Router Help

phoenix935

I decided to set up file and printer sharing with a Netgear DG834G Wireless router attached my main PC(Via ethernet cable)and a Belkin USB adapter on a PC upstairs. Both PCs are running Windows XP Home Edition. Both are set to the same workgroup but when I try to add a network location(folder from my main PC) to my upstairs PC it shows that my PC is not on it's network, I can access folders on the upstairs PC from my main PC but not the other way round and also when I try to set new folders so that they are sharing I get an error message that says "An error occured while trying to share, The server service is not started. Can someone please help with these problems.

Chippy_Minton

phoenix935 wrote:

when I try to set new folders so that they are sharing I get an error message that says "An error occured while trying to share, The server service is not started.

To resolve this particular error:

On both computers, click Start - Run - type services.msc and click OK. Find the Server service and double-click it. Set its startup type to Automatic. Then click Start, then OK.

PS - welcome to MSE forums!

phoenix935

Thanks that by some weird miracle fixed both problems also thanks for the warm welcome

albertross_2

Make sure you've encrypted it, otherwise you'll also be sharing your files with the neighbours...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471408&postcount=37

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471410&postcount=38

phoenix935

yeah it has always been encrypted since the day I bought it I put encryption, but my neighbours a mainly old people and people not smart enough to look at my files anyways