Wireless home network set up?

Good job on getting it all setup correctly, what you have to this point.

To setup printer sharing(assuming winxp)

1)On every computer

right click 'my computer'

properties

computer name

change button

Make sure the work group name is IDENTICAL on every computer..it doesn't matter what it is..but they all have to be identical. Reboot if you change the workgroup name.

2)On the desktop that has the printer

start

settings

printers

right click on the printer you want to share

sharing

share this printer

give it some printer share name

click ok, close the windows.

Lets say the name of the desktop pc is 'masterpc'

3)On each laptop, do

start

run

\\masterpc

You will see the shared printer on the desktop.

right click on the printer icon

connect

to setup file sharing, do the work group name verification as above

1)On the desktop pc(or whichever you want)

my computer

right click on drive c

sharing and security

share this folder

give it a share name(you pick one)

check 'allow network users to change my files' if thats

what you want.

click ok..

2)on the laptops,

start

run

\\masterpc

You'll see the shared folder

right click on the shared folder

map network drive

pick a drive letter to setup

click ok

Now other pc's disk drive shows up in my computer as a shared network drive.

If they can all see the internet then you don't need to run the network wizard. Go into your Network Connections and under the properties of your connection make sure that File and Printer sharing is on. Then you can go to any folder and right click and hit share. This should make it seen by other computers on the network. You have to do the same for the printer as well. You have to right click on the printer in the Printers part of control panel and mark it share. This should take care of you problems I should think. Good Luck.

it depends on your OS but i suspect these are all windows computers.

if all of your computers go to the same router (wirelessly or otherwise) then you are already on a "network" so no further setup should be required. you're problem probably stems form firewalls or security/sharing preferences.

if you go to network places under windows explorer there should be a windows workgroup under which you should be able to see your other computers by name (meaningful or not) and under that anything that is shared (printers/files/etc)

the trick is to go to the folders you wish to share, right click, then find the tab sharing and security or otherwise; then find the button that says "share this folder" or similar.

once shared you should be able to see it from the other

PCs, if not look into your firewall settings

They all need to be on the same workgroup, this seems to be a common problem when connection several computers.

The default from windows is normally MSHOME but here is how you can check it.

Right click the my computer Icon

go to properties

In the system properties windows select the computer name tab

Look at the bottom of the window, it will say the workgroup name, if it is not the same change it and reboot. Then run the setup wizard again.

This is a good (easy) place to start.

Well first you need to make sure you have a Wifi card, or one is already installed on all your computers. If you want to share the printer as well, then you need to make sure the printer has the capabilities of doing so. If all is ok, then you need to go under your control panel, Internet options and look through there......Most of the time the network wizard will walk you through the entire setup process....hope I could help

My boyfriend and I had a similar, almost exact problem.

My parents had broadband on their computer, he has a laptop, and I have another desktop.

Instead of spending loads of money on another wireless adaptor for my desktop, instead we used a $10 ethernet cable to connect our computers (the laptop and my desktop) together, unfortunately I cannot access the internet unless his laptop is on but basically we're both on all the time so. This way we may also share files, drives, etc as long as they are set up to do so. And, assuming you have windows, it's very easy to do. =)

Very broad questions requiring extensive answers and many steps. I don't know if anyone will get into them here. I suggest you find someone to help you in person. Or research... -Basic Networking concepts -TCP/IP and Routing -DHCP -Installing wireless nework cards -configuring Wireless Access points -Wireless security (WEP, WPA) -Windows file and printer sharing Hope this helps.

right click on the folder you want to share. Select share and follow directions there. The wizard portion for this stinks. Do it manually.

you can do the printer the same way.

i have a new pc and a laptop and am fininding it hard to load up wireless

That depends. For specific steps, please specify the OS on each system.

Here is some general info:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106...