On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:45:16 -0400, "jpsga" <> wrote:
>
>"teitel" <> wrote in message
>news:C6919397-9C66-4CE8-89BF-...
>>
>> I am brand new to networking. I have got my home computer set up with a
>> router attached by an ethernet cable into my modem. I then have an
>> ethernet
>> cable into my desktop. My laptop has a wireless card and I can connect
>> just
>> fine to the internet. But I cannot share any files and folders between
>> computers. I have tried the network wizard numerous times but I am still
>> not
>> able to share anything. In fact I cannot even get it to show a wireless
>> network on either computer.
>>
>> I am running XP with service pack 3 and I am also using Windows Live One
>> Care for my virus protection.
>>
>> I have tried looking through past questions to figure out the answer but
>> like I said, I am new to networking and I am getting confused. I am
>> thinking
>> my problem might be with my firewall but I am not really sure. I have
>> turned
>> off the firewall that is generically installed in XP. I went to go and
>> change the settings for the firewall in Windows Live One Care but that was
>> when I got lost.
>>
>> Any help you can give would be great!
>> Teresa
>
>Every time I read a message like this I am reminded that the workgroup on
>the the machines must be the same and and somthing hast to be shared on each
>machine.
>JPS
Using the same workgroup on each machine makes networking a little
easier, and it might help a little here, but it isn't necessary. A
network can have multiple workgroups, and a computer in any workgroup
can access a computer in any workgroup.
Workgroups serve no practical purpose in Windows XP/Vista/7. In
Windows 95/98/Me, they determine which computers appear in Network
Neighborhood. But even those systems work fine with multiple
workgroups in a network.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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