Want to transfer data between two computers over the wireless using Netgear router?

Question

I have got a Netgear wireless router. This is connected to my PC via cable and my laptop via wireless. I can access the internet etc in my laptop and pc. Now I need to transfer data from my PC to the laptop. The laptops ethernet port is not working due to driver issue. Hence need to use the wireless way. I tried wireless networking at the dealers shop using their Netgear router and could access their shared files and drives on my laptop. I used the same settings at home. Assigned the same workgroup to both. My laptop has detected my PC in the network, but cant open the computer. Displays the error-"path not right". I assigned full share permission to a drive and some folders in the PC. Still nothing. And the PC does not even detect the laptop. I feel there is some setting issues in the PC. PC runs on winxp and laptop on winxp sp2. The IP addresses of both are different. Netgear router is WGR614v7. Anything needs to be enabled in this?

Answer 1

It is not likely a router issue. You did state that both pcs access the internet.

It sounds like it is a permissions issue. Did you set the folders for network sharing? Does it ask for a user name and password? If so use a user name and password for the remote pc.

One pc can be wired and the other wireless on the Netgear router - as there is only 1 subnet so this is not the issue.

Is there a firewall active that is blocking this? If it is not a sharing cofiguration it may be the firewall.

Check and write back with more info if the problem persists.

Answer 2

Have always had good results with Linksys/Cisco and Netgear.