File sharing over Wireless Network

Browntoa

I've replaced my old wired lan with a wireless router and trying to work out how you share files (did it the old way easily !!)

main PC is still connected via USB cable to router, other PC is wireless to router so point to point wireless is out, I've read NETBUI might be the way but have I missed something basic and is there an EASY way of sorting this out ??

Router is a trial one so no point in posting that model as there is no info out there on it yet

Darksun

Can the computers connect to each other? Find out their IP addresses, and try PINGing them from each other. If they can, then you could use Windows Networking, or else you could set up an FTP server

Browntoa

neither machine can see the other

LAN Networking was set up before this but now obviously they are connected independently to the internet via the router..I am not sure that FTP would allow me to view the shared drives from windows explorer which is what I am trying to achieve...

Toxteth_OGrady

Browntoa

These links may help you out.

http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=314067#13

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/tcpip.htm

:cool:

TOG

Browntoa

cheers I'll take a look

Browntoa

Netbui has done it...

activated it on the Cable PC and the wireless PC and can see the drives....works with the firewall off so now playing with the firewall rules but looks like that was the answer

off to test firewall security now

Browntoa

can confirm this works !!

written the rules and it still pases the Sygate security test

link to the article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318030/

I did'nt need to do the browser bit on the XP machine

had to add the service on win 98se machine

added rules on the cable (XP) pc for all traffic between the 2 addresses for both machines

added TCP traffic rule between the same 2 addresses for ALL traffic on the Win 98 machine

Sygate logs kindly told me what was being blocked and it's addresses

Toxteth_OGrady

:T :j :grouphug: :dance: _party_

:cool:

TOG

Browntoa

my head hurts now ....lol

Toxteth_OGrady

my head hurts now ....

Obviously too much of this followed by too much of this :think: leading to this :wall:

Clearly only one cure; loadsa this :beer:

:cool:

TOG