Needing Instructions to Enable File Sharing Between Two Computers
Hi Everyone:
I have three pc's at home. Two have a direct ethernet connection to a Linksys G Wireless Broadband Router (Model WRT54G) while the third one has a wireless connection to the router.
In any case, I wish to enable file sharing between the two pc's which have a direct ethernet connection to the router. One pc has Windows XP Pro SP2 on it while the other has Windows 2000 Professional SP4 on it.
Any step by step instructions for enabling file sharing between these two pc's will greatly be appreciated.
Thank you
George
I have three pc's at home. Two have a direct ethernet connection to a Linksys G Wireless Broadband Router (Model WRT54G) while the third one has a wireless connection to the router.
In any case, I wish to enable file sharing between the two pc's which have a direct ethernet connection to the router. One pc has Windows XP Pro SP2 on it while the other has Windows 2000 Professional SP4 on it.
Any step by step instructions for enabling file sharing between these two pc's will greatly be appreciated.
Thank you
George
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I forgot to mention - file sharing issue was commented before by others, so reward them, if they helped :)
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Hi Everyone:
I have gone through all of my router settings, but, I can not find exactly where to adjust the IP Address Range. The closest option I have found similiar to the concept of IP Address Range Adjustment is within a section called Applications and Gaming. There is an area called IP Address Forwarding where beginning and ending IP addresses can manually be entered. However, I do not believe this is the area which needs addressing.
In any case, I think I understand the concept behind all of this. The router's IP address is 192.168.1.1 within a subnet of 255.255.255.0. Each pc on the wireless does have a unique IP address ending with a set of three digits. Since the starting IP address is 192.168.1.100 and up to 50 DHCP users can be assigned, it is logical to assume the IP address range in this particular situation would be 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150. And, if I understand the gist of what has been discussed so far, whatever IP address is used by the pc, it must fall within this range and must be "different" from all other pc's on the wireless. While all pcs must have a unique IP address, they must have the same workgroup or SSID name.
I hope I have these conclusions correct. If not, can someone correct me on any misconception?
If everyone can go over these conclusions drawn for accuracy, I will greatly appreciate it. After all, I am trying to learn about the configuration of the router as I go along with things.
Thank you
George
I have gone through all of my router settings, but, I can not find exactly where to adjust the IP Address Range. The closest option I have found similiar to the concept of IP Address Range Adjustment is within a section called Applications and Gaming. There is an area called IP Address Forwarding where beginning and ending IP addresses can manually be entered. However, I do not believe this is the area which needs addressing.
In any case, I think I understand the concept behind all of this. The router's IP address is 192.168.1.1 within a subnet of 255.255.255.0. Each pc on the wireless does have a unique IP address ending with a set of three digits. Since the starting IP address is 192.168.1.100 and up to 50 DHCP users can be assigned, it is logical to assume the IP address range in this particular situation would be 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150. And, if I understand the gist of what has been discussed so far, whatever IP address is used by the pc, it must fall within this range and must be "different" from all other pc's on the wireless. While all pcs must have a unique IP address, they must have the same workgroup or SSID name.
I hope I have these conclusions correct. If not, can someone correct me on any misconception?
If everyone can go over these conclusions drawn for accuracy, I will greatly appreciate it. After all, I am trying to learn about the configuration of the router as I go along with things.
Thank you
George
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Hi Everyone:
Thanks so much for the insightful feedback provided to this post. Using the informative link provided which gave all of the necessary steps in conjunction with the added suggestions, everything is much clearer now.
Many thanks for a job so well done.
George
Thanks so much for the insightful feedback provided to this post. Using the informative link provided which gave all of the necessary steps in conjunction with the added suggestions, everything is much clearer now.
Many thanks for a job so well done.
George
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Thanks so much for the followups. I do have a couple of followup questions regarding the entries of static IP addresses. When I plug in a static IP address, do I use what is given within the results of ipconfig or do I arbratrarily make up one? And, secondly, will the ones entered have any kind of curtailing effect on the IP addresses being assigned by the router to access the internet?
George