Basic Question

I have a wireless router connect to DSL MODEM.
I connect a desktop (Windows 2000) and a laptop(Vista) to the Router
wirelessly.oblem is
I use CAT 5e cable Connect a printer to the Router.

I can access internet fine from both computers, but cannot share files and
printer.
I cannot see any file in desktop from laptop, also I cannot access priter
from computer. it?

Do I have to install some software fo

Please help

"MXC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:63ED90B2-181F-4E9C-8049-(E-Mail Removed):

> I have a wireless router connect to DSL MODEM.
> I connect a desktop (Windows 2000) and a laptop(Vista) to the Router
> wirelessly.oblem is
> I use CAT 5e cable Connect a printer to the Router.
>
> I can access internet fine from both computers, but cannot share files
> and printer.
> I cannot see any file in desktop from laptop, also I cannot access
> priter from computer. it?
>
> Do I have to install some software fo
>
> Please help
>
>

For the printing issue, a lot depends on the printer and its capabilities,
but it sounds like you need to connect the printer to one of the computers
and then share the printer to the other computers.

Even if the computer is LAN-capable you need to install drivers on the
computers for the printer, I believe. Your printer documentation should
contain this setup information.

As for the router and the sharing issues -- does the router provide DHCP
services automatically? If not, you need to enable DHCP on the router. By
default, Windows clients are configured as DHCP clients, but you might want
to check their settings just to make sure.

For the computers to work and to be able to share files, they must have an
IP address from the same IP address range, such as 192.168.1.X, where X is
a number between 1 and 254.

Hope that helps...

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On Mar 26, 7:01*pm, "MXC" <mxchen...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have *a wireless router connect to DSL MODEM.
> I connect a desktop (Windows 2000) and a laptop(Vista) to the Router
> wirelessly.oblem is
> I use CAT 5e cable Connect a printer to the Router.
>
> I can access internet fine from both computers, but cannot share files and
> printer.
> I cannot see any file in desktop from laptop, also I cannot access priter
> from computer. it?
>
> Do I *have to install some software fo
>
> Please help

Not sure what your printing problem is, although it could be related,
but as far as your network browsing goes, I would check that your
laptop has netbios over tcp/ip running. On Vista it defaults to
turning off when it sees a dhcp server, including a router. This stops
Vista machines from browsing the local network unless a browse master
server is active. If you set it to always on then you should be able
to browse your desktop folders, and it may also allow you to see the
printer.

Alister