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What I wish to do Have may desktop and laptop work as a network together on start up of each device. Maybe a VPN ( I know really nothing about or how to set one up ) I just wish to get file from one computer to the other and save files on both basically make two into one sort of. so when I start the computer or computers I can read and write to both

Desktop Ubuntu 14.10 gnome with a D-Link DSL-G604T modem Samba Loaded yes I believe the modem is a router http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/hardware/?action=h_view&model_id=192.

Laptop WIN 8.1 wireless driver

What more info is needed to help Thanks Chris

Chris Taylor
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    do you have a router ? What are you trying to do? What do you meant you want them to be networked together? – Panther Apr 04 '15 at 22:33
  • yes I believe the modem is a router http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/hardware/?action=h_view&model_id=192. – Chris Taylor Apr 04 '15 at 23:01
  • I just wish to get file from one computer to the other and save files on both basically make two into one sort of. so when I start the computer or computers I can read and write to both – Chris Taylor Apr 04 '15 at 23:03
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    Use samba on Ubuntu or file sharing on windows. http://askubuntu.com/questions/310180/how-to-share-files-using-a-wireless-network – Panther Apr 04 '15 at 23:05

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The easiest and fastest way to share files between 2 computers is NitroShare. It works on Windows, Ubuntu and even on fruity-flavoured OSes... ;-)

There is also a PPA (ppa:george-edison55/nitroshare-dev) if you want the development version... The downloads in the link above are stable!

Just install it on both machines and that's it!

Go to the dash:

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and start nitroshare (or add it in the Startup Applications on Ubuntu and the Startup Programs on Windows) and a little icon like this: enter image description here will show up in your panel at the top of your screen and that's all you need to start sending files from one machine to the other and vice versa...

Fabby
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