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| Thread ID: 46298 | 2004-06-19 08:23:00 | Setting up an adhoc network | jabba (3215) | Press F1 |
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| 246061 | 2004-06-19 08:23:00 | Does anybody know of a "how to" step-by-step setup manual (or set of instructions) for setting up an adhoc network at home? I have successfully setup an infrastructure network between my wifes laptop which has a DSE 802.11g card and win2000 pro and my DSE wireless ADSL router which is connected to my desktop which has win xp pro. My wife wants to access the printer and other stuff on the desktop. When I try to use Xps network setup wizard it states that can't do it even though the router is found. | jabba (3215) | ||
| 246062 | 2004-06-19 08:47:00 | Check out the PF1 networking FAQ jabba. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 246063 | 2004-06-20 00:04:00 | More Info (http://www.practicallynetworked.com/) :) | SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 246064 | 2004-06-20 02:56:00 | I beleive you are on the wrong track. If your wifes laptop can access the router and internet then you already have a successful network connection. You only need to setup the XP PC to except connections from the laptop so you can share the printer and files. For this to work you have to have your wifes user name as a user on your XP desktop. Once you have done this then the laptop should be able to access any files you share on the desktop and shared printers. When you so the wizard doesn't setup the network what is the error? I have a similar setup as you and have acces to all shared files and hardware from laptop. |
Berryb (654) | ||
| 246065 | 2004-06-20 05:43:00 | Ummm it says " Cannot complete the network setup wizard. Other computers cannot connect to the internet through this computer. In addition to its internet connection, this computer must have a connection to your network." unfortunately the laptop is very hard to setup as the IT people have set so many restrictions that i can't even access the network and internet connections applet. | jabba (3215) | ||
| 246066 | 2004-06-20 12:56:00 | If the laptop is locked down by IT staff then I doubt you will be able to do much with it at all. You need admin rights on the win 2000 laptop to setup any kind of network, ad-hoc or infastructure. From what I can understand is your desktop connects to the net via a wireless router. If this router is not also an access point then you can't create a network between the 2 pc's. If this is the case then an ad-hoc network would enable you to share files and printers but not the internet connection. But as I said without admin rights I you can't do much. This is how I understand it anyway. |
Berryb (654) | ||
| 246067 | 2004-06-20 21:02:00 | The router is an access point and router all in one. (DSE XH6830). The laptop connects to the internet through it (infrastructure) easily, but I was hoping to share the printer to it as well. The desktop connects via LAN cable to the router, but the setup wizard in XP doesn't seem to see the router as a connection to the internet. Berryb I think you correct though about the admin rights on the laptop. :_l | jabba (3215) | ||
| 246068 | 2004-06-20 21:03:00 | Don't know why that emoticon didn't work 'spose to be crying! | jabba (3215) | ||
| 246069 | 2004-06-20 22:58:00 | check the IP on both machines and see if can ping to each other first. Check your firewall settings as well. | SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 246070 | 2004-06-21 01:06:00 | Can the XP PC connect to the net via the router. I assume it can. When you use the wizard are you 1 using an account with admin rights 2 telling it to share the internet connection as this cannot be done with a router. Set the network manually. On the NIC properties set tcp/ip to manual setting. If you routers ip address is 192.168.1.1 then set the xp box to an ip of 192.168.1.5 subnet of 255.255.255.0 and defualt gateway to 192.168.1.1. DNS 192.168.1.1 The laptop is most likely set to obtain IP automatically and you can't change this and it seems to work. Find out the IP address of laptop and try to ping back and forth between the laptop, desktop & router and post findings. The other thing is the router yours or the wifes works'. The router could be setup to only allow connections from the laptop only if it has the function. |
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