Workgroups

TriedandTested · 29 Aug 2006 at 18:29

Hey,

Hopefully this'll be quite straight forward. Workgroups; are they as easy to set up as i imagine?

I have about 5 PCs that will be running XP and Office and will need to be able to access a shared printer which will be connected to one of the PCs.

Could someone give me a brief outline of what needs to be done? Thanks.

TriedandTested · 29 Aug 2006 at 18:32

The quickie XP network. If you want a really easy networking experience and you have the hardware to support it, consider clean installing Windows XP on two or more computers. First install your network hardware (network interface cards, cabling, et cetera), then perform a new installation of Windows XP. During installation, XP will sense your hardware setup, ask for a name for each computer, and then ask which type of setup you wish to create. Select Typical Settings For A Default Network Configuration. That's it. Provided your hardware is XP-compatible, XP will create a LAN using the workgroup name MSHOME.

that easy? so just using a router and the necessary cabling etc XP will do the rest? Hope so!

antc · 29 Aug 2006 at 20:20

pretty much that easy matey, just run through the home netork setup wizard, does it all for

TriedandTested · 29 Aug 2006 at 22:35

antc said:
pretty much that easy matey, just run through the home netork setup wizard, does it all for

Good stuff. Thanks for the confirmation!