Rick Lavigne wrote:
> HI there...
> I am kinda new to wireless so bear with me. Installed a Netgear wireless
> router recently to "get my feet wet" after 15 years of networking experience
> with now exposure to WiFi. The router is 801.1 G, everything that is "hard"
> wired to it runs well.
> Recently added a laptop to the mix. Now the PC's in the network are all
> running XP, with one of them dual booting to 98 SE to be able to use an
> older scanner we have. The laptop is also running 98 SE.
> The problem is that the laptop can't see the networked resources. It can
> get to the router no prob since it can reach the web through it. It just can
> not access the PC on the home network using a wireless connection. If it is
> directly connected it can access the network resources so I see no reason to
> change the network itself to enable the wireless to work as well.
> What am I missing folks?
>
>
>
First guess: the laptop is in a different IP subnet when on wireless. Check
the IPAs on the laptop and the desktops: on W9x, run WINIPCFG; on XP, run CMD
then type IPCONFIG/ALL in the CMD window. For IPA=a.b.c.d, the a.b.c's must
be the same and the d's unique; also the masks (usually 255.255.255.0) must
be the same.
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Cheers, Bob
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