Home Networking

[mike]

Hey gang.

 

Just want to know the best way to share folders and printers between two 'puters in the same home.

 

Both pc's are running xp home and they both connect to the internet via their own dsl cable and router.

 

Anything I find in xp to share takes me to the network wizard where it wants to deal with ICS.

 

There seems to be no option for two 'puters that have their own connection to the internet. I don't think I need to worry about Internet connection sharing.

 

??????

[mike]

 

DUHHHHH! IF you are doing this don't do what I did...... forgot to make sure the 'puters have the same workgroup name....

 

sorry.

 

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[TCH-Rob]

You have to do that? LOL. I have been there myself, I know the feeling.

 

Glad to see you got it fixed. Thumbs Up

[mike]

Thanks, Rob.

 

Yea, it's actually a peer to peer dealie and you have to have each pc in the house set up with the same workgroup name, then they "see" each other.

 

 

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[mike]

Hmmmmm. Now the setup doesn't seem to work.

 

 

Question:

 

 

I have a dsl modem and 3 'puters.

What's the best way to get everyone together?

 

Should I have the dsl direct to my pc, then hook the router to a 2nd nic card in my pc and the other 2 puters to the router?

 

thanks.

[Madmanmcp]

Mike, if you have a router look for the "WAN" port and connect the cable modem to the router. The router will then allow all PC connected to it to have internet access.

[Madmanmcp]

Both pc's are running xp home and they both connect to the internet via their own dsl cable and router.

 

Anything I find in xp to share takes me to the network wizard where it wants to deal with ICS.

they "both" have a router AND a modem? Or do you mean each has a modem and connected to one router?

 

The way to setup your network IF you are using a router and wish to share the internet connection is to connect all the PC's to the LAN ports and connect the modem to the WAN port.

 

Should I have the dsl direct to my pc, then hook the router to a 2nd nic card in my pc and the other 2 puters to the router?

Anything I find in xp to share takes me to the network wizard where it wants to deal with ICS.

 

This sounds like you have been upgrading or converting your old network that used a "hub" to network and "ICS" to share the internet connection that was connected to one PC.

 

If you are converting to a router the second nic is not needed and neither is ICS.