Having trouble sharing files over router

I've got 2 desktop PCs (hardwire) and a laptop (wireless) sharing an
internet broadband cable via a BEFSR41 router. One of the desktops runs on
Windows 98, the other on XP. The laptop, which connects via a WAP-11b AP,
runs on XP. All the computers share the internet connection well, but I
can't get them to share files with each other. Is this possible with the
configuration I described?

Thanks,
Mike

"Mike Goodman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I've got 2 desktop PCs (hardwire) and a laptop (wireless) sharing
> an internet broadband cable via a BEFSR41 router. One of the
> desktops runs on Windows 98, the other on XP. The laptop, which
> connects via a WAP-11b AP, runs on XP. All the computers share the
> internet connection well, but I can't get them to share files with
> each other. Is this possible with the configuration I described?

Yes, but there are several important and non-obvious configuration
details you need to get right. First, make sure that you do not have
the NetBEUI protocol installed on any of the machines. Second, make
sure you have bound "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and
Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" to the TCP/IP protocol. Third,
make sure you have a common username/password combination on all three
machines, and that you are logged in as this user on the machine from
which you are trying to access another. Fourth, make sure that any
software firewalls you have running on the machines have been
configured to allow file sharing.

--
Mike Nitabach

Also..............insure that all three PC's are part of the same workgroup.
You can find this setting through the "Computer Identification" screen,
different screenc for 98 vs. XP, but required in both cases.

"Mike Goodman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:404a068e$0$3105$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've got 2 desktop PCs (hardwire) and a laptop (wireless) sharing an
> internet broadband cable via a BEFSR41 router. One of the desktops runs on
> Windows 98, the other on XP. The laptop, which connects via a WAP-11b AP,
> runs on XP. All the computers share the internet connection well, but I
> can't get them to share files with each other. Is this possible with the
> configuration I described?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>

"Mike Goodman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:404a068e$0$3105$(E-Mail Removed):

> I've got 2 desktop PCs (hardwire) and a laptop (wireless) sharing an
> internet broadband cable via a BEFSR41 router. One of the desktops
> runs on Windows 98, the other on XP. The laptop, which connects via a
> WAP-11b AP, runs on XP. All the computers share the internet
> connection well, but I can't get them to share files with each other.
> Is this possible with the configuration I described?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>

The Linksys Support Knowledge Base and Google are your friends.

http://www.linksys.com/support/top10...%20File%20and%
20Printer%20Sharing%20using%20the%20BEFSR41.asp

Duane

Michael Nitabach wrote:
> "Mike Goodman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:404a068e$0$3105$(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> I've got 2 desktop PCs (hardwire) and a laptop (wireless) sharing
>> an internet broadband cable via a BEFSR41 router. One of the
>> desktops runs on Windows 98, the other on XP. The laptop, which
>> connects via a WAP-11b AP, runs on XP. All the computers share the
>> internet connection well, but I can't get them to share files with
>> each other. Is this possible with the configuration I described?
>
> Yes, but there are several important and non-obvious configuration
> details you need to get right. First, make sure that you do not have
> the NetBEUI protocol installed on any of the machines. Second, make
> sure you have bound "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and
> Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" to the TCP/IP protocol. Third,
> make sure you have a common username/password combination on all three
> machines, and that you are logged in as this user on the machine from
> which you are trying to access another. Fourth, make sure that any
> software firewalls you have running on the machines have been
> configured to allow file sharing.

I have five computers connected on my network. Three are XP Home, two
are Win98SE. None have common user names or passwords. All share files
just fine. I have set up several home nets for friends. None of those
had common user names or passwords either and all share files
successfully. I continue to see this recommendation, but cannot find
out the source. I know that some MSMVP's broadcast it early on when
wireless was new to XP, but have not read of them doing so recently.

Q

"Quaoar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Michael Nitabach wrote:
>> "Mike Goodman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> news:404a068e$0$3105$(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>>> I've got 2 desktop PCs (hardwire) and a laptop (wireless) sharing
>>> an internet broadband cable via a BEFSR41 router. One of the
>>> desktops runs on Windows 98, the other on XP. The laptop, which
>>> connects via a WAP-11b AP, runs on XP. All the computers share the
>>> internet connection well, but I can't get them to share files with
>>> each other. Is this possible with the configuration I described?
>>
>> Yes, but there are several important and non-obvious configuration
>> details you need to get right. First, make sure that you do not have
>> the NetBEUI protocol installed on any of the machines. Second, make
>> sure you have bound "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and
>> Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" to the TCP/IP protocol. Third,
>> make sure you have a common username/password combination on all three
>> machines, and that you are logged in as this user on the machine from
>> which you are trying to access another. Fourth, make sure that any
>> software firewalls you have running on the machines have been
>> configured to allow file sharing.
>
> I have five computers connected on my network. Three are XP Home, two
> are Win98SE. None have common user names or passwords. All share
files
> just fine. I have set up several home nets for friends. None of those
> had common user names or passwords either and all share files
> successfully. I continue to see this recommendation, but cannot find
> out the source. I know that some MSMVP's broadcast it early on when
> wireless was new to XP, but have not read of them doing so recently.
>
> Q
>
>
>

The reason one uses a common user id and password on all shares on the
LAN is for ease of use. One doesn't have to give the user id and password
if they are the same. And on the NT based O/S, the privileges of the
common account on the shares can be different as well, if using NTFS. Of
course, security privileges do not apply to a Win 9'x or ME O/S, since
they don't have account privileges security.

Duane