Mike Chambers wrote: > Hi folks, > > Got a quick question that a friend asked at work. He has a network of > desktops and laptops at home, all connected via Wireless-G router > (Linksys), either wireless or via cable. Can the wireless machines > share files/devices with the cabled machines, no matter the OS? Yes, in > his environment he is running Windows (not sure which version), but also > asking in my case, of running Windows XP AND Fedora. > > I think he said the problem he ran into was it told him he had to > connect the cable and basically, I guess, wouldn't do it via wireless > connection. > The type of connection, wired or wireless, doesn't matter, as long as any firewalls are set up to allow sharing. For example, at home I an running Linux. We have one machine that runs Windows 98 in the sowing room. (Software to program the sowing machine.) This machine is connected over a wireless link. It has no problem connecting to Samba shares on my machine that is connected to the router. I can also mount shares on that machine. My laptop can also mount shares from ether machine over a wireless link, or a wired connection. Now, the wireless connection probably is going to be slower, and less secure then a wired connection, but that is another story. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
