Me again. Sorry to be a pain in the a**.

But I just got a cable to connect my laptop to my Linksys router to try and
transfer files from my desktop to the new laptop. I posted numerous queries the
past week trying to do this with a crossover cable and as a wirelss network,
none of which I got to work, so this is my final attempt.

A run down again on what I Have:

A cable modem, whic is wired to the Linksys wireless router, which is hardwired
to the desktop. I'm runnings Windows XP Pro on the desptop, XP Home Edition on
the laptop.

So I plug this new cable into the router and connect it to the laptops ethernet
port. Am I right so far? Little steps at a time. Now I have a betwork, with the
router assigning an IP address???

Assuming this much is correct, now what do I do to transfer a folder to the
laptop? I have to activate file sharing or some such? Do I have to drag the
folder and copy it to the Shared Documents folder under Windows Explorer?

Then how do I find the files and folder which are being shared when I fire up
the laptop and go looking for them? If I can't get it this time, I promise to
burn everything to DVD and do it that way and not bother you any more. But I
appreciate one last stab at helping me. Thanks.

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm


Duane

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:23:59 -0400, rfdjr1@optonline.net wrote:



just like a folder on the host.
Double-click "My Computer". Right-click the C drive, select "Properties", click the "Sharing"
tab, and check "Share this folder", Apply, OK

Now, add "My Network Places" to the desktop, double-click it, and off you go.
On a right-click and "Copy to folder..." command, use the spin box to select "My Network Places"
and navigate to the folder on the share.

That's how you learn.

Why a wireless router if you're going to hardwire the PC's?
If you're NOT going to make use of the wireless, make damn sure you disable it BEFORE you share
the files or else they'll be available to anyone within range of the wireless!

This is how to do it on a Linksys wireless WRT54GS. If yours is different, just look for
similar functions.


Type http://192.168.1.1 in IE, and Login to the router's config menu. No name, and the
default password is "admin". I would change that if I were you. (Click "Administration" and
set a strong password.)

1 - Click "Wireless", "Basic Wireless Settings", select "Mixed" (Or "Disable" to disable
wireless access), Name it say, "Private_Network", pick a channel (6 is the default, pick
another...), click "Enable"

2 - Click "Wireless Security", Select "WPA2 Personal", Select "TKIP+AES", give it a STRONG
shared key: say, your wife's full maiden name, backwards: "Public, Mary Q", set key renewal to
3600 seconds.

3 - Leave "Wireless MAC Filter" and "Advanced Wireless Settings" alone for now.

4 - Click the "Save Settings" button.

Now, read the manual.

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:46:22 -0400, Unk <not@aol.com> wrote:

transferring files. I guess I'm more friggin' stupid that I thought. Even
following directions.

I hooked the two computers up with the cable. I activated the file sharing (at
least it looked like I did)

I made a shortcut to My Network Places on both desktops.

I also made sure that each separate folder I wanted to copy I allowed file
sharing as well as the whole C drive. Actually the files are on my E drive so I
did what you told me but to the E drive.

But when I double click on My Network Places, I don't see what I'm supposed to
do. In fact, what's curious to me is that the screen on the desktop looks
different from the screen on the laptop when I double click on My Network
Places, as far as options etc go.

What are you referring to when you say " on a right click and copy to folder...
command use the spin box to select my network places and navigate to the folder
on the share"? That totally loses me.

I also just now noted that when I click on My Network Connection on the laptop,
then click on View Network Connections, it shows Local Area Connection and says
Network Cable Unplugged Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated. I don't know why. The
plug is in???

I just don't get it. By the way, it is a Linksys WRT54G router. The reason it's
wireless is so I can use (and I have) a wireless connection with the laptop to
access the internet. I just couldn't geta wireless network connection to work
That's why I went with the cable. And I've tried to get into the router
configuration using admin as a password and it will not let me in., so I'm stuck
there. i"m just stuck at every turn.

And I've tried to get into the router configuration using admin
Hold the *Reset* button down for 30 seconds and the router will set itself
back to factory default settings including the user-id and psw to access
the router's setup screens. The user-id a psw will be the ones indicated in
the user manual at that point.

Duane

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:47:49 GMT, Duane Arnold <notme@notme.com> wrote:

Thanks. Just took care of that. I also set the security and all that after
running the setup disk again. However, when I turn on the laptop and get my
wireless connection from the router, the laptop tells me "The wireless network
appears to have no security enabled." Why would this be when I set the securirty
on the router to WPA-PSK?