File sharing 101

[Peaches]

Since CT is no longer inhabiting the basement, I have decided to work down there for the summer since it's about 20 degrees cooler

I have a network, I think. I know both computers use the same DSL connection and router.

When I mentioned to my brother that I was going to be putting things on disk and taking them down there or emailing info to myself, he asked why I wasn't just using the file sharing feature of the network. Being too proud to admit to my little brother that I was clueless on how to do that, I merely said "Oh, yeah, I'm going to do that...that's REALLY what I meant. Uh huh, that's the ticket! File sharing! Duh!".

But I don't know what I need to do

I don't even know what he HAS down on his computer. I THINK it's XP pro, but I don't know. My computer is XP home. He's given me my own harddrive on that computer. His hard drive is thoughtfully labeled "John's shit - DO NOT TOUCH". What a lovely boy......

Is there a fast and easy way to do this or would it behoove me just to copy on disk and/or email myself.

Thanks

[Opti]

if you click on the start button there might be option called "My Network Places"

if you look in there you may find the other computer listed..

[Uri]

Try E-Donlkey, Earthstaiton5 or Kazaa. You will be able to get all your software, music and movies for free. Make sure you use a PROXY.


Uri

[sarettah]

Peaches...

On the computers that you want to be able to share:

Go to windows explorer.
Navigate to the disk that you want to share, right click with it highlighted in the left window, go to properties.

You will see a tab called "sharing", click it. Turn on full access and then assign a full access password. (do not run it without a password because otherwise someone coming into your network if they get past your router would be able to get to your disk.)

Then say ok and close that up.

go to the other computer and go to windows explorer there, go to the bottom where it says network neighborhood, click that, you should see "entire network", click it. You should then see something like "mshome" or some such, click it. At that point you should see the other computer, click it, you should see the drives. Hightlight the drive you want, right click iut and select "map network drive". Pick a drive to call it, enter the password and voila, you should be talking to the other computer.

That is the way I do it.

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Uri@May 23 2004, 05:47 PM
Try E-Donlkey, Earthstaiton5 or Kazaa. You will be able to get all your software, music and movies for free. Make sure you use a PROXY.


Uri

I'm ALMOST positive none of those places have all my documents, webpage, bookmarks, Eudora filters, etc. on them

[Peaches]

Originally posted by sarettah@May 23 2004, 06:05 PM
Peaches...

On the computers that you want to be able to share:

Go to windows explorer.
Navigate to the disk that you want to share, right click with it highlighted in the left window, go to properties.

You will see a tab called "sharing", click it.

OK, after I did this, nothing else matched what you said I did some kind of networking installation, it said it was setting up my files for sharing, never asked for PW verification to be enabled, etc.

I'm going to downstairs now to see what I can access. I shall report back!

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by Peaches+May 23 2004, 05:47 PM-->