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| Thread ID: 62013 | 2005-09-24 03:11:00 | Unable to link to other PCs on Linksys router | BobbyP (8949) | Press F1 |
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| 390511 | 2005-09-24 03:11:00 | I am unable to network between two computers linked through a Lynksys Wireless Broadband router WRT54G even though I can connect to the internet on both PCs via the ADSL modem connected to the Internet port of the router. The Main desktop PC running WIN XP pro SP2 has a LAN cable to the switch port 1 while the Laptop PC accesses the Internet via a wireless link and / or a LAN cable on switch port 2. I have established the IP addresses of both PCs and tried pinging either from the other and vise-versa. I have tried umpteen ways of configuring the network connections using network wirzard and manualling allowing file sharing etc to no avail. I have tried changing the router itself and also various router administrive settings. Any help on how to have this home network, network properly would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Bob :help: |
BobbyP (8949) | ||
| 390512 | 2005-09-24 03:15:00 | Make sure that you have an "identical" user account on each computer. (Same username, password). | Graham L (2) | ||
| 390513 | 2005-09-24 03:43:00 | Graham, I am not sure so will find-out. Thanks, Bob |
BobbyP (8949) | ||
| 390514 | 2005-09-24 04:33:00 | Another usual issue is one computer may have a firewall thats blocking the other one from communicating with it. Try turning the firewalls to both computers off. Are the 2 computers and the router within the same IP range (eg 192.168.0.xxx). You can check this by going to start>run and typing 'command' (or 'cmd') without the '. Then type in ipconfig.. that will show you what ip the computer has been assigned, as well as the submask. Are the subnet masks the same (eg.255.255.255.0) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 390515 | 2005-09-25 09:48:00 | Problem Fixed - it was a Firewall problem as Tazz suggested. Thanks, Bob |
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