MVPs of the group unite! I need help! PLEASE!

I have a problem with an Actiontec 704 modem router that was provided
for me by Verizon just a couple of days ago. [Let me say that I had
the same problem with a Westell Versalink 327W.] I have had no real
problems setting my home network of 9 computers up until I reached the
point of trying to get the access point to work properly.

First, all the computers that are using a wired connection can see
the internet, and share files with each other in both Windows XP
[SP2 and all other patches to current] and any of 3 variations of
Linux [Xandros, SuSe, and Fedora Core 4].

The wireless computers can connect to the internet, and can see and
share files with ANY of the computers that are connected in wired
fashion. Each computer connecting wirelessly can connect to 8 other
computers. Each wired computer can connect to 8 other computers, and
the internet.


----- The problem is that the 2 computers connecting to the
router/access point over an air connection cannot see any of the
drives or directories shared on the other. The computer name shows up
in the Net Neighborhood, and in Explorer views, but when I try to view
anything the connection is tried, and either I allow it [after quite a
while] to time out, or I get a message saying I might not have access
rights to what I am trying to examine. -------

For purposes of troubleshooting, all firewalls on the computers have
been disabled [yes, they have been double checked and are down], and
all computers are booting Windows XP SP2 so that the network is
homogenous as far as operating systems are concerned. The wireless
clients are configured in INFRASTRUCTURE mode, so that
they can correctly hook up to the Actiontec. Also, it would be
extremely annoying to have to change from INFRA mode to AD HOC mode
just to share files, and also it wouldn't work well as the 2 wireless
computers are at opposite ends of the house with the access point in
the middle. The connection is not great in AD HOC between the two
clients and also if I were to somehow enhance the connection speed and
quality, I would still have to be physically travel across the house
to change operational modes.

Almost forgot, again, for setup purposes all encryption has been
disabled.

I have had other problems with the Westell Versalink 327W, but this
problem is a common one with that unit.

I have been to PRACTICALLYNETWORKED.COM and a couple of other network
setup sites but nothing really addresses the problem I am having. I
have seen people discussing problems with one wireless connection to a
wireless router with one wired connection, but this is clearly not the
problem I am having.

Am I doing something wrong or is this item a piece of garbage that is
not truly an access point, but just a wireless connection? Because I
can connect to the wired parts of the network I see that the
connection is being made, and am hypothesizing that this 'access
point' is not speedy enough to intake one wireless connection and
output another.

As you might suspect, Verizon and Actiontec are pointing fingers at
each other and saying the other is responsible
for supporting this.


Any help I could get would be SO appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi

How it works if you take the two Wireless computers and put them temporarily
in the same Room with the Wireless source?

Jack (MVP-Networking).



"G Spot Tornado" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I have a problem with an Actiontec 704 modem router that was provided
> for me by Verizon just a couple of days ago. [Let me say that I had
> the same problem with a Westell Versalink 327W.] I have had no real
> problems setting my home network of 9 computers up until I reached the
> point of trying to get the access point to work properly.
>
> First, all the computers that are using a wired connection can see
> the internet, and share files with each other in both Windows XP
> [SP2 and all other patches to current] and any of 3 variations of
> Linux [Xandros, SuSe, and Fedora Core 4].
>
> The wireless computers can connect to the internet, and can see and
> share files with ANY of the computers that are connected in wired
> fashion. Each computer connecting wirelessly can connect to 8 other
> computers. Each wired computer can connect to 8 other computers, and
> the internet.
>
>
> ----- The problem is that the 2 computers connecting to the
> router/access point over an air connection cannot see any of the
> drives or directories shared on the other. The computer name shows up
> in the Net Neighborhood, and in Explorer views, but when I try to view
> anything the connection is tried, and either I allow it [after quite a
> while] to time out, or I get a message saying I might not have access
> rights to what I am trying to examine. -------
>
> For purposes of troubleshooting, all firewalls on the computers have
> been disabled [yes, they have been double checked and are down], and
> all computers are booting Windows XP SP2 so that the network is
> homogenous as far as operating systems are concerned. The wireless
> clients are configured in INFRASTRUCTURE mode, so that
> they can correctly hook up to the Actiontec. Also, it would be
> extremely annoying to have to change from INFRA mode to AD HOC mode
> just to share files, and also it wouldn't work well as the 2 wireless
> computers are at opposite ends of the house with the access point in
> the middle. The connection is not great in AD HOC between the two
> clients and also if I were to somehow enhance the connection speed and
> quality, I would still have to be physically travel across the house
> to change operational modes.
>
> Almost forgot, again, for setup purposes all encryption has been
> disabled.
>
> I have had other problems with the Westell Versalink 327W, but this
> problem is a common one with that unit.
>
> I have been to PRACTICALLYNETWORKED.COM and a couple of other network
> setup sites but nothing really addresses the problem I am having. I
> have seen people discussing problems with one wireless connection to a
> wireless router with one wired connection, but this is clearly not the
> problem I am having.
>
> Am I doing something wrong or is this item a piece of garbage that is
> not truly an access point, but just a wireless connection? Because I
> can connect to the wired parts of the network I see that the
> connection is being made, and am hypothesizing that this 'access
> point' is not speedy enough to intake one wireless connection and
> output another.
>
> As you might suspect, Verizon and Actiontec are pointing fingers at
> each other and saying the other is responsible
> for supporting this.
>
>
> Any help I could get would be SO appreciated.
>
> Thanks.

