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Wireless Home Network - Revisited - 4/30/2006 13:08:10
I have my desktop and laptop successfully sharing an internet connection. However, to this day I have not been able to get my laptop to see files on the desktop or the printer. Likewise, the desktop cannot see the laptop. My desktop does not have wireless card. Is that the reason? I read one tutorial for setting up a wireless network and it listed a PCI wireless card as an essential piece of equipment, but if it were essential would I be able to share the internet connection?
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 4/30/2006 16:50:59
Same workgroup name. Firewall currently turned off. This has become one of those I am going to make this work if it kills me type of things.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 4/30/2006 18:10:07
For purposes of getting this to work, I made a share on the whole C: drive.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 4/30/2006 23:34:35
No, neither computer can seem to see the other. When I click View Workgroup Computers on my desktop, I see the name of the desktop PC only. When I click View Workgroup Computers on the laptop, I get nothing.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 0:31:03
Cable modem to Linksys broadband router (for Vonage) to NetGear wireless router to PC.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 0:42:13
Duane, not sure if you've been to this place (in case spooky runs out of ideas), http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/winxppro.htm , but they've been pretty helpful for me when I've had to try and troubleshoot or set up stuff.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 9:54:37
BeTheBall,
Can you ping both computers? Also on the computer that's not showing up, make sure the "Computer Browser" service is running. (control Panel>Administrative Tools> Services)
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 19:23:58
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BeTheBall,
Can you ping both computers? Also on the computer that's not showing up, make sure the "Computer Browser" service is running. (control Panel>Administrative Tools> Services)
Yes, each computer successfully pings the other and the Computer Browser service is running.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 19:41:04
In reading another article about setting this up I read the following:
"To establish a wireless connection between a desktop PC and the wireless router, you need a wireless PCI card ($40 and up), which slides into a free slot inside the computer tower. Better yet, get a wireless USB network adapter ($70), which saves you the trouble of opening up the case."
I do not have a wireless PCI card. Do I need one to get this setup?
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 21:11:55
Correct on the cat5. If I go to my network places, view workgroup computers, neither machine shows up on the other. The confusion for me lies in the fact that the desktop is not wireless in any way, so when I view my network connections on the desktop, the wireless network does not appear. Likewise, when viewing network connections on the laptop, the connection the desktop uses does not appear.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/2/2006 23:33:29
I remember that thread. I have seen dozens of similar situations to mine in various fora, but have not come across a solution.
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RE: Wirless Home Network - Revisisted - 5/4/2006 6:54:34
A bit confused here quote:
Cable modem to Linksys broadband router (for Vonage) to NetGear wireless router to PC.
Why have you got 2 routers?
You dont need the wireless router if you aren't going to get wired.
And if the PC and Laptop connect via cat5 then plug them both into the linksys router.
Why not connect up like so:
Cable modem
Linksys broadband router
PC(plugeed into router)
Laptop(plugged into router)
and vica versa if you do want to go wired just use the Netgear instead of the Linksys.
Now the downside....to do it properly, you will have to set it all up again.....doesnt take long.
Hope this helps.
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