Printing and file sharing through wireless router?

Hi.

I have just set up my wireless network from my house to my extension
(cables are impossible).

I've used a Netgear DG834GT in my house and all is working well from
the router to my PC in the extension.

Now I'd like to hook up another PC in the extension. I'd like this
second PC to be able to access the internet and also print to the
printer, which is connected to PC#1 by a parallel cable. Ideally, I'd
also like to use PC#1 to be able to browse files on PC#2 and
vice-versa.

Do I buy a second wireless card for PC#2 and do it that way? I realise
that'd enable it to use the ADSL connection, but what about printing
and browsing files between PCs?

Or do I just connect PC#2 to PC#1 via a crossover ethernet cable?

Thanks in advance from a newbie.


jonathansmith1962

"jonathansmith1962" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> I have just set up my wireless network from my house to my extension
> (cables are impossible).
>
> I've used a Netgear DG834GT in my house and all is working well from
> the router to my PC in the extension.
>
> Now I'd like to hook up another PC in the extension. I'd like this
> second PC to be able to access the internet and also print to the
> printer, which is connected to PC#1 by a parallel cable. Ideally, I'd
> also like to use PC#1 to be able to browse files on PC#2 and
> vice-versa.
>
> Do I buy a second wireless card for PC#2 and do it that way? I realise
> that'd enable it to use the ADSL connection, but what about printing
> and browsing files between PCs?
>
> Or do I just connect PC#2 to PC#1 via a crossover ethernet cable?
>
> Thanks in advance from a newbie.

The former. Connect it to the wireless network and it will be just as if
the two PCs are connected via a wired switch/hub. You should be able to see
both PCs and share between them.

Beware that WinXP disables disk, and possibly printer, sharing by default
and you have to explicitly switch it on.

Paul DS.

> The former. Connect it to the wireless network and it will be just as if
> the two PCs are connected via a wired switch/hub. You should be able to see
> both PCs and share between them.
>
> Beware that WinXP disables disk, and possibly printer, sharing by default
> and you have to explicitly switch it on.
>
> Paul DS.

Thanks for that Paul.
Do I need to set up a network (I'd be using the wizard!) or is it a
much more "invisible" process?

"jonathansmith1962" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > The former. Connect it to the wireless network and it will be just as
if
> > the two PCs are connected via a wired switch/hub. You should be able to
see
> > both PCs and share between them.
> >
> > Beware that WinXP disables disk, and possibly printer, sharing by
default
> > and you have to explicitly switch it on.
> >
> > Paul DS.
>
> Thanks for that Paul.
> Do I need to set up a network (I'd be using the wizard!) or is it a
> much more "invisible" process?

Personally I cancel the wizard and do it by hand but I know what I'm up to.
You just need to make sure that the network settings are all "learn from
DHCP" (i.e. don't configure IP addresses or DNS server) and that both PCs
think they are in the same workgroup. Once this is done, you should be able
to ping both PCs (firewalls willing), see them both "attached" to the router
and, once you've configured XP to allow sharing (sorry, can't remember where
this is but the "Help" should tell you) you should be sorted.

Paul DS.