File sharing over XP

[John Orrett]

Hi all, I have just set up a small network for a friend of mine. One is a PC
and the other a laptop. They are connected through a Netgear router. The
laptop is NTFS and I'm not sure about the PC.
I have turned off ICF on both machines and am trying to run the Network
wizard, without any great deal of success.
Can I enable simple file sharing, as all I need is a shared 'My Documents'
folder on each machine.
Is it just a case of right clicking on the folder on each machine, and
select the 'sharing' tab, and enable the bottom box for Network sharing and
security.
Do I have to have the same workgroup names etc., or would this be immaterial
in this scenario?
Any help appreciated.
Regards
John

[Daniel Carwile]

Enable DHCP on the router. Set the PC's to Obtain an IP address
automatically. Make the workgroup name the same. In the properties of the
network connection, make sure you have Client for Microsoft Networks, File
and Printer sharing, and TCP/IP. In the properties of TCP/IP, Enable
NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

"John Orrett" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all, I have just set up a small network for a friend of mine. One is a
PC
> and the other a laptop. They are connected through a Netgear router. The
> laptop is NTFS and I'm not sure about the PC.
> I have turned off ICF on both machines and am trying to run the Network
> wizard, without any great deal of success.
> Can I enable simple file sharing, as all I need is a shared 'My Documents'
> folder on each machine.
> Is it just a case of right clicking on the folder on each machine, and
> select the 'sharing' tab, and enable the bottom box for Network sharing
and
> security.
> Do I have to have the same workgroup names etc., or would this be
immaterial
> in this scenario?
> Any help appreciated.
> Regards
> John
>
>
>

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "John Orrett"
> wrote:
>Hi all, I have just set up a small network for a friend of mine. One is a PC
>and the other a laptop. They are connected through a Netgear router. The
>laptop is NTFS and I'm not sure about the PC.
>I have turned off ICF on both machines and am trying to run the Network
>wizard, without any great deal of success.
>Can I enable simple file sharing, as all I need is a shared 'My Documents'
>folder on each machine.
>Is it just a case of right clicking on the folder on each machine, and
>select the 'sharing' tab, and enable the bottom box for Network sharing and
>security.
>Do I have to have the same workgroup names etc., or would this be immaterial
>in this scenario?
>Any help appreciated.
>Regards
>John

Are you saying that the Network Setup Wizard fails to run, or that the
Wizard runs successfully but the network doesn't work?

Try running the Wizard again, and tell it that the computer connects
to the Internet through a "residential gateway". That's the Wizard's
term for a broadband router like yours. It will create a shared
documents folder on each machine. Put your documents in that folder.

It isn't possible to share the My Documents folder using simple file
sharing. Simple file sharing is enabled by default. If you have XP
Professional, you can disable it.

It's helpful, but not necessary, to use the same workgroup name on
each machine.

The file system (NTFS, FAT, FAT32) is irrelevant.
--
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[John Orrett]

"Steve Winograd" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "John Orrett"
> > wrote:
> >Hi all, I have just set up a small network for a friend of mine. One is a
PC
> >and the other a laptop. They are connected through a Netgear router. The
> >laptop is NTFS and I'm not sure about the PC.
> >I have turned off ICF on both machines and am trying to run the Network
> >wizard, without any great deal of success.
> >Can I enable simple file sharing, as all I need is a shared 'My
Documents'
> >folder on each machine.
> >Is it just a case of right clicking on the folder on each machine, and
> >select the 'sharing' tab, and enable the bottom box for Network sharing
and
> >security.
> >Do I have to have the same workgroup names etc., or would this be
immaterial
> >in this scenario?
> >Any help appreciated.
> >Regards
> >John


> Are you saying that the Network Setup Wizard fails to run, or that the
> Wizard runs successfully but the network doesn't work?
> Try running the Wizard again, and tell it that the computer connects
> to the Internet through a "residential gateway". That's the Wizard's
> term for a broadband router like yours. It will create a shared
> documents folder on each machine. Put your documents in that folder.
>
> It isn't possible to share the My Documents folder using simple file
> sharing. Simple file sharing is enabled by default. If you have XP
> Professional, you can disable it.
>
> It's helpful, but not necessary, to use the same workgroup name on
> each machine.
>
> The file system (NTFS, FAT, FAT32) is irrelevant.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Hi Steve, I'll try what you suggested. The wizard runs fine, and I have used
it on both PC and laptop, but it is still not picking up the network yet.
Appreciate your help.
Regards
John

[John Orrett]

Hi Daniel, and thank you very much for replying. I'll try this out and let
you know how I get on !
Regards
John

"Daniel Carwile" > wrote in message
...
> Enable DHCP on the router. Set the PC's to Obtain an IP address
> automatically. Make the workgroup name the same. In the properties of
the
> network connection, make sure you have Client for Microsoft Networks, File
> and Printer sharing, and TCP/IP. In the properties of TCP/IP, Enable
> NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
>
> "John Orrett" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all, I have just set up a small network for a friend of mine. One is
a
> PC
> > and the other a laptop. They are connected through a Netgear router. The
> > laptop is NTFS and I'm not sure about the PC.
> > I have turned off ICF on both machines and am trying to run the Network
> > wizard, without any great deal of success.
> > Can I enable simple file sharing, as all I need is a shared 'My
Documents'
> > folder on each machine.
> > Is it just a case of right clicking on the folder on each machine, and
> > select the 'sharing' tab, and enable the bottom box for Network sharing
> and
> > security.
> > Do I have to have the same workgroup names etc., or would this be
> immaterial
> > in this scenario?
> > Any help appreciated.
> > Regards
> > John
> >
> >
> >
>
>