Getting my Wireless to see my other home network computers

I'm having trouble getting my Wireless laptop to see the other
computers on my home network. All computers are using XP and have
Internet access. I have gone through the Windows Networking
Troubleshooter to the very end to no avail. Here's the layout:

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3 computers:
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Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
-computer -> router -> cable modem
-has the DSL hardline from the main cable modem
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Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
-laptop ~~> wireless remote station -> router -> cable modem
-has a wireless card that connects to a Remote Access, which is on the
Main Floor
-Wireless card is: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI
Card. It uses a Texas Insturments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller (if
that means anything)
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Basement: Desktop - [LANBOY]
-desktop -> laptop LANGO -> wireless remote station -> router -> cable
modem
-uses a crossover cable to connect to my laptop, and gets its internet
connection through the laptop.
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Now, I can get the two basement computers, Lango (laptop) and Lanboy
to connect and share fine because of the crossover cable. I mention
the Lanboy computer only because I want to keep it using the internet
through the wireless laptop. The problem lies in getting the wireless
laptop Lango to see the desktop Marin upstairs, even though they're
both just going to the same router. I can even ping the desktop Marin
with the wireless, though I don't know if it goes the other way
because I don't know which address to ping. For what it's worth, I
did get the Desktop Marin to ping the DNS servers listed on the
wireless laptop.

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ipconfig /all for the 2 computers in question:
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Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
C:\Documents and Settings\New>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marin
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-A6-70-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
64.50.57.164
63.117.233.195
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
12:20:51 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 21, 2003
12:20:51 AM

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Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
C:\Documents and Settings\Lanny>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lango
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150
Series Wireless
LAN Mini PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-23-AE-1D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
64.50.57.164
63.117.233.195
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
12:17:10 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
1:17:10 AM

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-A1-20-D3-48-61
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
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have a look at your IP addresses

they should all be set to 192.160.1.x and on the same subnet mask i.e.
255.255.255.0

I dont understand where your DNS comes in


"Yoma44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I'm having trouble getting my Wireless laptop to see the other
> computers on my home network. All computers are using XP and have
> Internet access. I have gone through the Windows Networking
> Troubleshooter to the very end to no avail. Here's the layout:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> 3 computers:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> -computer -> router -> cable modem
> -has the DSL hardline from the main cable modem
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> -laptop ~~> wireless remote station -> router -> cable modem
> -has a wireless card that connects to a Remote Access, which is on the
> Main Floor
> -Wireless card is: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI
> Card. It uses a Texas Insturments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller (if
> that means anything)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Desktop - [LANBOY]
> -desktop -> laptop LANGO -> wireless remote station -> router -> cable
> modem
> -uses a crossover cable to connect to my laptop, and gets its internet
> connection through the laptop.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> Now, I can get the two basement computers, Lango (laptop) and Lanboy
> to connect and share fine because of the crossover cable. I mention
> the Lanboy computer only because I want to keep it using the internet
> through the wireless laptop. The problem lies in getting the wireless
> laptop Lango to see the desktop Marin upstairs, even though they're
> both just going to the same router. I can even ping the desktop Marin
> with the wireless, though I don't know if it goes the other way
> because I don't know which address to ping. For what it's worth, I
> did get the Desktop Marin to ping the DNS servers listed on the
> wireless laptop.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> ipconfig /all for the 2 computers in question:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> C:\Documents and Settings\New>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marin
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
> Integrated Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-A6-70-00
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> 64.50.57.164
> 63.117.233.195
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 12:20:51 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 21, 2003
> 12:20:51 AM
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> C:\Documents and Settings\Lanny>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lango
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150
> Series Wireless
> LAN Mini PCI Card
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-23-AE-1D
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.6
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> 64.50.57.164
> 63.117.233.195
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 12:17:10 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 1:17:10 AM
>
> Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-A1-20-D3-48-61
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

Hi Yoma44

The DNS, am sure comes from the Internet Provider.. As my router gets them
automatically from my Provider, and all my other machines gain a DNS server
addy too, without my intervention.

I guess that you do not need the bridge? When I have tried bridging I found
that my network wouldnt function: no other comps could be seen in my network
(from the computer that was bridged).. and I wasnt able to connect to the
Internet..(When I removed the bridge all were realised again).

