Networking question...

mjl1297 · 01-01-2009, 01:05 AM

I have a main box running Windows XP pro and an Acer laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium. I connect wirelessly on the laptop to the internet through a TRENDnet 637AP plugged into the XP box. I want to know the exact steps for sharing a folder and a printer on the XP box with the laptop acroos the network. I have an idea as to how to go about it but I would rather follow steps patterned after my exact situation rather than experiment. If you need more information please let me know.

alpenadiver · 01-01-2009, 08:10 AM

All computers you want to access need to be on the same workgroup.
you need to decide which drives, folders, or files you want to share.
to access another computer you will be asked for a username, and password

Here is a more detailed explanation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

**johnwill** · 01-01-2009, 09:43 AM

This TCP/IP Home Networking and File Sharing Tutorial should get you started.

01-01-2009, 01:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
mjl1297 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 11 OS: VISTA	Networking question... I have a main box running Windows XP pro and an Acer laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium. I connect wirelessly on the laptop to the internet through a TRENDnet 637AP plugged into the XP box. I want to know the exact steps for sharing a folder and a printer on the XP box with the laptop acroos the network. I have an idea as to how to go about it but I would rather follow steps patterned after my exact situation rather than experiment. If you need more information please let me know.

01-01-2009, 08:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
alpenadiver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alpena, Michigan Posts: 346 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 My System	Re: Networking question... All computers you want to access need to be on the same workgroup. you need to decide which drives, folders, or files you want to share. to access another computer you will be asked for a username, and password Here is a more detailed explanation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

01-01-2009, 09:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Networking question... This TCP/IP Home Networking and File Sharing Tutorial should get you started. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience