a friend has the linksys befw11s4 router.his laptop is all set,he also has a desktop plugged into router.both can access internet via dsl.he wants to network
both. share files and such.the os is xp home edition.i've done a search in a
forum here;so let me know if i missed something.

both pc's have to have mutiple users with the same passwords.or one user with same password on both pc's.

enable ms client on both
enable file and print
bind tcp/ip to nic's
enable tcp/ip over netbios
ip addresses in same subnet
qos enabled