So, I got my S for Christmas :drool: , I love every thing about it.  I am glad I got it instead of the TR.  I think the TR looks cooler, but the S is more practical for me. 

I also have a wireless network in the house now, but I am having problems with it.  My friend seems to think that the only way my PC and my VAIO can share files is if they are connected through a CABLE.  I just don’t buy into all of that.

The PC is hooked up to the router with CAT 5 wire, and the Vaio is of course wireless.  I have done the network wizard a hundred times.  The network name is MSHOME and I have made sure that the Vaio has that as the workgroup name. 

When I go to my network places and click show workgroup the PC shows itself and the Vaio, if I click show workgroup on the Vaio it pops up and says I don’t have access and to ask the admin or something.  I have enabled file sharing on all the settings and made share folders.  I really don’t know what else to do.  All firewalls are off. 

Please someone help me out.

My friend seems to think that the only way my PC and my VAIO can share files is if they are connected through a CABLE. I just don’t buy into all of that.

- I think there are ton of ways to share file/not just through a cable.

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make sure you have created accounts that has the same username and password on both desktop PC and laptop.

Ever considered using FTP. Its the best way really. You could share your entire HD with another computer using an FTP server such serve u or an FTP client such as cuteFTP.

Try it.

Cheers.

[quote author=“writetovarun”]Ever considered using FTP. Its the best way really. You could share your entire HD with another computer using an FTP server such serve u or an FTP client such as cuteFTP.

Try it.

Cheers.

i use windows’ FTP/Dos FTP more while i’m on the go..
.. at home , i use windows network file sharing and make it as a local drive in each computer.

Make sure you have file and print sharing enabled and that you’re logging in with a username and password that’s known to the other system. Make sure that the username you specify (or if you want to be lazy “Everyone) has access to both the share and the underlying directories in order to access the files. Since you’re behind a NAT router, you probably don’t have to bother with the Windows firewall and can disable it on the network adapter.

An FTP server is your best bet when you need to access the box from the outside world.

do the file you wanna share contain special charactere such as “_ /” ect ??
if so then rename them.. if have seen that trick worked…

Sorry to repeat what i have read upper but it s very important that you make sure both PC have the full acces (to acces/read/modify the file)

What OS are you using? It might be a conflict between XP pro & XP home ..

Then try a to share the entire disc rather than a file or 2. I had the exact same problem and i solved it that way.. so you might wanna give it a try
hope it helps :wink:

Did you try using ICS? That’s how I got my TR to share files with my desktop wirelessly (I have the same configuration that you have)

[quote author=“kageon1”]Did you try using ICS?

What is it ?? Thanks :oops:

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[quote author=“Anonymous”][quote author=“Thom”][quote author=“kageon1”]Did you try using ICS?

What is it ?? Thanks :oops:

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is a feature in Windows that allows you to let two or more computers to communicate which each other.

It’s 5:00AM on the east coast and I need sleep :?  If you want I can post steps on how to do this when I come back.

Oh yeah, I’m very interested in it as well!  Can you please post the steps on how to do it when you are free….Cheers!

Patrick