File sharing folder setup?

[mjolnir1134]

Hey peeps, heres a question you might find easy. I need to know for sure.

SCENARIO:
Host computer is connected to router (wired). The router is wireless.

In the other room, the other computer is wirelessly using a usb lynksys adapter thing. Its getting the internet from the wireless router that the host is using.

WHAT ABOUT IT?:
Both Windows XP home SP2. I want the host (wired to the router) to have a shared file folder so the other computer (wirelessly connected to the internet) to extract the files from.

I think i got the host computer done, but what do i do for the (forgot the word I'm looking for) computer that will take the files from the host?


Think you can nail this thread in record time?

[kwebb]

You can give network places a shot. If both PC's are in the same workgroup and the initial network wizard has been run it might work. Network Places is basically garbage without a local DNS or WINS server however. In lieu of that, or instead of that, just use the UNC path from the run box.

Start, Run. Then type the path. ex If host machine is server and the shared folder you shared is named netshare the path would be \\server\netshare You could also use the IP if NetBIOS isn't working well. So instead of server you'd just use the IP and the share name. Of drop the share name to see what is actually shared on the remote machine.

[mjolnir1134]

Both PC's are in the same house, getting their internets from the same router.

I'm wondering too, since this is all in my friend's house, curious, could I access the files from my house? I'm tired of us having to send files to each other via AIM.