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Next we need to talk about that wireless router. If it is fairly new chances are it came setup with a firewall and NAT (Network Address Trasnlation). That makes it harder for people to get in your small network and read all your files. Of course Smokey will have complete access so ya just got to trust him.
Now the techie part. Both computers have to be setup to operate on the network. There are wizards that make that simple. Right click on My Computer and go to properties and then the network tap. This is the big leap -- it should all be intuitive from there.
Best thing is to have a freind (female if at all possible) that knows about networking and these things come over and set everything up for you.
Your router came with instructions. Those will be very helpful. You won't have to guess the defaults like the gateway address (prolly 192.168.0.1 - but this does not hold true on all routers or if someone set it up to a different addy).
A zillion questions could come up. That's why the best choice is to have someone do it for ya.
Well that's a start and others are gonna fill in a ton of blanks I have left out in other posts.
Again the best advice is your freindly techie.
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