Connecting server to Home Hub 1.5

All Apologies for this probably being a silly question, but I want to connect my Home Hub 1.5 to another computer using one of the ethernet ports and I am struggling. The reason for connecting the computer is that I am using the computer as a music server which will then connect through the hub wirelessly to other devices around the house. My problem is that I connect the computer using the Ethernet cable but using my laptop wirelessly in other areas of the house I cannot see the hard wired computer. The laptop I am using is running Windows 7 and the PC is running Vista. Now I accept I may have compatibility problems with the two operating systems, but I have not got that far yet as I cannot even see the PC! So would appreciate any pointers or ideas or any documentation on this site which will explain in muppetry terms how to do this! Would appreciate any help. Cheers

bigpete wrote:
All Apologies for this probably being a silly question, but I want to connect my Home Hub 1.5 to another computer using one of the ethernet ports and I am struggling. The reason for connecting the computer is that I am using the computer as a music server which will then connect through the hub wirelessly to other devices around the house. My problem is that I connect the computer using the Ethernet cable but using my laptop wirelessly in other areas of the house I cannot see the hard wired computer. The laptop I am using is running Windows 7 and the PC is running Vista. Now I accept I may have compatibility problems with the two operating systems, but I have not got that far yet as I cannot even see the PC! So would appreciate any pointers or ideas or any documentation on this site which will explain in muppetry terms how to do this! Would appreciate any help. Cheers
You need to run the Windows network setup wizard and create a home network. Make sure that both computers are in the same workgroup, and enable file sharing on Vista.
You should the ne able to see the Vista computer from Windows 7.
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imjolly wrote:
From memory you can't connect them wirelessly
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graemewinter wrote:
Funny thing that - I do. After rummaging through the network settings on the PS3 it seems that it is by default in 'lurk mode' where it does not register itself with the DNS hence could not get to it from the home hub. It was switched off. Odd.
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