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« on: April 18, 2006, 09:32:28 AM »
Okay... I live with my grandparents. On her computer (w/ microsoft Home for her OS) is a WRT54GS wireless linksys router W/ speed booster.... my room is upstairs i have the WMP54GS wireless card W/ speed booster installed. (with microsoft XP OS) and so we are on a network for the internet.... HOW the F can i access her computer from mine. Im not talking VNC, im talking if i want a file or movie or something from her computer, how can i make a network or something so that i can access her computer? I have tried everything \\(her computer name//IP) in a address bar, tried using 'wireless network setup wizard' i have tried alot and just get an error... i still cannot figure it out... Are there any other ways out there to set up so i can access my grandmas computer from upstairs?
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2006, 09:39:26 AM »
P.S.  i dont know if this will help or not but when i try to use the 'wireless network setup wizard' i get this

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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2006, 11:31:16 AM »
is ur puter on the network first, and if it is just place all the files that u would want to share on her computer in a certain folder are go to each foder and right click on it and got o properties, then go to sharing, and then check the box in the network sharing and security part. u shouldnt have to use the network wizard at all for this.
 then go to controll panel, then network connections and then on the left side look for my network places and then ur folders that u wanted to share from should show up.
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2006, 11:53:47 AM »
Here try this guide.. click here
wrote this a while back..

You were not trying to create and Ad hoc network were you? you just wanted to create a file sharing network with the 2 computer right?
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2006, 01:37:57 PM »
the reason for all this is... since im the wireless network CARD part user, i only connect half as fast as my grandmas computer (which is expected) so i wanna download stuff on my grandmas computer and then just take it off hers and put it on mine... it will save me about days to a week worth of downloading crap... make it faster and easier.
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2006, 02:11:07 PM »
You basically have to both be in the same workgroup, usaully MSHOME, and both have sharing enabled.

Read the guide posted above for more details.

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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2006, 02:32:34 PM »
i tried the guide, i tried even more, nothing seems to be working, this is giving me more then a hell of a time
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2006, 02:35:35 PM »
as we speak, when i click on 'my network places' i have my shared folder and one of my hard drives shared in it... but i cannot figure out how to get it so i can view them from my grandmas computer.. i tried the wizard, i tried typing in MY ip in the address bar i tried so much an dim only gettin gmore agrivated.
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« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2006, 02:38:59 PM »
ive tried \\(my computer name)  \\(my IP) \\(my local network name)  everything,   WHAT THE FREAK
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« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2006, 03:28:57 PM »
It can take up to 15 minutes for the changes to take effect.. that is one of the huge down fall built into the Windows File/Print sharing.. For some reason if it doesnt auto detect you have to wait. 

As long as you have a router.. it shouldnt matter if you have a wireless or ethernet connection.. The only thing that I can thing of right now is if the firewall is blocking the connection.. Try turning off the firewalls for a short period of time.  If that works.. then add the local ip address of the other computer to the trusted list of IPs.  I have seen zone alarm do this and also my trend micro firewall has to be configured so that everything work properly.
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2006, 03:33:50 PM »
no firewalls are on what so ever in the process of trying this, i turned em all off and when i type in \\(my grandmas computer name) from my computer i just get an error 'Windows cannot find \\rosie. check the spelling and try again..  but when i type it on on HER computer it opens up the files she curretly is sharing...  ??? i dont get why i cant get into her computer what so ever
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« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2006, 03:44:07 PM »
Hi folks,

Oncei had the same problem in my network, i assigned an ip to each pc, problem solved, so try static IP. You can even connect via remote desktop.
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« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2006, 03:47:37 PM »
how do i 'assign' an ip to each computer
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« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2006, 03:59:21 PM »
Go to your routers documentation or web site, be sure before starting the process click on your local area connection, select the support tab, and click on details get your DNS Servers, write them,  you will need them later.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/static-ip-address.asp
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« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2006, 04:08:47 PM »
dont even have to do that..

You can set your router as the DNS Server..

IP address: 192.168.0.xxx for Dlink or 192.168.1.xxx for linksys
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: Router IP addresss ( this is what you type into the web browser to get the config page)

Preferred DNS Server: same as Default Gateway.
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