I use a Wired RJ45 port, and WiFi card/s on my laptop, and exchange between
the Wired and the WiFi depending if i am downloading large files or just
surfing the net. (Tosh Pro A10)

Try removing the bridge and make sure (as (E-Mail Removed) said), that all
your IP's are in the same segment, or get IP address's automatically from
the router ...

ALL my IP's come from my router (DHCP enabled) as I find this very
reliable..

Regards
Alan

"0O0" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bn08nc$t47$(E-Mail Removed)...
> have a look at your IP addresses
>
> they should all be set to 192.160.1.x and on the same subnet mask i.e.
> 255.255.255.0
>
> I dont understand where your DNS comes in
>
>
> "Yoma44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I'm having trouble getting my Wireless laptop to see the other
> > computers on my home network. All computers are using XP and have
> > Internet access. I have gone through the Windows Networking
> > Troubleshooter to the very end to no avail. Here's the layout:
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > 3 computers:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> > -computer -> router -> cable modem
> > -has the DSL hardline from the main cable modem
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> > -laptop ~~> wireless remote station -> router -> cable modem
> > -has a wireless card that connects to a Remote Access, which is on the
> > Main Floor
> > -Wireless card is: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI
> > Card. It uses a Texas Insturments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller (if
> > that means anything)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Basement: Desktop - [LANBOY]
> > -desktop -> laptop LANGO -> wireless remote station -> router -> cable
> > modem
> > -uses a crossover cable to connect to my laptop, and gets its internet
> > connection through the laptop.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >
> > Now, I can get the two basement computers, Lango (laptop) and Lanboy
> > to connect and share fine because of the crossover cable. I mention
> > the Lanboy computer only because I want to keep it using the internet
> > through the wireless laptop. The problem lies in getting the wireless
> > laptop Lango to see the desktop Marin upstairs, even though they're
> > both just going to the same router. I can even ping the desktop Marin
> > with the wireless, though I don't know if it goes the other way
> > because I don't know which address to ping. For what it's worth, I
> > did get the Desktop Marin to ping the DNS servers listed on the
> > wireless laptop.
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > ipconfig /all for the 2 computers in question:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> > C:\Documents and Settings\New>ipconfig /all
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marin
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
> > Integrated Controller
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-A6-70-00
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> > 64.50.57.164
> > 63.117.233.195
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> > 12:20:51 AM
> >
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 21, 2003
> > 12:20:51 AM
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> > C:\Documents and Settings\Lanny>ipconfig /all
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lango
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150
> > Series Wireless
> > LAN Mini PCI Card
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-23-AE-1D
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.6
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> > 64.50.57.164
> > 63.117.233.195
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> > 12:17:10 AM
> >
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> > 1:17:10 AM
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-A1-20-D3-48-61
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
>

Your problem is definitely with your IP addresses...

I see several sub-nets 192.168.1.x, 192.168.0.x and 10.0.1.x. Pick one, it
does not matter (keep it in the private network ranges), but make the first
three sections of your IP address the same on each computer. If you are
using DHCP, you evidently have two DHCP servers setup to dole out different
IP ranges. Use ONLY one DHCP server if you are using DHCP.

For instance, set your IPs as follows...

Router - 192.168.1.1
Marin - 192.168.1.2
Lango - 192.168.1.3
Lanboy - 192.168.1.4

Set all subnets to 255.255.255.0

Make sure the internal XP firewall of OFF for all computers and install
something like Zone Alarm. The internal firewall in XP disables file and
print sharing.

