Sharing using Network

[photoshop]

I've just setup a network using a Linksys Broadband router. My PC is connected through one of the Ethernet Ports and my brotehrs laptop is connected using wireless.
Now sharing the internet is working great, no problems at all. The signal is great for wireless aswell.

What i would like to do now is setup file and folder sharing with my brothers laptop. Aswell is monitor is bandwidth.

Is there any software that i can use to monitor his internet activity in terms of broadband speeds?

Also, how can i setup file/folder/drive sharing easily?

 

[dalex]

i had a similar issue and was posted these instruction and they worked a treat
you can do this a number of ways:you can share files easily between pcs by right clicking the file you want to share clicking on shareing and security and then ticking the 2 boxs labeled share this file and let others edit files or something like that.




the best way i think is to do the following:

1. Go to control panel
2. Network Setup Wizard and follow the on screen instructions
3. insure that you name the network WORKGROUP on all pc's. This can be anything you like as long as its the same on all pc's.
4. Create a folder on each pc named PC 1 Shares, PC 2 Shares, PC 3 shares, these can be named anything you like.
5. Right click each file and share them by doing what i said above ensuring you tick both box's to enable users to edit and access files.
6. Once you have done this open up My Computer
7. Go to tools and Map Network Drive
8. Expand My network Places
9. Expand Entire Network
10. Expand Microsoft Windows Network
11. Expand WORKGROUP or whatever you have called it
12. You should see all your pcs in here
13. Expand each individual one
14. If your on PC 1 select PC 2's shared folder that you created earlier.
15. Click ok and then finish.

You will now see a new drive in My computer this is a shared folder on your other pcs this lets you use and tansfer files between pcs.

You need to do this on all pcs.

this worked for me but i can help with the monitoring issue
dave

 

[photoshop]

cheers dave

i will give it a try when i get home