How to network 2 computers Simple - I dont think so

[mad_pc_man]

I have tried 3 times now to do this and have failed all times.
I have a PC and Laptop AMD 1400+ and P3 700mhz respectively with a netgear DG834GT 108MBps router and the pc has WG311T 108mbps card and the laptop has WG511T 108mbps card.
What I want to do is get the computers to be able to drag and drop files to each other more than 2gb in size they are both on the internet at 576kbps downstream 368 upstream they both run XP home and DONT have an ethernet port is there anyone that can help me network these together wirelessly utilizing the full 108mbps wireless
Cheers
mad_pc_man

[su root]

You want to connect them wirelessly without an access point? That's fairly easy.

Go onto both, and configure their wireless cards to:
Mode: Ad-Hoc
Channel: (1, 6 or 11 are good ones to try, make sure it's unused)
Speed: as high as they both support
SSID: make up a string and put it on both, eg: "mywireless"

Then go on the first one, and set it's wireless IP to 192.168.0.1, subnet 255.255.255.0. Set the second computer to 192.168.0.2, same subnet.

They should both then connect, and you should be able to access the opposite computer by typing \\computername or \\192.168.0.x in an address bar.

[gorilly]

They should both then connect, and you should be able to access the opposite computer by typing \\computername or \\192.168.0.x in an address bar.


lol to make it even easier all you need to do is double click on my network places, and both computers will be there!

make sure they are in the same work group... (to do this right click on my computer, click properties, click computer name tab, click the change button and change the work group so both pcs have the same one, reboot your computer)... although if both are xp home they should both be called mshome anyway...

[mad_pc_man]

thanks