Win XP: Sharing files between computers on different workgroups?

[Dog80]

I have a network of five computers. Three of them belong to workgroup A and the other two workgroup B. How can I access the shared drives of workgroup A computers from a workgroup B computer?

[bouv]

Just type in \\computername

Workgroups don't matter, it's just a convience for you if you have a large network and have to manually navigate them.

[Savannah]

I dunno. I tried to set up a very simple wireless network between my main machine and my new laptop last night, and failed miserably, despite the "wizards". Google tells me it's a common error, but the solutions all advise me to start messing with settings that someone like me shouldn't be messing with.

[Dog80]

Originally Posted by bouv

Just type in \\computername

Workgroups don't matter, it's just a convience for you if you have a large network and have to manually navigate them.

Thanks, It worked! BTW, is there some way to view all workgroups on the network? I managed to do it once somehow, but I can't do it now.

[bouv]

Originally Posted by Dog80

Thanks, It worked! BTW, is there some way to view all workgroups on the network? I managed to do it once somehow, but I can't do it now.

Yes, there is.

From here

Start > Control Panel > Network > My Network Places > View Workgroups > View My Network Places AND Microsoft Network (to view workgroups) > Computers Near Me (to view computers).

It seems a bit long and convoluted. I'm not on a network, and last time I was, all the computers were in the same workgroup, and before that, I was using win 98, so I can't verify that.