XP Home ed. ...Network...

I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network, and would
like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using ethernet
leads i.e. not wireless :-)

They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security patches
etc.
....and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a Linksys
WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),

Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?

Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,

regards, Richard

....i.e.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813937/
....do I need to buy a hub or a switch, or will my WAG354G do it ?

regards, Richard


"RJK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network, and
> would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using
> ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>
> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security patches
> etc.
> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>
> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>
> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>
> regards, Richard
>

RJK wrote:
> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network,
> and would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using
> ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>
> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security
> patches etc.
> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>
> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>
> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>
> regards, Richard

You've got all the hardware you need.

Do you have access to a 12-year old male?

RJK wrote:
> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network, and would
> like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using ethernet
> leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>
> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security patches
> etc.
> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a Linksys
> WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>
> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>
> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>
> regards, Richard
>
>


It sounds like you've everything you need.

On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is
disabled on the internal LAN connection.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm


--

Bruce Chambers

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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

"HeyBub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> RJK wrote:
>> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network,
>> and would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using
>> ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>>
>> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security
>> patches etc.
>> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
>> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>>
>> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>>
>> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>>
>> regards, Richard
>
> You've got all the hardware you need.
>
> Do you have access to a 12-year old male?
>

....unless that question was a "typo" of some sort, my view has always been
that proven paedophiles should be castrated, then tied to a chair in a large
hall, and all the relations of the minor/s (e.g. parents), given full
access to the paedophile - with baseball bats, and if they don't kill him,
he should then be put to the electric chair.

regards, Richard

I believe it was a joke.
A 12-year-old boy may be able to network your 2 PCs.

"RJK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "HeyBub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> RJK wrote:
>>> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network,
>>> and would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using
>>> ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>>>
>>> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security
>>> patches etc.
>>> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
>>> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>>>
>>> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>>>
>>> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>>>
>>> regards, Richard
>>
>> You've got all the hardware you need.
>>
>> Do you have access to a 12-year old male?
>>
>
> ...unless that question was a "typo" of some sort, my view has always been
> that proven paedophiles should be castrated, then tied to a chair in a
> large hall, and all the relations of the minor/s (e.g. parents), given
> full access to the paedophile - with baseball bats, and if they don't kill
> him, he should then be put to the electric chair.
>
> regards, Richard
>

"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)3t> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> RJK wrote:
>> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network, and
>> would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using
>> ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>>
>> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security patches
>> etc.
>> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
>> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>>
>> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>>
>> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>>
>> regards, Richard
>
>
> It sounds like you've everything you need.
>
> On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank
> password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
> shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
> able to access the designated shares, provided your network is configured
> properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled on
> the internal LAN connection.
>
> Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
> almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
> easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

>
> Home Networking
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp
>
> Networking Information
> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm
>
> PracticallyNetworked Home
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot


Many thanks for your response, and links. I can see that I am going to have
do more reading before "having a go." I keep looking at various "simple
diagrams" on networking two PC's, and how to connect things up, and how they
will interface, in relation to how things are set up at the moment,
....and then wonder if it would be easier to disconnect the WAG354G, and
connect the two PC's with a cross-over cable, and try networking them like
that first / for practice, | and then add a pci LAN card to my main PC, (so
that it has a second ethernet port), so that I can connect WAG354G, to get
internet access.
....and then I wonder if it would be simpler to buy a hub, attempt to network
the two PC's, and then connect the WAG354G to the hub, to add in internet
access -...which would leave three empty rj45 ports on the back of the
WAG354G, ...which leads me back to thinking that perhaps the WAG354G could
be doing it all i.e. is a router a hub ? ...i.e. can it act as a hub ?
(I've gathered that a "switch" is better than a hub btw).
e.g. do I need to add 2nd ethernet port to my main PC, and have two rj45
leads going from the WAG354G to the main PC, and one rj45 lead going to the
2nd PC,
....does there have to be two LAN connections set up in XP - one for the two
PC's and one for the internet ? ...is this connected with an "internal" and
an "external network," ???

....anyhow, I'm off to read your links !

regards, Richard

ooops ! ...sincere apologies to ALL, I misinterpreted that one for sure, and
completely <blush>

....and, athough incredible, I've never networked two PC's but, have been
with them since my first 8086 8mhz with no hd and 2 x 5 1/4" floppy drives.

regards, Richard


"John" <a> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I believe it was a joke.
> A 12-year-old boy may be able to network your 2 PCs.
>
> "RJK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "HeyBub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> RJK wrote:
>>>> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network,
>>>> and would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router?
>>>> ...using ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>>>>
>>>> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security
>>>> patches etc.
>>>> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
>>>> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>>>>
>>>> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>>>>
>>>> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>>>>
>>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>> You've got all the hardware you need.
>>>
>>> Do you have access to a 12-year old male?
>>>
>>
>> ...unless that question was a "typo" of some sort, my view has always
>> been that proven paedophiles should be castrated, then tied to a chair in
>> a large hall, and all the relations of the minor/s (e.g. parents), given
>> full access to the paedophile - with baseball bats, and if they don't
>> kill him, he should then be put to the electric chair.
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>
>
>

> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network,
> and would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router?
> ...using ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>
> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security
> patches etc.
> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>
> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>
> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,
>
> regards, Richard

You should be all set with what you have. In fact, if it's only 2
computers, it can even be done without a router/switch/whatever. All it
takes is a sort of crossover cable (the ethernet cable - 8 pin config).

In an unusual departure from the norm, Microsoft, for XP's Help &
Support has an excellent write-up on setting up a home LAN. Just look
for LAN, IIRC, or maybe home lan. It explains all the different
formats, how to set them up, etc.. Definitely worth a read.

Regards,

TWayne

you dont need to make any changes in your hardware, I use my adsl router to
connect all my pc's/laptop together. simply connect all the systems to the
router, turn the router's DHCP server on (its usually on by default), on
your two pcs check that both have a same WORKGROUP name, also check that the
ip address is set to "obtain ip automatically" on both pcs,then right click
some folder on both pcs and choose sharing...,go to "sharing wizard" and
answered the questions, it would setup the necessary access permissions and
also tune the firewall to let your sharing communications pass the
firewall.thats it, you now have a home network!
"RJK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)3t> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> RJK wrote:
>>> I've been reading some primers on setting up a small home network, and
>>> would like to try networking 2 PC's together, via a router? ...using
>>> ethernet leads i.e. not wireless :-)
>>>
>>> They both have XP Home ed. SP3 ...all up to date with MS security
>>> patches etc.
>>> ...and at the moment, they both get their internet connection from a
>>> Linksys WAG354G (which is an adsl modem/4 port router),
>>>
>>> Can this Linksys do the job, or do I need to buy something different ?
>>>
>>> Completely confused about hubs, routers etc,