Networking home computers with WRT54G

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"Mike" <plusty@indy.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ihHZc.61054$cT6.23234@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello,
>
> I recently went from a wired router to a Linksys WRT54G wireless router
> in my home network. Previously, I had internet capability and could
> share files and drives within my netwok. With the wireless router, I
> have internet capability on all machines but I can no longer share
> drives/folders between them.
>
> How can I set up the network so I can share folders within my network?
> Is there something I need to do in the router setup? I have run the
> network setup wizards several times and each time I think it is good but
> it tell me I don't have permission to access the usergroup when I try to
> open a machine's files. It will show me the machines in the usergroup
> but not let me access any further. Anything I overlooked in setting it
up?
>
> Thanks much,
> Mike.

I had this same problem. Tried adjusting & tweaking all the network settings
with no luck. Finally, I removed File & Printer sharing from the network
properties, re-installed it, and all was fine!

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Thanks Doc. That and some tweaking of my firewall settings worked good.

Mike.

Doc Shock wrote:
> "Mike" <plusty@indy.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:ihHZc.61054$cT6.23234@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I recently went from a wired router to a Linksys WRT54G wireless router
>>in my home network. Previously, I had internet capability and could
>>share files and drives within my netwok. With the wireless router, I
>>have internet capability on all machines but I can no longer share
>>drives/folders between them.
>>
>>How can I set up the network so I can share folders within my network?
>>Is there something I need to do in the router setup? I have run the
>>network setup wizards several times and each time I think it is good but
>>it tell me I don't have permission to access the usergroup when I try to
>>open a machine's files. It will show me the machines in the usergroup
>>but not let me access any further. Anything I overlooked in setting it
>
> up?
>
>>Thanks much,
>>Mike.
>
>
> I had this same problem. Tried adjusting & tweaking all the network settings
> with no luck. Finally, I removed File & Printer sharing from the network
> properties, re-installed it, and all was fine!
>
>