Hope this helps,

PTM

"Yoma44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I'm having trouble getting my Wireless laptop to see the other
> computers on my home network. All computers are using XP and have
> Internet access. I have gone through the Windows Networking
> Troubleshooter to the very end to no avail. Here's the layout:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> 3 computers:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> -computer -> router -> cable modem
> -has the DSL hardline from the main cable modem
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> -laptop ~~> wireless remote station -> router -> cable modem
> -has a wireless card that connects to a Remote Access, which is on the
> Main Floor
> -Wireless card is: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI
> Card. It uses a Texas Insturments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller (if
> that means anything)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Desktop - [LANBOY]
> -desktop -> laptop LANGO -> wireless remote station -> router -> cable
> modem
> -uses a crossover cable to connect to my laptop, and gets its internet
> connection through the laptop.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> Now, I can get the two basement computers, Lango (laptop) and Lanboy
> to connect and share fine because of the crossover cable. I mention
> the Lanboy computer only because I want to keep it using the internet
> through the wireless laptop. The problem lies in getting the wireless
> laptop Lango to see the desktop Marin upstairs, even though they're
> both just going to the same router. I can even ping the desktop Marin
> with the wireless, though I don't know if it goes the other way
> because I don't know which address to ping. For what it's worth, I
> did get the Desktop Marin to ping the DNS servers listed on the
> wireless laptop.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> ipconfig /all for the 2 computers in question:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> C:\Documents and Settings\New>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marin
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
> Integrated Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-A6-70-00
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> 64.50.57.164
> 63.117.233.195
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 12:20:51 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 21, 2003
> 12:20:51 AM
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> C:\Documents and Settings\Lanny>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lango
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150
> Series Wireless
> LAN Mini PCI Card
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-23-AE-1D
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.6
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> 64.50.57.164
> 63.117.233.195
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 12:17:10 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 1:17:10 AM
>
> Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-A1-20-D3-48-61
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

Hi Yoma44... Sorry!! i read your posting wrongly first time round.

I have tried setting up my network as yours (to a point), However I found
the following:

My laptop wireless connection works fine, I see the net, and Local Lan,
HOWEVER, when I then connect another computer to it via a crossover cable I
loose my connections, when I try to bridge the connections and set the
bridge to 192.168.0.* No connection is available at all..Not even on the
local network to the other computer that it is connected to.

Upon trying it the other way round: ie:
Connecting laptop via WIRED to another comp with two netcards, the bridging
works.. It will NOT bridge with the WiFi card for some reason, I have no
idea why...

Is there an issue with WiFi cards and bridging anyone?

Sorry I was of no help

Regards
Alan

PS
This posting is via my wired Laptop(XP-Home) to the bridge on my desktop, to
router (two net cards in desktop XP-Pro)





"Yoma44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I'm having trouble getting my Wireless laptop to see the other
> computers on my home network. All computers are using XP and have
> Internet access. I have gone through the Windows Networking
> Troubleshooter to the very end to no avail. Here's the layout:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> 3 computers:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> -computer -> router -> cable modem
> -has the DSL hardline from the main cable modem
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> -laptop ~~> wireless remote station -> router -> cable modem
> -has a wireless card that connects to a Remote Access, which is on the
> Main Floor
> -Wireless card is: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI
> Card. It uses a Texas Insturments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller (if
> that means anything)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Desktop - [LANBOY]
> -desktop -> laptop LANGO -> wireless remote station -> router -> cable
> modem
> -uses a crossover cable to connect to my laptop, and gets its internet
> connection through the laptop.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> Now, I can get the two basement computers, Lango (laptop) and Lanboy
> to connect and share fine because of the crossover cable. I mention
> the Lanboy computer only because I want to keep it using the internet
> through the wireless laptop. The problem lies in getting the wireless
> laptop Lango to see the desktop Marin upstairs, even though they're
> both just going to the same router. I can even ping the desktop Marin
> with the wireless, though I don't know if it goes the other way
> because I don't know which address to ping. For what it's worth, I
> did get the Desktop Marin to ping the DNS servers listed on the
> wireless laptop.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> ipconfig /all for the 2 computers in question:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> C:\Documents and Settings\New>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marin
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
> Integrated Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-A6-70-00
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> 64.50.57.164
> 63.117.233.195
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 12:20:51 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 21, 2003
> 12:20:51 AM
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> C:\Documents and Settings\Lanny>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lango
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150
> Series Wireless
> LAN Mini PCI Card
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-23-AE-1D
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.6
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> 64.50.57.164
> 63.117.233.195
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 12:17:10 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> 1:17:10 AM
>
> Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-A1-20-D3-48-61
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

I suggest you go into XP help and do a search on "bridge". Under Microsoft
Knowledge Base, item 9 has the heading:

Bridge May Not Work With a Non-Promiscuous Mode Network Adapter

This describes a problem that has your symptoms. In fact, they specifically
list a D-lik wifi card as having this problem, although it doesn't mention
Dell. The article suggests a workaround.

