share files between wireless laptop and pc

hampshirebabe

How do I share files between a pc and a wireless laptop, and a printer connected to the pc too?
PC is XP and laptop is Vista. I've read several things but its not working and has just confused me more.

GunJack

have you checked out the sticky on wireless connectivity at the top of this board ??

hampshirebabe

Yes, I got the wireless internection up mand running with that. I need some step by step instuctions for this specific problem

hampshirebabe

sorry, I mean I need something more specific, it all seems general advice.

Browntoa

what firewalls are you using on each PC ??

you need to set up a "Rule" to allow all traffic via your wireless card in your firewall software.If you are using the built in Vista/XP ones then it should just work

hampshirebabe

I've got Tiny personal firewall on the pc and just the vista one on the laptop.

Browntoa

you need to allow that traffic in the tiny firewall , there should be a section for advanced rules, try turning it off for a minute and using the XP one to see if the sharing works

hampshirebabe

I think I need to go right back to the beginning and set up the pc and laptop for sharing, I'm not sure I've got that bit right even.

Browntoa

you also need to share any folders on each PC you want to share



To share folders with other users on your network

1. Open My Documents in Windows Explorer. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
2. Click the folder you want to share.
3. Click Share this folder in File and Folder Tasks.
4. In the Properties dialog box select the radio button Share this folder to share the folder with other users on your network, as shown in Figure 1 below.
   

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456988.aspx

Browntoa

this shows how to do it in Vista

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-share-a-folder-the-xp-way-in-windows-vista/

hampshirebabe

Thanks, I've managed to sort it. Not sure quite how, but its done.
Thanks