In article <A9728AAA-4B45-48EC-A06F-(E-Mail Removed)>,
krouse <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >I am trying to set up file-sharing between 3 computers over a wireless
>> >network usng a Belkin 802.11g wireless router, desktop card, and 2 notebook
>> >cards. I was able to set up the desktop & one notebook with no trouble, and
>> >each was assigned a unique IP address, which I entered in Norton Internet
>> >Security under allowed IP addresses so that they can both join the network.
>> >
>> >Problems began when I installed a wireless notebook card in a 2nd computer.
>> >Many things went haywire, but recurrently I noticed that the notebook was
>> >getting the same IP address (192.168.2.2) as the desktop and a conflict error
>> >msg kept coming up. At times the desktop was able to communicate with one
>> >notebook over the network, and other times the 2 notebooks were able to
>> >communicate with each other. The IP address of the router (wireless access
>> >point?) is 192.168.2.1. We uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin wireless
>> >activity s/w several times on all computers and removed and re-added "client
>> >for ms networks" as well.
>> >
>> >Please tell me how to solve this problem of 2 computers getting the same IP
>> >address. I think that is the first step here.
>>
>> 1. Make sure that the Belkin router's pool of DHCP addresses contains
>> at least three addresses.
>>
>> 2. Configure the wireless network connection on each computer to
>> obtain an IP address automatically. Don't assign it manually.
>>
>> 3. Disable all of the wireless connections, which will cause them to
>> release their IP addresses.
>>
>> 4. Enable all of the wireless connections, which will make them lease
>> new IP addresses.
>>
>> "Client for Microsoft Networks" has nothing to do with IP addressing.
>> It lets a computer access shared disks and folders on the network.
>
>Steve, could you please explain (1)? I don't know how to do that. The
>Belkin router uses a wireless utility program featuring various tabs with
>different options, but nowhere do I see something about DHCP addresses. Do I
>have to manually type in the addresses which should be given? What is the
>difference between IP and DHCP addresses? I think that Belkin just does all
>this automatically anyway. I have always had the option ticked for assigning
>IP addresses automatically.
Here's how to check the Belkin router's DHCP address pool:
1. Connect to the router's web server at
http://192.168.2.1
2. Click Login, enter the password (if any), and click Submit.
3. Under "LAN Setup", click "LAN Settings".
4. Look at the starting and ending addresses for the IP pool. On my
router, they're set to 101 and 150.
5. If necessary, change them and then click "Apply Changes".
Each device (router, computer, etc) on a network needs an IP address.
DHCP is a way to assign IP addresses automatically.
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