Re: 3 PC SOHO Network setup problem



Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Motonut" <Motonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am having difficulty getting my home network set up so my wife and I can
> access all files/devices from all of our PC's. Ideally, since I've renamed
> our 3 PC workgroup (no longer called Workgroup) I would like it set up so
> that when we log on to any of the 3 PC's our ID's would allow us access to
> most, if not all, files/devices in our workgroup. Setting up Sharing on each
> of the devices has proved to be hit or miss as to its success. I would also
> prefer if I could set it up so only the 3 PC's on our (renamed) workgroup
> have access to any other PC's device.
>
> We have 2 desktop PC's connected via Ethernet to a D-Link DI-524 (4 port and
> wireless) router and a laptop PC that can be Ethernet or wirelessly connected
> to the D-Link. The house is well over 300' from the nearest neighbor or road
> so security on the wireless side is not a major concern. The OS's of each
> system is:
> Desktop 1 - MS Windows 2000 Pro SP4
> Desktop 2 - MS Windows XP Home Ed. SP2
> Laptop 1 - MS Windows XP Pro SP2
>
> Our internet connection is via a cable modem connected directly to the
> D-Link router, no PC has an internet connection other than through the router.
>
> XP's Network Setup Wizard has been run on the 2 XP machines but is not
> functional on Win2K. What are my options for setting up our private (secure)
> network?
>
> TIA,
>


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