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Yeoman100 · 06-29-2008, 09:37 PM

Hi,
I am trying to network my desck top and laptop without much luck. I have a Dell descktop running XP home hardwired to a dsl 2wire273 wireless router (at&t stock router). The laptop is HP also running XP home, this is connected to the internet wirelessly via the same router.

I have run the network set up wizard on the desk top and it tells me it is successful. I have tried on the lap top but during the setup it tells me that network hardware is not connected. as it is wireless i do not know what it is refering to. I click to ignore the missing hardware but on completion of the setup my laptop cannot "see" any other network places.

Does anyone know what I am missing

Thanks for any help you can give
mark

matt261102 · 06-29-2008, 10:52 PM

For simple file sharing I would recommend making each computer a part of the same workgroup. Then just use shared folders to access files from the other computer.

06-29-2008, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Yeoman100 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp home	Home Network Hi, I am trying to network my desck top and laptop without much luck. I have a Dell descktop running XP home hardwired to a dsl 2wire273 wireless router (at&t stock router). The laptop is HP also running XP home, this is connected to the internet wirelessly via the same router. I have run the network set up wizard on the desk top and it tells me it is successful. I have tried on the lap top but during the setup it tells me that network hardware is not connected. as it is wireless i do not know what it is refering to. I click to ignore the missing hardware but on completion of the setup my laptop cannot "see" any other network places. Does anyone know what I am missing Thanks for any help you can give mark

06-29-2008, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
matt261102 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 155 OS: XP, Vista, Server2003, Fedora	Re: Home Network For simple file sharing I would recommend making each computer a part of the same workgroup. Then just use shared folders to access files from the other computer.