two computers, A and B, both running winXP. cable internet runs into the modem, then into a 4 port router, and then runs out to each computer. i had it set up before for file sharing between computers in the past but can't remember how I did it for the life of me (and I need to get a lot of files over) can anyone lend a hand please? thank you

Hey Dan, All you have to do is open up My Network Places on the desktop of the host computer (if its not there, right click on desktop => properties => Desktop tab => customize desktop => check My Network Places) and then click on 'Set up a home or small office network. Repeat this for each computer in the network. Make sure you use the same workgroup name on all the computers in the network, ie. HOME or WORKGROUP. You may have to do a restart if any of the other computers are running a lower version of windows. After that, go to My Computer on the machines that you want to share drives from, and right click on the hard drives you wish to share. Click 'sharing and security' => 'if you understand the risk....' => share this folder on the network. Now comes the easy part... Simply go to My Network Places, then View Workgroup Computers... Browse to the computer you have files shared on, and voila! Instant file-sharing... If you have any questions or need clarification, feel free to email me or post back -Bryan

Just another point, Dan On my network, I had to set the IP address of each machine seperately. To do that, right-click on My Network Places (repeat on each machine) => Properties => right click on the Local Area Connection used for the network => Properties => Internet Protocol TCP/IP => Properties => Use the following IP address. Assign one machine and IP of 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 and the other 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 leave DNS blank on both. To make sure the machines are communicating, on the machine with the address 192.168.0.1, click start => run => type 'Ping 192.168.0.2' (no quotes). If the computers are indeed communicating, you will recieve a response, otherwise it will say "Request Timed Out" Hopes this makes it easier on you -Bryan

nothing :( when i entered the information from the second suggestion it actually disconnected me from the net :P i've ran the network setup wizard before as well, i've run it with just about every option i can on there and i still get nothing strangest part is i did it once, no clue how i did it, but it just fired no problem, same equipment, just about same everything. oh well, the solution will come about sooner or later. any other suggestions will always be welcomed with open arms :) thanks darkeagle :)

Go into the router's configuration table and make sure that UPnP is enabled. and reboot the PC's.

got it going. thanks to the both of ya :)

"On my network, I had to set the IP address of each machine seperately. To do that, right-click on My Network Places (repeat on each machine) => Properties => right click on the Local Area Connection used for the network => Properties => Internet Protocol TCP/IP => Properties => Use the following IP address. Assign one machine and IP of 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 and the other 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 leave DNS blank on both." This knocked you off the net most likely because your router's LAN IP addy is 192.168.0.1, or that isn't the network address of the router (Linksys's is 192.168.1.1). Enabling UPnP is not a good idea for security reasons. MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!