Laptops in now what?

budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
First let me ask this...I ordered my wireless router/access point and wireless card for the LT. Should i wait till those get in before proceeding or can i go ahead and get the network ready.


The LT has a built in Lan so thought maybe while i wait i should go ahead and get the DT and LT talking.

What do you think?

If go ahead and play w/ it then what do i do? I just had the LT hooked up to lan that i had run to my xbox and all went well, I surfed the net but didnt see my DT though. I am sure that is its just stupidity here of not knowing what im doing but can someone halp me out her.

This all depends on if i should go ahead and set it up before i get my Wireless stuff in.

TIA

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  • verselloversello New
    edited November 2003
    You can go ahead and start using your LT safely on your network. When your wireless stuff comes in and you set it up, your desktop will automatically start using the wireless connection instead once no detection is detected on its built-in LAN.
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited November 2003
    Originally posted by versello
    You can go ahead and start using your LT safely on your network. When your wireless stuff comes in and you set it up, your desktop will automatically start using the wireless connection instead once no detection is detected on its built-in LAN.

    Just to clarify, think versello meant "laptop will automatically..."

    As a laptop user myself, and having done this for the first 2 days I had my laptop, I can atest to this being true. Wireless is really no different to use and configure than standard cat5 networking.
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    so y didnt i c my DT when i hooked my LT up? I want to beable to file share and all that w/ my DT. Not to mention use the same printer and stuff.
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited November 2003
    That may be an OS issue. What operating systems are they? Are they both assigned to the same workgroup or are one of them registered as a domain computer?... could be a few things at work. I can get w2k and XP working well together, but requires setting them to the same workgroup and allowing read rights to a specific folder with data in it I want to share...
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    LT - Win2000Pro
    DT - XPpro

    Kinda green here though so lets go a little slow....where do i go to start to disect the prob.
  • verselloversello New
    edited November 2003
    Originally posted by stoopid


    Just to clarify, think versello meant "laptop will automatically..."

    As a laptop user myself, and having done this for the first 2 days I had my laptop, I can atest to this being true. Wireless is really no different to use and configure than standard cat5 networking.

    Oops yeah good catch there :D After 8 hours of programming straight it can do that sorta thing to ya ;d
    so y didnt i c my DT when i hooked my LT up? I want to beable to file share and all that w/ my DT. Not to mention use the same printer and stuff.

    Contrary to what Stoopid said, they don't actually have to be the in same workgroup (altho it's generally better for organization). If you haven't changed anything when you received your LT and DT, most likely it'll be placed in the same workgroup (named "workgroup", amazingly enough).

    When it comes to finding other Windows machines on a peer-to-peer network, 90% of the time it won't even show other machines.

    You can manually connect to another computer via its UNC.

    example:

    On your LT, open up My Computer or My Network Places or whatever that has an address bar (ala Location).

    In the address bar type \\insert_your_desktops_computer_name_here

    You should see your desktops shared folders listed afterwards.
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    and how do i find out my DT's name...is that on the general tab back in like the old system icon?
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    found it.....

    Full Computer Name: home
    Workgroup: WORKGROUP

    LOL

    simple huh....

    I have to be discreate about all this because this LT is Christmas present for wife. I will check after she goes to bed...thx

    Will let u know
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    Ok wife is gone for the day so am going to try and figure this all out today.

    XP has some easy tutorials and i think i got it....XP though wanted me to use some disk to run network setup on my LT but 2000 didnt like or xp didnt like 200 so i had to run it from W2k and looks like all is good.

    I C my DT now but i cant access the HD's so i did a little more reading and it said that i had to turn on the sharing for that drive....now there were all kinds of warnings about doing this but isnt what i want to do?

    I am going to turnit on for both HD's and "my documents for my DT...going to do the same for my LT visa versa...right?
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    Ok, heres one for you....

    I can see everything that is possible from my DT on my LT.

    PROBLEM:

    When i try to c my LT from my DT.....It asked me for Username adn PW....it pops up in this little box w/ keys and labeled "Connect to Mobile"

    What is this? Y am i getting that? How do i get rid of it?
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited November 2003
    On the sharing tab screen, make sure you don't have "make this private" checked at the top, then select allow others to change sharing and a share name at the bottom, it should work fine with those settings.
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    on which icon? or folder.....I cant even get in the mobile from my DT.....
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited November 2003
    On the LT, right click the folder or drive you want to share, go to properties. The select the sharing tab at the top, follow my last post...
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited November 2003
    ok...will do got to get wife out of house again.....let u know when i get a chance...

    TIA
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited December 2003
    Well i finally was able to check and it still isnt working right...

    I can access my DT thru my LT...but my DT cant access my LT...When i click on workgroups on DT the LT is there but when i click on the LT it asks for a username and PW...

    The DT is XpPRO...the LT is W2k
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited December 2003
    Well ...I dont know what i did other than disallow it and then reallow it ...but all is good now....

    Got the wireless stuff in but going to let her open them for xmas...thx for all yahs help


    THx again
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