Networking via router

[rocksuitcase]

is your router configured for DHCP clients?  With Linksys routers you have to set how many DHCP users allowed, I think it comes pre set to 50, but yours may be set to 0.??

for instance, we start the ip addressing at 192.168.1.100 and run it through 192.168.1.150.

[The Kilted Taper]

Yep, it's set for 50. This has stumpped my father (Electrical Engineer, PhD., buils computers and writes software for a living, well used too, he's retired now).

[Scooter]

make sure you enable file sharing on a drive or folder on each box...

[kindms]

If they log u in by selecting the user name then the permissions and accounts have already been created. Go to START -> Settings -> Control Panel and dbl click on User Accounts. see what you have in there and make sure your account has Admin privies.

Make sure the accounts are on both machines witht he same permissions.

The permissions issue will only clear up being able to connect to the machines without being asked for passwords.

By default if the machines are all part of the same WORKGROUP you should be able to see them listed when you navigate the windows Network. If they are all part of the same workgroup then try SHARING a folder on each machine and see if you are able to see that ? If you havent done so already you can always have problem machine joi a different WORKGROUP and then re-join the workgroup you want it on to see if that helps

[The Kilted Taper]

Thanks all for your suggestions. I will play around with this a bit tonight once I get home...

On a somewhat related note, I CAN NOT change the workgroup name on the desktop. Any ideas why that may be happening?

[chase]

make sure you are logged in with an account that has administrator privelages.

[The Kilted Taper]

make sure you are logged in with an account that has administrator privelages.

It all seems to be leading back to that 

Thanks again all.