How do I share files between computers connected via a Router?

Hi, I've got a desktop connected to a wireless router via a cable (I believe they're called cat5's or something), and a laptop connected to that wireless router via wifi. Is it possible to share files between my two computers? If so, how?How do I share files between computers connected via a Router?
you just need to configure the folder you want to share,,,



how,



right click the folder you want to share and click on sharing and security then...on NETWORK SHARING AND SECURITY check the box ';share this folder on the network';



type any names you want...



you can also drag and drop the files you want to share the the ';SHARED FOLDER';How do I share files between computers connected via a Router?
The most common way is to go to an explorer window and search for the network. Start%26gt;Accessories%26gt;Windows Explorer. Since you've already got your crazy cat5's, you might be lucky enough to not have to do any additional setup. Scroll down to my network places and click around. Go to Entire Network, and it should say something like Windows Work group or something. If you don't see it, things get a bit more complicated and you'd probably want to do a bit of reading before messing around with router settings.
a. Enable Windows XP Simple File Sharing



1. Open My Computer from the Start Menu or Windows XP Desktop. A new My Computer window will appear.

2. Open the Tools menu and choose the ';Folder Options...'; option from this menu. A new Folder Options window will appear.

3. Click on the View tab and locate the ';Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)'; checkbox in the list of Advanced Settings.

4. To enable Simple File Sharing, ensure this checkbox is checked. To disable Simple File Sharing, ensure this checkbox is not checked. Click inside the checkbox to alternately enable and disable the option.

5. Click OK to close the Folder Options window. The settings for Simple File Sharing are now updated; no computer reboot is required.



b. Create Share Folder



1. Ensure Windows XP Simple File Sharing is enabled.



2. Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer).



3. Navigate to the file, folder or drive folder to be shared, and click once on its icon to select it.



4. From either the File menu or the right-click menu, choose the ';Sharing and Security...'; option. A new Properties window appears. If this option did not appear on the menu, ensure that a valid file or folder was selected in the previous step.



5. Click the Network tab in the Properties window. If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was enabled in the earlier step before proceeding.



6. Click the Share This Folder option in the Properties window to enable sharing of this resource. This allows all other computers on the local network to access file(s) but not modify them. To grant others permission to modify these files, click the ';Allow Network Users to Change My Files'; checkbox to enable this option.



Alternatively, if the Network tab is not enabled, make required settings in the Sharing tab to configure the equivalent sharing. Choose ';Share this folder'; to enable sharing.

7. Click Apply or OK to save these settings.



c. Find Shared Windows Folders in the other computer where you have not done above activity.

1. Open ';My Network Places'; from the Start Menu or from the left pane of Windows Explorer (under Desktop, below My Documents and My Computer).



2. Open the ';Entire Network'; item listed in the left pane of My Network Places.



3. Open the ';Microsoft Windows Network'; item.



4. Next, open the new item that appears showing the computer's workgroup (or domain) name.



5. Finally, click on the new item that appears showing the computer's name.



6. In the right pane, any non-administrative Windows shares set on this computer will appear. If no items appear, no folders have been set for sharing.



Folders shown in this window link to the actual shared folders. Opening any of these shares will reveal the contents of the actual folder. Note that renaming or deleting files from this linked location is not permitted. Note also that this method reveals the contents but does not reveal the actual location of the shared folders on the hard drive.



7. To find the actual location of file shares on Windows XP or Windows 2000, and also to view administrative shares, open a command prompt. To open a command prompt, click the Start Menu, choose the Accessories option, then choose Command Prompt. Alternatively, click the Start Menu, choose the Run option, then type 'cmd' in the Run window that opens.



8. Type the command 'net share' and press Enter in the command prompt window. The 'net share' command shows the name and location of each shared folder on that computer. Share names that end with a dollar sign ($) are administrative shares.



Several administrative shares are created automatically by Windows; these should not be modified.



If you need more help go to below source.



Best of Luck....
Make sure both computer are connected to network properly and no firewall blocking, after that just enable file sharing on computers:



Simple File Sharing in Vista

http://www.home-network-help.com/simple-



Password Protected File Sharing in Vista

http://www.home-network-help.com/passwor



Simple File Sharing in XP

http://www.home-network-help.com/file-sh



Share File with User/Group Permission in XP Pro

http://www.home-network-help.com/share-f