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Bryan M
05-28-2007, 04:50 PM
...setting up file sharing? Using a Linksys wireless G- 2.4Ghz router. Any tips to fix this?

lurkergrl
05-28-2007, 08:02 PM
ensure that you've set up file/print sharing on al pc's on the network, and that each of the pc's your trying to network together have the same network name.
Example: default is MSHOME. If you've changed the name on your host pc, then the rest of your pc's on the network should have the same.

Good luck

Shaun
05-28-2007, 08:50 PM
Sometimes you have to wait a while for the computers on your network to appear in the "Network Neighborhood" after enabling file and printer sharing.

Try these things:
1) if you haven't rebooted already since enabling that, close everything and reboot.
2) Have you connected 2 other computers on the same network with no problem? On one of them that you know works, figure out the "IP Address" and then try to access it on your new computer. (If you're not sure how to do this, message me). Then bring up Internet Explorer and type in (without the quotes) "\\IP ADDRESS"... where IP address is the number of the IP address you found.