Wireless File Sharing?

[ne55ie]

yes, i have just plugged laptop in to router, but i still cant see shared files.

FLUBFLOW, couldnt find bindings tab to check client for file sharing????

[nffc]

Originally Posted by nate

Windows will not allow file and printer sharing to be used wirelessly unless you have WEP encryption turned on.

You wot- I had XP filesharing wirelessly sans WEP in the past. Although it's on now...

[SMHarman]

Set up a new sharing on the c:\ (for now) make sure there are no access controls.

Do the search for the othe PC again

Using Windows Explorer look in My NEtwork Places, Windows Network (or whatever - I'm on a 2k machine on a corp network at present) and tell us what you can see.

[ne55ie]

when i look in my network places, all i see is entire network, then in there is microsoft terminal sevices, microsoft windows network and web client network

when i do same on laptop, i can also see the laptops shared files. even though i have drices on desktop shared (hand under icon) i cant see them in network places on desktop

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by nate

Windows will not allow file and printer sharing to be used wirelessly unless you have WEP encryption turned on.

Turn it, set a key on the server (router), then set WEP on the client computer with the same key, this will allow you to see each others shared files and folders.

The OS has no clue how the other machines are connecting to it, especially as they are the other side of a router in this instance. This is not the case WXP will let you share on an insecure network, or a broadband enabled PC without AV or Firewall.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by ne55ie

when i look in my network places, all i see is entire network, then in there is microsoft terminal sevices, microsoft windows network and web client network

And inside microsoft windows network?
You should see at least the machine you are using.
If this was working you shoud see both.
Do this on both and compare the results.

[ne55ie]

ah, when i click windows network, i see my workgroup name, but when i click on it it wont open. i get a message saying it not accessible. when i do the same on the laptop, it opens and i can see the laptop.

[ne55ie]

just configured firewall and it now opens, but on desktop there is nothing there

[SMHarman]

Turn the firewalls off until this is working. You don't need them on anymore as the WRT54G has NAT and SPI so is a hardware firewall.

Uninstall Windows networking, restart, and reinstall, restart the desktop looks like the networking on that is a bit screwy. You should always be able to see your own PC if it has Windows networking installed.

[ne55ie]

OH the joys of microsoft. just restarted desktop, and low and behold, everything is where it should be

The laptop has still got cat 5 cable in, but i think its still going through the wireless network. should i now unplug the cable????

Thanks agin chaps

[SMHarman]

If it works on the wired it will work on the wireless.

Now go through StuartBe's post on how to secure your wireless network.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/kb/78/ho...reless-network

For linksys specific help
http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/...dXJpdHkg&p_li=

You may want to look at these links for getting WPA-PSK functionality onto the laptop if it does not have it.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...131#post282131
Specifically post 7
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...31&postcount=7

Think about what you are sharing on the PC make sure you are not sharing the whole of a drive, but the necessary parts like My Documents etc.

[ne55ie]

Yes it works fine now.
I will check out them posts.

And thanks again everybody. Couldnt have done it with out you.

Cheers chaps.

Chris