File Transferring via LAN

If there was at 2+ computers hooked up to my router (which there is), would there be some way to transfer files between the two (or more)? If not, is there a program that can do this, and would the router need to be hooked up to the internet to do this?

Obviously, it would be much faster to do this than to download the files from the internet, so I'm just trying to find out a way...

Am I being clear? Please respond...

 

ya you can, do you have XP on the computers? if you do its very easy, if you dont, im not sure if you can or not, so what OS do u have on the comps?

 

Agreed if you have XP its easy,,but can be done from any OS have to enable file sharing on each computer for the router to enable the computers to see each other,,,also dont have to be online since this is a direct connection,,,,PC TO PC with your router should have come with a guide,,in the manual you should have the IP addy to access the controls for the router IE Firewall,,,log files etc,,usualy there in the choices is a home networking wizard that will do the work for ya,,,hope this is helpfull,,,,Glenn,,,,

 

Yes, I use XP on the computers. And I do know how to get to the router configuration, and from there there is a link under Maintenance called Attached Devices. It tells me who is connected to the router, as in, their computer's name, IP address and MAC address, but I don't see anything about transferring files...

 

Transferring files has nothing to do with the router config. What you need is file and print sharing for windows XP enabled. This is usually as easy as right clicking on a folder clicking share. Then you want to open up network neighborhood and brose for that computer name and you should see the share. Make sure they are in the same workgroup and both have the same usernames and passwords.

 

As said above local transfer of files has nothing to do with the Router or the Internet.

It is a matter of setting the Files sharing On in each computer.

How do I do it?

A lot of Links concerning Sharing here: Sharing Disk Drives Between Computers on Windows Network.

 

Okay thanks I got everything down now. Thanks.
inhuman

 

another means you can use, which is something i do, is to run an ftp daemon on one of the computers. in my situation, there's a macintosh on the network that has access to a scanner. When i need images to work on, i scan them at the Mac, then log into my computer's ftp serv through its LAN IP address, in this case: 192.168.0.164, this gives me the speed of the network, without having to loop outside and back in to ftp.

 

I am having the same problem. Actually I didn't think this was possible with a router, I though you needed to have like a switch or hub at first. I myself have a wireless router and all I see in Network Neighborhood is my shared documents on this computer. I don't see another computer on there. Perhaps inhuman is having this same problem.