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Answer» Hello
Can someone please walk me through how to set up a wireless home network please?
I basically just want to be able to transfer files between my laptop & PC.
I have tried the 'set up a home or SMALL office network' task but it didn't work, I see nothing under 'my network places' on the laptop & a 'network is not accessible. You might not have permission (blah...blah...blah) the network path was not found' so I'm obviously doing something wrong.
I have XP on both computers, pro on the PC & Home on the laptop (if relevant).I ran the wizard again on the PC & this time I got a SharedDocs folder appear in the laptop's 'My Network Places'.
But shouldn't I see the PC's shared folder ASWELL in the same place? I also have only a SharedDocs folder on the PC for that system.
So how do I transfer files ? ? ?1. SneakerNet. If you need to transfer files immediately, the old "SneakerNet" works well with a USB thumb drive (aka flash drive). Write the required files to a USB device, put on your sneakers, walk it over to the other computer, and read the files from the USB device. But that wasn't your question...
2. I understand that you want to share files between computers. It's not clear from your description whether you have a "Local Area Network (LAN)", "file sharing", or "wireless connectivity" problem.
3. I'm assuming this is a home network. What is your network configuration?
Internet (WAN connection) -->
Cable/DSL Modem -->
Wireless Router -->
PC wired to router (connected by ethernet cable)
laptop wireless to router (no cable)
or:
Wireless Router -->
PC wireless to router (no cable)
laptop wireless to router (no cable)
or:
PC wireless to laptop wireless (no cables - adhoc wireless connection)
or something else.
4. Windows XP Home uses "simple" file sharing. Windows XP Professional uses either "simple" or "advanced" file sharing. I believe you should set it to "simple" if you want to share back and forth with the Windows XP Home computer. Because you used the Wizard (and they never reveal their secrets), I don't know what it was trying to do... But it can be setup manually.
5. If you want to do some reading, here are some Microsoft documents on the subject.
File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP
Computer Browsing for SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting Computer Browsing on SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows
And some other(s):
How do I setup my own home network?
Diagnose And Repair SOHO networksQuote from: dahlarbear on February 13, 2008, 02:48:42 AM 1. SneakerNet. If you need to transfer files immediately, the old "SneakerNet" works well with a USB thumb drive (aka flash drive). Write the required files to a USB device, put on your sneakers, walk it over to the other computer, and read the files from the USB device. But that wasn't your question...
No it wasn't
Quote from: dahlarbear on February 13, 2008, 02:48:42 AM2. I understand that you want to share files between computers. It's not clear from your description whether you have a "Local Area Network (LAN)", "file sharing", or "wireless connectivity" problem.
I'm glad that you understand, makes communicating much easier. You sound like an AOL customer services representative, are you?
Quote from: dahlarbear on February 13, 2008, 02:48:42 AM3. I'm assuming this is a home network.
Yes, the topic title does read "Setting up HOME NETWORK help" afterall.
Quote from: dahlarbear on February 13, 2008, 02:48:42 AMWhat is your network configuration?
Internet (WAN connection) -->
Cable/DSL Modem -->
Wireless Router -->
PC wired to router (connected by ethernet cable)
laptop wireless to router (no cable)
or:
Wireless Router -->
PC wireless to router (no cable)
laptop wireless to router (no cable)
or:
PC wireless to laptop wireless (no cables - adhoc wireless connection)
or something else.
I'm using a Speedtouch ST585v6sl wireless router connected via ethernet to my desktop & wireless to laptop.
Quote from: dahlarbear on February 13, 2008, 02:48:42 AM4. Windows XP Home uses "simple" file sharing. Windows XP Professional uses either "simple" or "advanced" file sharing. I believe you should set it to "simple" if you want to share back and forth with the Windows XP Home computer. Because you used the Wizard (and they never reveal their secrets), I don't know what it was trying to do... But it can be setup manually.
How do I set it? my original post did ask if someone can 'walk me through it'.
Quote from: dahlarbear on February 13, 2008, 02:48:42 AM5. If you want to do some reading, here are some Microsoft documents on the subject.
File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP
Computer Browsing for SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting Computer Browsing on SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows
And some other(s):
How do I setup my own home network?
Diagnose And Repair SOHO networks
No, I don't.
Thanks for your 'help'.You might want to look at the documents that were posted by dahlarbear. They are a good place to start to understand how to get this working.
In general you want to enable file sharing on both machines than make sure that they are in the same work group. You will have to check your firewall settings to be sure that it isn't blocking access to each machine.
The details of how to do this are in the documents posted by dahlarbear. Give it a try and if you RUN into errors come back here and post them. We will help you troubleshoot them.
There are also some great tutorials on how to set up your network. Here are a few i have used to help me. Alos try google.
- http://ihome-wireless-network.com
- http://www.home-network-help.com/
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