Re: How can I setup a LAN with my router in Win XP Pro?
Fred_at_anonymous.com
Date: 02/25/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:52:02 -0500
Hi Nick,
Please forgive the intrusion here.
I have 2 WinXP PCs (Desktop and Laptop) on a network. Both connect to
the internet fine - I have a Netgear router and a wireless card for the
LT.
Both computers show and see each other. Here's the problem:
If I drag a file to the SHARED folder on the desktop I can copy the file
to the laptop. AFTER I do that I CANNOT delete the file on the desktop.
If I re-boot or go to safe mode I can delete the file. I get an error
message that another person or program may be using the file, blah,
blah.
If I drag the file to the Shared folder on the LT, I can copy it to the
desktop. After that I can delete the file from the LT, either from the
LT or the desktop with no problems at all.
How can I get the Desktop to behave as the LT does?
Thanks, Fred
nkjg wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Go into your Network Connections on the XP machine and
> click on the option of "set up a home or office network".
> Run through the procedures and select the options that
> best describe your computers' layout. I'm guessing that
> your internet is run through the router, so say that you
> connect to the internet though a residential gateway. I
> don't know if win2k has the same feature built into it,
> but if it does, run that with the same settings, and if
> it doesn't, create the setup disk and run that on the
> win2k machine. Reboot both computers and disable any
> firewall software that you have installed (including the
> windows firewall). Set a folder on the XP machine
> (anything, just for testing) to be shared on the network
> (this can be done under the folder properties), and go
> into Network Places on the win2K machine. You should be
> able to see the XP computer there (or the folder that you
> shared). Now you should be able to transfer files to your
> delight.
>
> If you have any firewall software, you'll need to allow
> connections from the other computer. Check in your router
> for the IP range that it gives your two computers (either
> the range or the Router IP and Subnet Mask), and allow
> all connections from computers with these IPs.
>
> Hopefully this makes sense. If it doesn't, e-mail me at
> nkjgDEL@ETEinterchange.ubc.ca.
>
> Nick
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Here is my situation:
> >
> >My DESKTOP machine is running Windows XP Pro SP1 with
> the Linksys WRT54G
> >router. I have a LAPTOP that is running Windows 2000,
> and I would like to
> >allow it to "connect" to my DESKTOP so that I can copy
> some files from it
> >onto my DESKTOP machine.
> >
> >How do I do this?
> >
> >The LAPTOP has a wireless card and I already have it
> setup to access the
> >internet without any problems.
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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