how do i network with windows

I have 2 computers

Desktop-- has Windows XP Only,small hard drive too small for dual boot

Laptop--Dual boot, has Windows XP AND SuSE10 Linux

External Hard Drive hook to BOTH computers through A/B switch I can
switch between computers by Ctrl F11

the Windows XP is already sucessfully networked with both computers but
i want to add SuSE 10 Linux to the networking so its a 3-way network
between 2 computers

can somone walk me through it ?

thanks in advance

Also..........I like to experiment so can a SECOND type of Linux which i
have not bought yet be put on the External HD ? Something WAY different
than SuSE ?
can you reccomend One,prefereably thats easy to install,SuSe was very
easy but i remember in 1998 i dabbled in Red Hat in which i was clueless.

thanx

UnlimitedEddie@msn.com
edwardonthewebb@msn.com

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:06:01 GMT, Coffeehouse Schmuck
<gotanygum@verizon.net> wrote:

> Also..........I like to experiment so can a SECOND type of Linux which i
> have not bought yet be put on the External HD ? Something WAY different
> than SuSE ?
> can you reccomend One,prefereably thats easy to install,SuSe was very
> easy but i remember in 1998 i dabbled in Red Hat in which i was clueless.
>
You might try Slackware or Gentoo or Debian, or browse at
distrowatch.org.

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