newbie to networking

[anthony88guy]

I just finished building my computer, so now I have 3 computers. Only 2 of them are worth being online. So I bought the

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833124010
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833124115

Installed everything fine, followed their directions. Internet works great, don't even notice im on a wireless connection upstairs.

Anyway thats not my problem. I know their is a web based admin panel for the router settings. How do I access that?

Im trying to share files between the two computer. I have set up to allow file sharing and they are on the same workgroup.

What should i do about security, right now I have the basic. I have 90 days of Norton Internet sercruit still need to install that.

thanks, again im a newbie to networking.

 

[JackMDS]

Anyway thats not my problem. I know their is a web based admin panel for the router settings. How do I access that?

The Router?s manual; should state the User ID and Password to access the Router.

It is done through the Internet Browser by typing the Router?s local IP to the address bar.

Like: http://192.1687.1.0

Im trying to share files between the two computer. I have set up to allow file sharing and they are on the same workgroup.

You have to set Sharing permissions on all Networked computers.

Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Settings, and Sharing.

Link to: Windows Network - Installing & Sharing.

What should i do about security, right now I have the basic. I have 90 days of Norton Internet sercruit still need to install that.

There are two kind of security settings that are Independent one from the other.

1. Wireless Security, see here: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

2. Internet connection security, see here: http://www.ezlan.net/firewall.html

:sun:

 

[anthony88guy]

Thanks alot, I installed Norton Internet security, I have 60 days free. But all it did was screw everything up, I no Internet access. So I uninstalled it. Then my computer randomly locked up twice, everything seems fine after the second reboot.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: anthony88guy
Thanks alot, I installed Norton Internet security, I have 60 days free. But all it did was screw everything up, I no Internet access. So I uninstalled it. Then my computer randomly locked up twice, everything seems fine after the second reboot.

Norton is an evil, bloated peice of rubbish capable of crippling even the fastest PCs. It clings to your machine like a virus, parts of it holding on until you finally give up and reformat the whole disk.

 

[thriemus]

Use the norton internet security uninstaller, remove liveupdate & livereg then goto the symantec website and get rnisupg:


http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/su...4d6e/6bda05684c3c813e85256ede004ddaf6/$FILE/ATTKLEXN/RnisUPG.exe

This is without a doubt the best tool symantec have released, one that removes NIS