Re: Networking Questions

Hi Blake,

Yes, he is correct. The router will provide both systems with internet
access independent of each other, and allow them to "talk" to each other at
the same time if desired. Basically, the router will act as a DHCP server
and assign each pc its own IP, and translate this to the outside world.
Essentially you will create your own LAN (local area network).

As to the files and printers, you will need to setup sharing on each system,
this article describes the steps:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/filesharing.mspx

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Blake" <Blake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D33372AC-1223-4170-885E-4EA88930FC46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am getting a laptop in a few days that has Windows XP Pro. I also have a
> desktop with Windows 2000 Pro, a HP 4-in-1 printer & a HP photosmart
> printer.
> I have the internet through my cable provider with a cable modem. I will
> be
> installing Windows XP Pro on my desktop. Before I install XP Pro on my
> desktop, I would like to save my important files from my desktop to my
> laptop. I explained this to a guy at Office Depot. I also told him that I
> would like to access the internet with both computers, be able to print
> from
> both computers & access both computers from each other.
>
> The guy suggested that I buy a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router Model
> No.: WRT54G. He said that by using this router I would be able to access
> the
> internet from both computers. He then said that I could configure both
> computers to access one another & I can print from both computers.
>
> If he is correct, how can I configure both Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000
> Pro?
>
> Thanks,
> Blake


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