Internet access but no LAN using Linksys BEFW11S4

I have a problem setting up my wireless network, using a Linksys
Wireless Accesspoint Router Linksys BEFW 11S4

I connected my DSL modem to the WAN port of the router and the first
LAN port to my desktop. My wife's desktop and a laptop have wireless
cards.

The router serves as DHCP and all computers are set to obtain an IP
address automatically. All computers have a unique name and belong to
the same workgroup.

I can access the Internet with all computers, but I cannot set up a
network between them to share files and printers. I'm using Xp Pro on
the desktops and Win 98 on the laptop.

Where did I go wrong, or is the router defect?

Rothi

Are you able to ping computers on your internal network ? When you
say you cannot setup a network, what does it mean ? (Win98 will
require share names to be less than 12, for example)

"roth" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a problem setting up my wireless network, using a Linksys
> Wireless Accesspoint Router Linksys BEFW 11S4
>
> I connected my DSL modem to the WAN port of the router and the first
> LAN port to my desktop. My wife's desktop and a laptop have wireless
> cards.
>
> The router serves as DHCP and all computers are set to obtain an IP
> address automatically. All computers have a unique name and belong to
> the same workgroup.
>
> I can access the Internet with all computers, but I cannot set up a
> network between them to share files and printers. I'm using Xp Pro on
> the desktops and Win 98 on the laptop.
>
> Where did I go wrong, or is the router defect?
>
> Rothi
>
>

"roth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a problem setting up my wireless network, using a Linksys
> Wireless Accesspoint Router Linksys BEFW 11S4
>
> I connected my DSL modem to the WAN port of the router and the first
> LAN port to my desktop. My wife's desktop and a laptop have wireless
> cards.
>
> The router serves as DHCP and all computers are set to obtain an IP
> address automatically. All computers have a unique name and belong to
> the same workgroup.
>
> I can access the Internet with all computers, but I cannot set up a
> network between them to share files and printers. I'm using Xp Pro on
> the desktops and Win 98 on the laptop.

Backup the registry on the Windoze 98 machine (so you have a fallback ...) then nuke
the protocol stack on the Win 98 machine, reboot and reinstall it from scratch.
Include IPS/SPX, TCP/IP, Windoze networking crap, etc. Then make the drives,
resources, etc. shared. Make sure that the XP machine shares its drives. That
should do.

><emeL><

roth <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> I have a problem setting up my wireless network, using a Linksys
> Wireless Accesspoint Router Linksys BEFW 11S4
>
> I connected my DSL modem to the WAN port of the router and the first
> LAN port to my desktop. My wife's desktop and a laptop have wireless
> cards.
>
> The router serves as DHCP and all computers are set to obtain an IP
> address automatically. All computers have a unique name and belong to
> the same workgroup.
>
> I can access the Internet with all computers, but I cannot set up a
> network between them to share files and printers. I'm using Xp Pro on
> the desktops and Win 98 on the laptop.
>
> Where did I go wrong, or is the router defect?
>
> Rothi
>
>

You can use NWlink IPX/SPX and TCP/IP, but FIRST uninstall NETBEUI off of
the machines, before installing NWlink, otherwise, you will hose the
TPC/IP stack on the machine.

Duane

--
The protection of the machine is a process and not a given!

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 05:16:36 GMT, Duane Arnold <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrotCRIVE_E

>roth <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:(E-Mail Removed) :
>
>> I have a problem setting up my wireless network, using a Linksys
>> Wireless Accesspoint Router Linksys BEFW 11S4
>>
>> I connected my DSL modem to the WAN port of the router and the first
>> LAN port to my desktop. My wife's desktop and a laptop have wireless
>> cards.
>>
>> The router serves as DHCP and all computers are set to obtain an IP
>> address automatically. All computers have a unique name and belong to
>> the same workgroup.
>>
>> I can access the Internet with all computers, but I cannot set up a
>> network between them to share files and printers. I'm using Xp Pro on
>> the desktops and Win 98 on the laptop.
>>
>> Where did I go wrong, or is the router defect?
>>
>> Rothi
>>
>>
>
>You can use NWlink IPX/SPX and TCP/IP, but FIRST uninstall NETBEUI off of
>the machines, before installing NWlink, otherwise, you will hose the
>TPC/IP stack on the machine.
>
>Duane

The problems was my firewall. Since I switched it off, I can share
files and printers. Thanks for your help.