Wireless networking
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Wireless networking
I have had it!! my laptop computer will connect to ANY network, easily, with one exception. My own home network. My desktop recognizes the wireless hub, my laptop shows I am connected, but neither one will use it or acknowledge that the other computer is there. I do have dial-up, both of the computers assure me that they are capable of communicating, and using the same dial up connection, I have set up the desktop about a hundred times, and I am ready to 
both of the darn things. What am I missing??
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What OS do you have? You might need to make a networking disk. I had to do that when I had XP and WIN98se on the same network.
I have a network at home with a wireless access point and it all works, but I am in no way presenting myself as an expert!!!
Great avatar, by the way!
I have a network at home with a wireless access point and it all works, but I am in no way presenting myself as an expert!!!
Great avatar, by the way!
Last edited by Neb86; Mar 13, 2006 at 07:48 PM.
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both computers are XP. the desktop will show msgroups but the laptop shows nothing. i followed all the instructions and help and made all the disks and did all the setups; there must be some simple thing that i'm missing. am i correct in assuming that i shouldn't have to do anything on the laptop? It connects to all other networks... I am so confused. 
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I wish I could remember how I do stuff like this!
All my computers have names. I.E. Upstairs, Living-room ect. If your desktop is named, use your laptop to search the network for that name. That will at least tell you if you can connect. Just click start, search -for computer-, type in the name, hit enter.
Tell us what happens.
All my computers have names. I.E. Upstairs, Living-room ect. If your desktop is named, use your laptop to search the network for that name. That will at least tell you if you can connect. Just click start, search -for computer-, type in the name, hit enter.
Tell us what happens.
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Lets back up a little. Comunicating with a wireless hub isn't the whole thing. Are both computers getting the IP information from a DHCP server, which should be your router/wireless hub, or do either have their IP settings set manually? If either are set manually, what are the settings? Are they on the same IP network?
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This could also be a Firewall issue..
Are you using a firewall like Norton, Zone Alarm, or other? They could be blocking the connection.
Also can you get to the internet on both? That would say the computers are connected to the router and getting through.
Are you using a firewall like Norton, Zone Alarm, or other? They could be blocking the connection.
Also can you get to the internet on both? That would say the computers are connected to the router and getting through.
Last edited by donjamer; Mar 13, 2006 at 11:48 PM.
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I have dialup, and want to use the desktop to connect. According to the help screens, I can connect through the desktop computer. So, I enabled internet connection sharing, windows firewall is supposed to allow my laptop through. It seems that my laptop wont go any further than the router.
Thanks for your suggestions so far
Thanks for your suggestions so far
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The first thing you need to do is get them talking to each other. I'd first verify they're actually connected properly on your wireless network and both on the same IP network. On each PC go to a command prompt and enter ipconfig. What are the IP settings on each PC? The first three octets of the IP address should be the same on each PC, like 192.168.0.???. If they're not, then they're not on the same IP network and they're not talking to each other. If they are on the same network try pinging one pc from the other, enter ping 192.168.0.100 (or whatever the IP address of the other PC is). If they can't ping one another, they're not talking.
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people people slow down... it will be ok
ok, first things first... go to both ur pc and ur laptop and go to start run... type command and hit enter. then type ipconfig/all
are they getting an ip? or does it say 0.0.0.0
Matt
ok, first things first... go to both ur pc and ur laptop and go to start run... type command and hit enter. then type ipconfig/all
are they getting an ip? or does it say 0.0.0.0
Matt
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Do both computer require a password? If not, then that it probably part of the problem. I had issues with this type of thing, if one computer has no password, and it just starts up and goes to the desktop, you cannot connect to it, XP wont allow it.
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Do both computer require a password? If not, then that it probably part of the problem. I had issues with this type of thing, if one computer has no password, and it just starts up and goes to the desktop, you cannot connect to it, XP wont allow it.
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