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| 702329 | 2008-09-03 19:20:00 | Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to set up a home network through a wired router? I'm using a Linksys BEFSR41. | LarsJohann (13010) | ||
| 702330 | 2008-09-03 20:41:00 | I used Easylink connect www-nz.linksys.com to get the router up and running. (I have that model) |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 702331 | 2008-09-03 21:52:00 | will this work with a wired router( i mean not wireless) | LarsJohann (13010) | ||
| 702332 | 2008-09-03 21:56:00 | I have that model router, and it worked for me. I already had a home network setup directly, before I bought the router, so that may have made things easier. What Operating systems are you trying to network? |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 702333 | 2008-09-03 22:09:00 | well, because when i run the setup it tells me that it cannot connect because i do not have wireless capabilities. I am trying to network XP | LarsJohann (13010) | ||
| 702334 | 2008-09-03 22:12:00 | Setting up a wired network is easy - Using programs to do it is cheating and you learn nothing, esp when things go wrong as you wont know how to fix it. On XP - open the control panel, double click and open Network Connections Right click Local Area Network/properties, Select Internet protocol(tcp/ip) / Properties, make sure both are set to Obtain Automatically - close the window. While in the control panel, disable the windows firewall - that can cause troubles. Next on the desktop - right click My Computer/Properties / Computer name Tab - make sure the work group for all PC's are the same and the name of every PC is different, as you cant have two or more on a LAN with the same name. If the Work groups are different, click the change Button and rename them so they are all the same (each PC). With the PC's plugged into the router, reboot each PC and they should all connect to the router. With the sharing of folders, simply right click the folder /Sharing and Security/ Tick Share this folder & Allow network users to change my files. A Reboot is advised to make sure the settings are taken - thats it --- you should now have a LAN and see the other PC's. Note: Takes longer to write this out than actually do, and by doing it manually you learn something, I have seen so many people use programs to do this task and when things go wrong they have no idea how things work or how to fix it. If its Vista - theres a few different steps, but still not hard when you know how. Note 2: DONT use the network wizard it mucks things up nicely most of the time. |
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