Sharing documents between two computers

sue - Jul 13, 2008 11:49am BST - Last answer on Feb 10, 2010 1:15am GMT Vince

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I am having trouble connecting my laptop, which is a dell, and my pc, which is microsoft, together i want to be able to share documents in between the two for my work instead of having to e-mail all the documents to the other computerConfiguration: Windows XP Firefox 2.0.0.15

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MagicMarkie Jul 21, 2008 6:04am BST

Hi Sue,

Hello,
I am having trouble connecting my laptop, which is a dell, and my pc, which is microsoft, together i want to be able to share documents in between the two for my work instead of having to e-mail all the documents to the other computer

You mention that you have two computers and are able to use email on both PC's. This tells me that you have internet access to both PC's. You don't mention if you are using Dial-UP on both PC's, or if you are using a Broad-Band hook-up, like Cable, or DSL. If you are using a Broad-Band setup, and have both PC's plugged into either a Cable or DSL Modem, or a Router, you would already have a simple network. All you would have to do is enable SHARING on both PC's (you mentioned you are using XP - on both PC's ??). After enabling SHARING, you would just need to share at least ONE Folder on EACH PC, and, (as long as both PC's are turned on & running), you would be able to access the Shared Folder on PC(a) from PC(b), thus eliminating the need to email back & forth between them. You could also share the entire Hard Disk Drives, on both PC's... This is ok to do, if this simple Network is used just by you. If other's will be using your "private network", then you wouldn't want to share your entire Hard Disk Drives, as you would have ALL of your info open to all users.

I can elaborate on how to enable all of this and help you. First though, I need to know how you are connecting your Laptop and your PC, to the Internet.

You can either respond here and I'll give you the answer, or you can email me at magicmarkie@mybluelight.com.
I will be happy to assist you with setting up sharing on a home "Network".

Mark
magicmarkie@mybluelight.com

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Nisha - Sep 4, 2008 12:37pm BST

Hi,
Even im facing a similar problem. I have a laptop connected to wireless netwrok. I use windowsXP. I wanted to share a file with my friend in UK. His PC is also connected to the internet(WinXP). When i ping the ip i could find that my ip is in public network and his is in a private network. So no whow could i share a file with him. Please assist me.

hiralalsaini › Nisha - Aug 19, 2009 12:45pm BST

download teamviewer from internet
&run it
same verson would be download ur friend
& interchange its password &id
it will be connect

Nisha - Sep 4, 2008 12:38pm BST

sunny › Nisha - Jan 17, 2009 10:57am GMT

hi nisha, u simply come to me i will teach u each nd every thing.
ok.........

lobo › Nisha - Jul 16, 2009 1:51am BST

nisha I olso need help w shareing files and folders

diramos - Oct 1, 2008 9:15pm BST

I would like to connect my home computer to my office, how can I get that?

joel22 › diramos - Jan 7, 2009 7:26pm GMT

Use VPN ( Virtual Private Network). You can google it to find how to set it up.

pushpendra › diramos - Sep 30, 2009 9:31am BST

how to share docoments b/w system connect in LAN

jared - Oct 14, 2008 3:01am BST

Hello could you please tell me how to do this! I have two pcs sharing same wireless. i want to use my laptop to watch movies that i have on my other pc(desktop). i have no idea how to do this. thanks so much!!!!!!

quwat › jared - Dec 30, 2009 2:21pm GMT

how to make computer to computer sharing
i means file / document,
plz say to me how i do this .

frd - Nov 5, 2008 8:16am GMT

i connected 2 laptops on lan one running vista and other xp sp2.
although connection was made but i was unable to see each other on network place.
workgroup were also same.

ken - Jan 5, 2009 6:45pm GMT

how do i connect a new laptop to share the same information with the pc already in the same small office we have wireless internet

markiewatson - Feb 6, 2009 9:45am GMT

Hi MagicMarkie, I too am trying to create a network between my partner's and my laptops. We are both using a wireless BT hub/router. I am trying to share my photo and music files and also so they are backed up on my partner's laptop. She has Vista and I have XP (media centre edition). Any advice on how best to proceed would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Kind regards, mark

mn › markiewatson - Jun 13, 2009 10:17pm BST

change xp computer name to WORKGROUP.

