hi guys
I have had a laptop for a few months as well my my desktop.. i download a lot of music and general code sampes etc, sometimes when I am on my laptop others when on the desktop.
got feed up of having to transfer the files from 1 to the other via USB stick so thought id see about this file sharing thing.
Both laptop and desktop are wireless... connected to DLink ADSL router.
So I gave them a comman workgroup name "skynet", set 'network discovery' and 'fileshareing' ON in network and sharing center.
Right clicked and shared a random folder on my desktop and laptop alowing 'guest' users.
I can share files fine like this..... but ..... because its an open network any 1 on wireless can see the files too.
Is there a way I can set a password to my shared folders? Theres an option to set 'Password protected sharing' but I have to make new user accounts? which i dont quite get.
Can any 1 enligthen me to my plight?
I have had a laptop for a few months as well my my desktop.. i download a lot of music and general code sampes etc, sometimes when I am on my laptop others when on the desktop.
got feed up of having to transfer the files from 1 to the other via USB stick so thought id see about this file sharing thing.
Both laptop and desktop are wireless... connected to DLink ADSL router.
So I gave them a comman workgroup name "skynet", set 'network discovery' and 'fileshareing' ON in network and sharing center.
Right clicked and shared a random folder on my desktop and laptop alowing 'guest' users.
I can share files fine like this..... but ..... because its an open network any 1 on wireless can see the files too.
Is there a way I can set a password to my shared folders? Theres an option to set 'Password protected sharing' but I have to make new user accounts? which i dont quite get.
Can any 1 enligthen me to my plight?