Windows XP File Sharing Lab

Basic Networking Lab This is a walk through to help new students learn how to finish the Basic Networking Lab. Most of these steps you will have to complete on each computer.

Lab Setup

This will show you how to setup your lab.

• Step 1

Connect your two computers up with power cords and ethernet cords.

• Step 2

Connect each computers ethernet cord to the router.

• Step 3

Your lab should look like this.

Network Setup

This will show you how to setup your computers to communicate with each other.

• Step 1

Research online the Linksys 300N router, determine how to perform a factory reset as well as the default administrator username and password.

• Step 2

Reset your router based your research. (usually a small hole on the back that you have to hold in untill the lights blink)

• Step 3

Click on the control pannel from the start menu.

• Step 4

Double click on Network Connections.

• Step 5

Right click on Local Area Connections and click properties.

• Step 6

Scroll down to TCP/IP and double click.

• Step 7

Click Obtain an IP address automatically and click ok, and close the window.

• Step 8

You will now have to assure that each of your computers are named differently and are on the same workgroup. From the Network Connections click on the left pane My network places.

• Step 9

On the left pane click View workgroup computers.

• Step 10

Make sure your computers are on the same workgroup mine was in Adam.

Pinging Your Computers

This is where you will find your ip addresses for each labtop and ping each computer to assure that they are communicating correctly.

• Step 1

From the start menu click on the CMD icon or type cmd in the search window.

• Step 2

Type ipconfig.

• Step 3

Highlighted is your ip address.

• Step 4

Type ping and the ip address of the computer you are trying to communicate with.

Firewall Settings

This will show you how to locate the windows firewall settings and explore them.

• Step 1

Double click on the bottom right in the system tray on the red shield.

• Step 2

This is the windows firewall setting window enjoy exploring.

Sharing

This section will show you how to make a new shared folder and create a file to share.

• Step 1

Right click on the desktop and create a new folder and name it what you would like I made mine Shared.

• Step 2

Right click the new folder and click Network Sharing to open the window.

• Step 3

Click the box Share this folder on the network.

• Step 4

Click apply.

• Step 5

Open the new folder and right click and make a new text document.

• Step 6

Open the new text document and type what ever you like I typed test.

• Step 7

Close the window and SAVE.

• Step 8

After you have completed all the steps on both computers you will now go to the sart menu and type //and the ip address of the computer you want to view folders you are sharing in the search window. You can now copy and add or delete files at will.