Wireless Broadband Router

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You are setting up a network between two computers. You need to make sure
that both the desktop and laptop are part of the same "WORKGROUP" and that
each has the user account/password from the other.


"stan" <SEDNCID@myomy.com> wrote in message
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> Installed router with card on desktop unit. Using laptop with built in
> wireless router can use some help now how to access desktop unit from
> laptop and vice versa. Tried creating a folder but can only see the things
> that are copied to folder on either machine. Would like to be able to
> access hard drive on desktop unit from laptop and vice versa. Is this
> possible?.
>
> Also folder created for desktop unit when I click on My Network Places on
> the laptop at times disappears and after a while will appear again. Is
> this normal?.
> Any help appreciated.
>

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Yves Leclerc, Joe.
Many thanks for your replies and suggestions.
Stan
"Kemco" <Kemco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hey Stan,
>
> In advance an answer to your second question. Yes it is normal to see the
> object appear and dissappear and reappear the computer is refreshing its
> connections so to speak and it takes the shortcut away while it does that.
>
> To access the hard drives on either computer you must share the drives.
> Go
> into your my computer right click your hard drive and click properties >
> go
> to the sharing tab > Share the drive and name it if you wish, also check
> the
> security tab if you have xp pro and make sure to add the everyone group
> and
> checkmark the boxes that you want it to be able to do that way you don't
> run
> into issues with accessing it. Do this on both computers in order to see
> the
> drives. Also I would be very careful in doing this over a wireless
> router.
> Other people could come into your unprotected network and cause havok.
> Make
> sure you check into how to secure your wireless network.
>
> Joe
> Kemco IT Pro