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1409277 2015-10-01 21:31:00 Hi guys and hoping for some help, please.

I have a Vista desktop, a newish (2 month old HP Lappy) and amy "smartphone all running off my Telecom modem on fiber.

How hard is it to network these together?

On the lappy I went through the network/sharing and am unsure about my Vista.

Years ago I had a Linux lappy setup on networking, but no idea how I set it up.

Been in hospital 3 or 4 times since then and my memory not to hot.

Thanks for any helps, :):illogical

ian
ianhnz (4263)
1409278 2015-10-01 21:48:00 For the windows machines it's pretty easy, depends a bit what your are trying to achieve. If you use windows file sharing and set the workgroup to be the same on each machine they should be able to see each other on the network. Not my area of expertise though so someone else can help you on specifics.

As for the smartphone, what type? Apple, Android, windows? and do you really need to network it? The are file management apps for android that will allow you to access windows shared folder such as bubbleupnp play.google.com
dugimodo (138)
1409279 2015-10-01 22:07:00 For the windows machines it's pretty easy, depends a bit what your are trying to achieve. If you use windows file sharing and set the workgroup to be the same on each machine they should be able to see each other on the network. Not my area of expertise though so someone else can help you on specifics.

As for the smartphone, what type? Apple, Android, windows? and do you really need to network it? The are file management apps for android that will allow you to access windows shared folder such as bubbleupnp play.google.com

Smarty phone is a Samsung Galaxy J1 Android. Great phone.
I'll check out your link.
Thanks
ianhnz (4263)
1409280 2015-10-01 23:09:00 What / why do you want to network a PC and a phone? Probably be better if you connect both to wifi. If you've got wifi. Or use a memory card / bluetooth Speedy Gonzales (78)
1409281 2015-10-01 23:45:00 What / why do you want to network a PC and a phone? Probably be better if you connect both to wifi. If you've got wifi. Or use a memory card / bluetooth

Nah, it's not so much the phone, just the lappy to desktop, is all I really want to do.

Anyone?
ianhnz (4263)
1409282 2015-10-02 00:31:00 Does the fibre modem have wireless? Or is there wireless in this somewhere? Otherwise you'll have to use an ethernet cable Speedy Gonzales (78)
1409283 2015-10-02 22:13:00 Does the fibre modem have wireless? Or is there wireless in this somewhere? Otherwise you'll have to use an ethernet cable

Yes it's the standard Telecom?Spark modem for ADSL, VDSL and fiber.
The lappy is on ethernet at the moment.
ianhnz (4263)
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