WinXP Wireless Network

[rads]

There maybe a simple answer to my question - I Hope!!

How do I access the other PC's on the network for file and printer sharing?

I have NTL broadband through an STB which is connected to a router, which is then connected to my main PC. I then also have another PC and a laptop connected wirelessly to my PC. The two wirlesssly connected PC's are connected to the Internet through my PC and working fine - I just cant' seem to be able to connect to those PC's to share files.

Do I need to connect my PC, that has the router attached, to the other PC's using another wireless adapter? I was presuming that I should be able to connect using the router!!

All help appreciated.

Thanks.

[Jon M]

It sounds like you should be able to.

Provided you share a folder on the host properly you should just be able to connect to it by using "\\PC IP address\sharename" typed into an explorer address bar.

You should be prompted for a username and password if you've opened the share to locally authenticated users rather than open to the world.

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Bear in mind however, firewalls installed on any of the machines involved could get in the way unless they're properly configured.

to CF by the way.