i just want to set up a network were one pc is my main pc and have acess to two other computers in the house,two is wired including the maim pc ,and one is wireless connected to the router .
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You can make sharing folders and files easier by creating the same user accounts with the same passwords on each computer
so if you have bob with password 123 on computer 1 create the same account on the other computers
This way users will not get prompted to login when they try to access something on the other computer.
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Your wireless modem should provide security to your home LAN through its firewall. Make sure you disable inbound connections so that Windows file/print sharing between your computers stays private.
Also, be sure to use WPA2 for authentication. Anything less leaves the door open for someone to connect to your access point and be part of your LAN.
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by: houssam_balloutPosted on 2009-04-27 at 05:25:56ID: 24240953
well, on the main pc create shared folder and you can also share printes
then get the ip of the main pc ( go to start>run>cmd ,then press Enter
type ipconfig
then on the other PCs, press start>run>\\xxx
where xxx is the ip of the main computer
you will see shared folder created, right click on it and click create shortcut
this is the easy to create shared folder to share files over network