Wireless network sharing

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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
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