Bob wrote:
> hey:
>
> I just bought a new dell laptop w/ xp media center and I'm trying to
> get a network up and running to transfer files from my older dell
> desktop (using xp home ed.) to my new laptop. Both computers have
> wiress cards and conect wirelessly to a linsys router. I also have a
> printer on the router. I can connect to the internet fine. But where
> it says network places- the computers dont recognize each other so I
> cant transfer my files over the network. Please help. Thanks
Run the Network Setup Wizard on both computers making sure to enable
File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will
turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.
Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.
If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
Malke
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