"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> tess <t***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > My desktop computer connects to the Internet via a Billion wireless
> > router but with a network cable.  My husband's work laptop picks up
> > the wireless signal at home and connects to the net successfully.
> > This is probably a very stupid question but how do we go about
> > setting up these two computers to communicate with each other,
> > sharing the printer, files etc.
> >
> > He obviously uses his laptop at work on his company network and we
> > wouldn't wish to interfere with existing settings for that.  Please
> > excuse my lack of basic networking knowhow!
>
> The fact that you're using wired & he's using wireless on the same device,
> shouldn't make any difference here.
>
> You'll likely get more useful, basic networking help, if you post in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web.
>
> That said, you will need to be very very careful not to mess up any of his
> network settings. It should be easy enough for his computer to access
> resources on your PC, but the other way around may not be as simple, if his
> computer belongs to a domain.
>
> Try the XP group - presuming you're using WinXP on both computers.
>
> ----------
> Also - you might want to consider using a news client, such as Forte Agent,
> Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, rather than the pretty clunky web
> interface to the newsgroups. I's a lot easier to do nearly everything that
> way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see
> replies to your posts easily, and search.
>
> The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
> subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.
>
> The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
> explanation of newsgroups
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
> - Set Up Newsreader
>
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
> working properly
> http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
> crossposting
>
> Some newsreaders for Windows
> http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
> http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
> http://gravity.tbates.org/
>
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>
>
>
>

> My desktop computer connects to the Internet via a Billion wireless
> router but with a network cable.  My husband's work laptop picks up
> the wireless signal at home and connects to the net successfully.
> This is probably a very stupid question but how do we go about
> setting up these two computers to communicate with each other,
> sharing the printer, files etc.
>
> He obviously uses his laptop at work on his company network and we
> wouldn't wish to interfere with existing settings for that.  Please
> excuse my lack of basic networking knowhow!

"tess" <t***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D7D62B2-22E5-4C4E-80CF-DCC2466325D3@microsoft.com...
> My desktop computer connects to the Internet via a Billion wireless router
> but with a network cable.  My husband's work laptop picks up the wireless
> signal at home and connects to the net successfully.  This is probably a
> very
> stupid question but how do we go about setting up these two computers to
> communicate with each other, sharing the printer, files etc.
>
> He obviously uses his laptop at work on his company network and we
> wouldn't
> wish to interfere with existing settings for that.  Please excuse my lack
> of
> basic networking knowhow!