Problems with interconnecting 2 personal computers

Problems with interconnecting 2 personal computers

Hello Carol,

If you have already set up the connection, I mean you have laid the cables connecting the computers together, and then setting up the work group is easy. Just use the following procedure to change the work group so that it is same for both computers:

• Right click on my computer and then click on properties.
• If you are using windows 7 on the computers you should see the workgroup settings in the window that will open.
• Verify that they are the same, if not click on change settings.
• Change the workgroup name to a name like MSHOME, and then save the changes. The computer will restart for the changes to take effect.
• Do the same for the other computer.
• If you are using windows XP, the working group settings will be under hardware in the computer properties.

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Regards,

Lee Hung

Problems with interconnecting 2 personal computers

If you have a Wi-Fi router at home, the best and easiest way to network two computers is to connect them on your Wi-Fi either by cable or wireless. Once both machines are connected to the router, you need to configure them to use one “workgroup” so they can see each other in the network. To set the workgroup, on one computer, right-click “My Computer” and select “Properties”.

On the next screen, select “Computer Name” tab. Here, you should see two buttons: “Network ID” and “Change”. Click “Change”. In “Computer Name Changes” window, under “Member of”, select “Workgroup” then enter the name of your workgroup in the text field and then click “OK”. You can use any name for your workgroup. You can even use your family name.

And that’s it. Go to the next computer and do this again. Just make sure both computers have the same workgroup name.