Shared ADSL fine but network blind?

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Hi
Since you are able to use the Internet your Wireless components are OK.
You have a File Sharing problem,
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).




"Steve Campbell" <steve@removethisandhyphen-octafish.net> wrote in message
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> Sorry if this is asking the obvious but I'm a networking
> newbie I'm afraid.
>
> I've just got a 2Mb ADSL connection and have set up a
> Kcorp KLG-575 (108+G) wireless router and a D-Link 300T
> modem serving:
>
> XP (HE) SP2 desktop - ethernet connection to the router
> XP (HE) SP2 laptop - wireless 108+ connection
>
> 1/. Both computers access the ADSL connection just fine
> but how on earth do I get them to be able to see each
> other so I can access each other's files? I set up the
> router on its web based interface and am currently running
> it on 64 bit WEP.
>
> 2/. I've set MAC filtering for just these 2 machines
> alone. Will this stop another outsider logging on
> wirelessly to the router?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Steve
>