Windows 7 Networks

[apenwith]

Hi
I share a satellite broadband system with a neighbour on a wireless network. Having just got a new Win 7 computer I want to be able to access the old XP computer to transfer files etc.
The W7 is connected to the outside network and I need to set up a second indoor wireless network to access the files and reach the internet from the XP so I can keep it up to date as well (till I decide to scrap it). I can do what I want by bridging the networks but I would rather keep them separate so my files are not visible to everyone.
I can get a separate indoor network to work for file transfer but the XP cannot see the internet. Any ideas how it can be done ?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Regards
Alan

[GraemeT]

Hi Alan,
I'd say your simplest (and cheapest) option is use a network switch to connect both machines to your modem/router.
That way you've got local connectivity as well as internet available to both.
100Mb/s switches are very cheap now and 1Gb/s have become very affordable.
In addition, many modem/routers have a 4-port switch built-in.

Cheers.

[wd40]

When I switch computers, I have found using flash drives to be my best deal. I then can arrange my flash drives by things like pictures, doc and so forth. I saw them around here for $4 for 4 GB.

Randy

[apenwith]

Hi

Thanks for that - in the end I found that classic view gave a much more controllable set of functions and there were various firewall settings available that the standard Win7 view doesn't appear to show access to.
So until my 8 year old computer (with more recent rebuilds) finally goes to the network in the sky I can at least keep it up to date and transfer some of my more vital data to the new one.
Regards
Alan