Hollywood(Country Boy) - Feb 21, 2009 6:26pm GMT

Dear sir,
i very happy to write you this letter, first of all how are you doing,i hope by the grace of the almight God you are doing well.
My aim of writting you this letter is that, i am a young man of 22years old who want to learn about networking.
i have two computer at home i want to share information from one computer to another but i dont know how to go about it. the problem is that one computer CD-ROM DRVE does not work. and more over if i used pen Drive it will be infected by virus so i decieded to go in for net-work cable but i dont know how to do it. so please sir i really need your help.
Yours faithfully
Christian Bendey

Ruddra - Aug 23, 2009 3:01am BST

Hi, I have a Broad Band internet connection through ADSL2+ Modem with one PC,But I want to share my file and folder with another PC.Pls give me more information.

Ali - Oct 25, 2009 3:18am GMT

our PCs connected with a coaxial cable and we using the internet via a modem.I wanna to access other computers files on my PC please tell me in detailed(written).Thanks for have this

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Sam Sep 1, 2009 2:36pm BST

How to set up a network between two computers?

1. Connect the crossover Ethernet cable to the LAN (RJ45) ports of both the PCs.

PC - 1:

- Go to My Computer > Properties > Computer Name.
- Change the Computer Name to A and Workgroup name to ABC and click OK to save changes.
- Go to Control Panel > Network Connections.
- Right click on your LAN connection and select Properties.
- Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties.
- Enter these values:
IP Address - 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
- Leave the other fields blank and click OK to save changes.

PC - 2:

- Go to My Computer > Properties > Computer Name.
- Change the Computer Name to B and Workgroup name to ABC and click OK to save changes.
- Go to Control Panel > Network Connections.
- Right click on your LAN connection and select Properties.
- Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties.
- Enter these values:
IP Address - 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
- Leave the other fields blank and click OK to save changes.
- - -
After the connections and settings have been saved, both the PCs should be connected by LAN. You may need to restart both the PCs.

You can check if the connection is working by pinging one PC from the other.

For PC-1, Start > Run > CMD > ping 192.168.0.2
For PC-2, Start > Run > CMD > ping 192.168.0.1

You can view the PCs in My Network Places. You can now use this LAN connection to play multiplayer games or share files. You can also map a drive on another PC to a local drive by using My Computer > Tools > Map Network Drive > Select Drive Letter and network path of the shared folder on the other PC

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Sajib - Sep 12, 2009 4:45am BST

Hello Sam,
thnx for providing such a helpful post.
I need your assistance to set up my home network. Actually I�ve two PC�s & a broad band connection. Now I want to use the Internet from both the PC�s also want to play game using the network where. Will you tell me the ways to do the networking using either HUB or Switch or by Router. Considering cost it�ll be better for me if I can do the networking using HUB then Switch or then Router as the price of HUB<Switch< Router.

Thanks in advance & waiting for your reply.

Regards,
Sajib.
msmsajib@live.com

Vandit - Oct 23, 2009 6:45pm BST

Thank you very much for your useful post.
It really helped me to connect my PC & laptop.
Thanks.

Metalmanny - Dec 31, 2009 3:25am GMT

Hello.
I recently bought a mac pro lap top, is it possible to hook it up to my windows xp to share the internet.
Or even just to share files. What can i do here still learning about computers please help.
Tahnk you Metalmanny

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daniela Mar 31, 2009 2:50am BST

Hi,
I know nothing much about file sharing and "seeing" another computer on mine. But i would like to know more about this. How can I share my desktop computer with my laptop? I have Windows Vista on both computers. I have verizon DSL and i connect through the internet with a modem that is also a router. So can you please help me? How can I access my desktop computer on my laptop and vice versa? Thanx!

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sidd Feb 18, 2009 10:25am GMT

can wired lan connection share documents of a computer which is connected through wireless ?

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amit Jan 28, 2009 6:55am GMT

how to connect tow or more computer by using switch and between their to shair data what do configurer

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tomb Feb 20, 2009 9:48am GMT

Hi Sue,

Download NomaDesk to set up a virtual fileserver. You can then drop files on this virtual server to share them between the 2 computers. - http://www.nomadesk.com

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lianb Nov 19, 2009 3:34am GMT

Hello,
I want to connect my & my partner's Laptop by LAN network. I want details about connecting parts (what kind of Parts or Cable i need) and full steps to connect two laptops. I want to share my hard drives and documents also gaming experience. Please Help me.

Zirthang

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userform - Jan 26, 2010 1:13pm GMT

for sharing u have to network cable, rj 45 port and nothing
for more information u can visit this blog here is eveything for ur question
http://itinformationn.blogspot.com

Vince Feb 10, 2010 1:15am GMT

Maybe you could try using file sharing application?
Something like zapr (www.zapr.com) -- it's pretty straight forward to setup and probably would solve a lot of the headache.

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