at work we have a server that runs on Windows 2000.  we have recently purchased a laptop that runs on Windows XP Home Edition.  We have a Linksys wireless router, so I am able to get on the internet WIRELESSLY.  However, I am TRYING to access files from the server with the laptop.  I have no idea where to begin....help please Does the server use FTP (file transfer protocol)?

If it has FTP, go to your browser, and type ftp://ftp.<IP of server>/... Do you see the files here?i'm very new at this stuff, so please bear with me......

to get the ip address for the server i went to the command prompt and typed ipconfig.  i was trying some other ideas that i had found online, and this ip address didn't seem to work.  so i went to showipaddress.com.  this gave me a different ip address.  anyway, after your suggestion from my laptop i typed the ftp://ftp and tried both ip addresses.  the response i get is "FTP Folder Error:  Windows cannot access this folder.  Make sure you typed the file name correctly and that you have permission to access the folder.  Details:  The server name or address could not be resolved." Quote from: tljolley on OCTOBER 09, 2008, 01:21:49 PM

i'm very new at this stuff, so please bear with me......

i want to the Internet Properties under Advanced tab and "Enable folder view for FTP sites" is checked.  Is this what you mean?