Hi Carol, If somebody's worm or trojan gets on one machine in the network it could spread onto system drives that are being shared. It's just an extra procaution. Dj Paddy Ôà ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:54 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! Yes, I can appreciate that, but I'm usually the only one who uses both computers and my husband would be the other; so where's the risk? -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! > This is the way I share drives/folders. > > Wizards are nice, but they can change things you haven't specified. > > I wouldn't share the system drive, folders like my documents and data > folders you create, fine. However, to share the entire system drive is > asking for trouble if you're network is infaltrated. > > I've my data drives entirely shared over our network here at home and just > the my documents folder from the system drive shared. > > Dj paddy > Ôà > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:41 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! > > > Well, that's the way I came to understand it better and, whether it's > really > right or not, I found it helpful. > > Just look at the Help in XP under Networking and then go for it. > > -- > Carol > carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kevin and Emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:31 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! > > >> hi carol, many thanks! this is precisely the sort of info i've been >> trying >> to locate. the internet is a treasure trove of information, but so far as >> networking goes, someone's lost the key to the treasure vault! smile. i >> had >> it in mind that i'd need separte setups for home networking and for the >> internet, but nowhere could i find a coherent article to confirm this, >> until >> you popped up anyhow! smile. all the articles i found banged on about how >> good wireless networks were and how you could share printers, >> files/folders >> *and* the internet connection! nowhere did they differentiate between pc >> to >> pc sharing and the internet bit. give the lady 5 stars! >> thanks to all for their help/suggestions! now let's see how much of a >> mess >> i >> can make of it all! smile. >> kevin - (lord l) >> "Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without >> notice"-Will Durant >> contact me: >> email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> skype: lordandladyl >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:39 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! >> >> >> Kevin, >> >> I think you're maybe confusing your getting onto the Internet with both >> machines and having a Home network for them to network and talk together. >> >> They're both concepts to understand. >> >> I have my laptop and desktop as my Home network and then, in addition, I >> can >> allow a friend's laptop to use my wireless connection to the big wide >> world, >> but my home network would not let it look at home computers and it >> wouldn't >> see them either. >> >> Clear! <Smile> >> >> So you now need to make sure they see each other and set up your home >> network. >> >> I can't get bogged down by the network adapters you need to have >> installed >> and such like. I'm assuming you're all ready to go . . .. >> >> To do this you first turn on all computers, printers etc that you want to >> include at home. >> >> In my case I turned on the desktop, already connected to the Internet, >> and >> my laptop, with wireless capability. >> >> Now you need to run the Windows XP Network setup wizard, first on your >> main >> computer and then on any additional computers. >> >> Here's a small snippit from Windows HELP: >> >> >> The final step is to run Windows XP Network Setup Wizard. You'll need to >> do >> this first on the ICS host computer, then on each of the client >> computers. >> The >> wizard guides you through the following steps: >> >> list of 8 items >> . Configuring your network adapters. >> . Configuring all of your computers to share one Internet connection. >> . Naming each computer. >> . Automatically sharing the Shared Files folder with the computers on the >> network. >> . Automatically sharing printers that are connected to computers on the >> network. >> . Installing a firewall. >> . Installing network bridging components. >> . Installing Internet Connection Sharing Discovery and Control >> components. >> list end >> >> Don't let that bit sound complicated. Once you're into the Wizard it's >> not >> so bad . . .. >> >> To run the Wizard . . . the Help gives instructions as follows: >> >> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. >> 2. Click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Set up or >> change >> your home or small office network. >> >> From that point I followed my nose, asked the odd question or two and >> found >> I was sailing! >> >> Hope this helps a bit, at least so far as understanding what you have to >> do. >> >> Come back to all with questions. (I'm not your expert - just a tap under >> pressure! <Smile>) >> >> -- >> Carol >> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "kevin and Emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:19 AM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! >> >> >>> hi all, think i should clarify a point or two, smile. i've got no >>> problem >>> getting the laptop online. in the list of wireless networks within range >>> the >>> one i created when getting the desktop online,we'll call it kevin for >>> sake >>> of this explanation. so i ask the laptop to find networks in range, and >>> kevin shows up, i put in the security key and off we go. the problem i'm >>> having is i cannot get the two machines to see each other. i've tried >>> running the network set up thing, but it seems to only want me to create >>> a >>> network, which i already have. logically to my mind (and probably >>> wrongly >>> smile) i'd have thought there'd be an option to find a list of computers >>> on >>> a particular network once connected to it and then be able to allow or >>> deny >>> access between them. i can't find such an option or anything similar. >>> now >>> i'm probably missing something very obvious! hence my trying to find a >>> step-by-step guide, with no luck so far. >>> i'm a complete novice when it comes to networking, so i don't know >>> settings >>> wise, what should be visible to another machine, and what shouldn't. >>> kevin - (lord l) >>> "Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without >>> notice"-Will Durant >>> contact me: >>> email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> skype: lordandladyl >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:45 AM >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: wireless network frustrations! >>> >>> >>> Kevin, Just to add to what other people have said. I found that when >>> attempting to network a desktop and a laptop using Norton Internet >>> Security >>> I was completely unable to access files and folders with NIS running. If >>> you >>> run through the network wizard and find you are unable to access the >>> folders >>> you have selected to share try turning off the firewalls just to make >>> sure >>> everything is sharing correctly. >>> >>> Also you didn't mention if you had any other security settings than the >>> key. >>> If you have your SSID hidden you will either need to type it in to the >>> laptop when trying to connect to the wireless access point or disable >>> that >>> feature in the settings of the access point. >>> Good lukc >>> Yusuf >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "kevin and Emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 7:17 PM >>> Subject: [access-uk] wireless network frustrations! >>> >>> >>>> hi all, this has most likely been covered before, so if someone can >>>> point >>>> me to a helpfull article rather than having too repeat themselves >>>> that's >>>> fine! smile. >>>> ok, scenario is ... we have a main desktop pc connected to the >>>> internet >>>> via a wireless netgear router. all fine so far! smile. we have now >>>> purchased a new laptop, how can i get the new laptop (which has a >>>> built-in >>>> wireless adaptor) to access the net? i take it i just ask the wireless >>>> adaptor in the laptop to search for networks in range, put in the >>>> requested security key and off we go? i'd rather the 2 computers had >>>> independent access to the net rather than having to link the laptop to >>>> the >>>> net via the desktop if you know what i mean. also, how can i get the >>>> desktop and the laptop talking to one another so i can transfer files >>>> etc? >>>> i've had a quick look via google and keep coming across article about >>>> how >>>> to secure a network once you've got one! i've sort of worked that one >>>> out! >>>> i just want the 2 pc's networked first! smile. >>>> kevin - 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