Laptop XP to Laptop Vista Connection
 

Hi

Please help. My friend has a Toshiba laptop, loaded with Vista. I've got and
Packard Bell loaded with Windows XP. How do we get connected via WIFI to each
other and be able to see shared files on each others pc's?

Thanks
MorneSA

Re: Laptop XP to Laptop Vista Connection
 

Hi
If both of you are connected to the same Wireless Routers, and yours
computers are configured to be on the same Network.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network
settings,http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
Basic XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"MorneSA" <MorneSA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Please help. My friend has a Toshiba laptop, loaded with Vista. I've got
> and
> Packard Bell loaded with Windows XP. How do we get connected via WIFI to
> each
> other and be able to see shared files on each others pc's?
>
> Thanks
> MorneSA

Re: Laptop XP to Laptop Vista Connection
 

MorneSA wrote:
> Hi
>
> Please help. My friend has a Toshiba laptop, loaded with Vista. I've got and
> Packard Bell loaded with Windows XP. How do we get connected via WIFI to each
> other and be able to see shared files on each others pc's?
>
> Thanks
> MorneSA


If you both have WiFi adapters in your computers (that is, each computer
can connect wirelessly to "something," there are basically 2 options:

1. Connect to the same home wireless router so that both computers are
on the same LAN. Then set permissions accordingly. This is what Jack is
talking about in the post above. See
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-networ...ta-ad-hoc.html

2. Set up an ad hoc network between the two computers without a router.
This is called an "ad hoc network." It is equivalent to connecting a
cross-over Ethernet cable between the two computers. From a security
standpoint, disable this configuration after you're finished doing what
you need to do. Ad hoc networks in XP are not very secure.
See
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...bd5dc1033.mspx

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Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

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