried everything, and i suddenly lost connection to both computers and finally got connection on this (my desktop computer). My dads getting mad at me because before i tried to do all this the internet worked on the lap top and now i messed it up :bawling: .
Can someone please help me and tell me how i can set up a wireless network between the 2 computers???
also
(the lap top is centrino, so i dont need a card). and the desktop computer is hooked up by wires to the wirless router. thanks alot in advance
Can someone please help me and tell me how i can set up a wireless network between the 2 computers???
also
(the lap top is centrino, so i dont need a card). and the desktop computer is hooked up by wires to the wirless router. thanks alot in advance
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Then make sure that each computer has a unique name and that File & Print Sharing is turned on. Make both computers members of the same Workgroup.
Once you've done that make sure you have shared at least one folder on each computer and see what kind of luck you have by going through Windows Explorer and browsing to your workgroup. (See picture; my Workgroup is named "1491")
Where do i go to change the names and to turn on file and printer sharing???????????
i turned it on earlier, but i think i turned it off....... yet i have no clue where i found it.
and how do i make both computers part of the same workgroup.????
For File & Print Sharing, the easiest way is to right-click a folder or printer you want to share, then left-click on Sharing and Security. Skip the Wizard and just enable simple File & Print Sharing; it's your call if you want to let other users change your files.
See the picture.
If the hardrives on both the lap top and the desktop pc are both c:/ and i share the drive or folders within it, will that cause complications or something?
example:
On my network I have shared folders named
\\Doctorb\Downloads
and
\\Georgew\Downloads
Since they're on two totally different computers each machine sees them as being distinct and separate folders.
one more thing, my linksys router came with a set-up cd.......... but nowhere on there could i make a password for my network.......... so there is no WEP key. Im kinda scared to have my hardrive on sharing mode, if other people can possibly connect to it..............
is there an easy way to set up a WEP key?
or should i not worry about that?
If that gets you in, be sure and change it right away - it's well-known around the hacking world.
-drasnor