My experience is that many wifi card manufacturer drivers simply do not
support promiscuous mode, or else make it really hard to turn on. That's why
Ethereal and other sniffers that are supposed to work on Windows often
cannot sniff raw network data (i.e., cannot be run in rfmon or "promiscuous"
mode).

In case you cannot find the article, here's the suggested workaround (good
luck):

RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, force the adapter into Compatibility mode:
1.. At a command prompt, type netsh bridge show adapter.
2.. Locate the identification number of the NIC that is not responding.
3.. If the NIC is not in Compatibility mode, you can change it manually if
you type the following command, where 1 is the number of the NIC that is
displayed in the first step:
netsh bridge set adapter 1 forcecompatmode=enable

4.. Run the netsh bridge show adapter command again to verify that the
ForceCompatabilityMode field for the NIC is displayed as Enabled.

"Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bn0q6j$fbo$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Yoma44... Sorry!! i read your posting wrongly first time round.
>
> I have tried setting up my network as yours (to a point), However I found
> the following:
>
> My laptop wireless connection works fine, I see the net, and Local Lan,
> HOWEVER, when I then connect another computer to it via a crossover cable
I
> loose my connections, when I try to bridge the connections and set the
> bridge to 192.168.0.* No connection is available at all..Not even on the
> local network to the other computer that it is connected to.
>
> Upon trying it the other way round: ie:
> Connecting laptop via WIRED to another comp with two netcards, the
bridging
> works.. It will NOT bridge with the WiFi card for some reason, I have no
> idea why...
>
> Is there an issue with WiFi cards and bridging anyone?
>
> Sorry I was of no help
>
> Regards
> Alan
>
> PS
> This posting is via my wired Laptop(XP-Home) to the bridge on my desktop,
to
> router (two net cards in desktop XP-Pro)
>
>
>
>
>
> "Yoma44" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I'm having trouble getting my Wireless laptop to see the other
> > computers on my home network. All computers are using XP and have
> > Internet access. I have gone through the Windows Networking
> > Troubleshooter to the very end to no avail. Here's the layout:
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > 3 computers:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> > -computer -> router -> cable modem
> > -has the DSL hardline from the main cable modem
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> > -laptop ~~> wireless remote station -> router -> cable modem
> > -has a wireless card that connects to a Remote Access, which is on the
> > Main Floor
> > -Wireless card is: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI
> > Card. It uses a Texas Insturments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller (if
> > that means anything)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Basement: Desktop - [LANBOY]
> > -desktop -> laptop LANGO -> wireless remote station -> router -> cable
> > modem
> > -uses a crossover cable to connect to my laptop, and gets its internet
> > connection through the laptop.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> >
> > Now, I can get the two basement computers, Lango (laptop) and Lanboy
> > to connect and share fine because of the crossover cable. I mention
> > the Lanboy computer only because I want to keep it using the internet
> > through the wireless laptop. The problem lies in getting the wireless
> > laptop Lango to see the desktop Marin upstairs, even though they're
> > both just going to the same router. I can even ping the desktop Marin
> > with the wireless, though I don't know if it goes the other way
> > because I don't know which address to ping. For what it's worth, I
> > did get the Desktop Marin to ping the DNS servers listed on the
> > wireless laptop.
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > ipconfig /all for the 2 computers in question:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Main Floor: Desktop - [MARIN]
> > C:\Documents and Settings\New>ipconfig /all
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marin
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
> > Integrated Controller
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-A6-70-00
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> > 64.50.57.164
> > 63.117.233.195
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> > 12:20:51 AM
> >
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 21, 2003
> > 12:20:51 AM
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> > Basement: Laptop - [LANGO]
> > C:\Documents and Settings\Lanny>ipconfig /all
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lango
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell TrueMobile 1150
> > Series Wireless
> > LAN Mini PCI Card
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-2D-23-AE-1D
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.6
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.118.70.2
> > 64.50.57.164
> > 63.117.233.195
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> > 12:17:10 AM
> >
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 20, 2003
> > 1:17:10 AM
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-A1-20-D3-48-61
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
>