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Install NetBeui on all three PCs. Then, assuming they are all in the same workgroup and have file/printer sharing enabled with some resource shared on each, they should be able to see and work with each other.
It will not get in the way of any IP traffic and the various issues with the protocol are absolutely not a problem with a small, home network like yours. In fact, that is exactly what the protocol was designed for.
Makes sense and I will give that a try. Didnt think of that cuz wingates tech said to make sure nothing but tcp/ip was loaded as a protocol. But your right it shouldnt cause any problems.