[ernieh]

i need help setting up something so that all the computers in my house can talk to each other and shear a printer. one of the computers (a desktop)is using a wired connection and two others (one laptop and one desktop) are wireless the one that is wired has the printer and the others dont i want them to be able to use the wired computers printer and i want all the computers in my house to be able to look at files and things on the other computers. i have a Netgear router and a Netgear wireless adapter in the wireless desktop and a linksys adapter in the laptop. the computer that has a wired connection is using one of the four ports on the wireless router

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Inorder to share files between your computer's in the network,first check if you are able to ping the ip address of the other computer.This can be done by

COMP A :
If the operating system is win xp

1.Click Start --- Run --- Type cmd
2.A Black screen will appear.
3.On the black screen typein ipconfig and check for the ip address
4.The ip address will be like 192.168.x.x
5.Similarly find the ip address of the other 2 computer's

From comp A,on the black screen,typein ping ip address of comp B

Lets assume that comp B's ip is 192.168.0.3

Then typein ping 192.168.0.3

you should get 4 replies which means that you are able to communicate with the other comp's in the network

Please try this from all the three computers.Also disable any software firewalls before you try the ping command.

[kate22in]

Inorder to share files between your computer's in the network,first check if you are able to ping the ip address of the other computer.This can be done by

COMP A :
If the operating system is win xp

1.Click Start --- Run --- Type cmd
2.A Black screen will appear.
3.On the black screen typein ipconfig and check for the ip address
4.The ip address will be like 192.168.x.x
5.Similarly find the ip address of the other 2 computer's

From comp A,on the black screen,typein ping ip address of comp B

Lets assume that comp B's ip is 192.168.0.3

Then typein ping 192.168.0.3

you should get 4 replies which means that you are able to communicate with the other comp's in the network

Please try this from all the three computers.Also disable any software firewalls before you try the ping command.

[ernieh]

i did that this is my conclusion
all the computers can talk to each other

Edited by ernieh, 27 December 2005 - 06:44 PM.

[Doorslam]

ernieh, what kind of OS's and service packs do you have installed on each of your machines?

[ernieh]

the laptop has xp pro sp 2
both the desktops have xp home sp 2

[ernieh]

help me please

[Doorslam]

Have you tried sharing the printer out? Or do you need help with those steps?

[ernieh]

i need help with everything

[Doorslam]

Alright, here is some links that will help you.

http://www.microsoft...cutt_july2.mspx

http://www.practical...filesharing.htm

http://www.geekgirls...ome_network.htm

Hope these help!