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:35:38 -0500, "Jack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi
>
>How it works if you take the two Wireless computers and put them temporarily
>in the same Room with the Wireless source?
>
>Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
>
>"G Spot Tornado" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>
>> I have a problem with an Actiontec 704 modem router that was provided
>> for me by Verizon just a couple of days ago. [Let me say that I had
>> the same problem with a Westell Versalink 327W.] I have had no real
>> problems setting my home network of 9 computers up until I reached the
>> point of trying to get the access point to work properly.
>>
>> First, all the computers that are using a wired connection can see
>> the internet, and share files with each other in both Windows XP
>> [SP2 and all other patches to current] and any of 3 variations of
>> Linux [Xandros, SuSe, and Fedora Core 4].
>>
>> The wireless computers can connect to the internet, and can see and
>> share files with ANY of the computers that are connected in wired
>> fashion. Each computer connecting wirelessly can connect to 8 other
>> computers. Each wired computer can connect to 8 other computers, and
>> the internet.
>>
>>
>> ----- The problem is that the 2 computers connecting to the
>> router/access point over an air connection cannot see any of the
>> drives or directories shared on the other. The computer name shows up
>> in the Net Neighborhood, and in Explorer views, but when I try to view
>> anything the connection is tried, and either I allow it [after quite a
>> while] to time out, or I get a message saying I might not have access
>> rights to what I am trying to examine. -------
>>
>> For purposes of troubleshooting, all firewalls on the computers have
>> been disabled [yes, they have been double checked and are down], and
>> all computers are booting Windows XP SP2 so that the network is
>> homogenous as far as operating systems are concerned. The wireless
>> clients are configured in INFRASTRUCTURE mode, so that
>> they can correctly hook up to the Actiontec. Also, it would be
>> extremely annoying to have to change from INFRA mode to AD HOC mode
>> just to share files, and also it wouldn't work well as the 2 wireless
>> computers are at opposite ends of the house with the access point in
>> the middle. The connection is not great in AD HOC between the two
>> clients and also if I were to somehow enhance the connection speed and
>> quality, I would still have to be physically travel across the house
>> to change operational modes.
>>
>> Almost forgot, again, for setup purposes all encryption has been
>> disabled.
>>
>> I have had other problems with the Westell Versalink 327W, but this
>> problem is a common one with that unit.
>>
>> I have been to PRACTICALLYNETWORKED.COM and a couple of other network
>> setup sites but nothing really addresses the problem I am having. I
>> have seen people discussing problems with one wireless connection to a
>> wireless router with one wired connection, but this is clearly not the
>> problem I am having.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong or is this item a piece of garbage that is
>> not truly an access point, but just a wireless connection? Because I
>> can connect to the wired parts of the network I see that the
>> connection is being made, and am hypothesizing that this 'access
>> point' is not speedy enough to intake one wireless connection and
>> output another.
>>
>> As you might suspect, Verizon and Actiontec are pointing fingers at
>> each other and saying the other is responsible
>> for supporting this.
>>
>>
>> Any help I could get would be SO appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>


It doesn't. But when I added a regular NIC to one of the wireless
computers and strung 75' of wire to temporarily check the "sharing
setup" I found that once again the computer just changed would speak
to all the others, share with all the others, etc.

I must conclude that the piece of garbage foisted on me by Verizon is
the problem, just like the last one[Westell Versalink 327W]. Why call
these things access point routers if they only connect to the internet
by 802.11G, and don't allow 2 802.11G connections to connect THRU the
access point. This is BAD MARKETING at its finest.

Any other ideas? BTW, what brands of access points will do what I
want? What are the MAGIC advertising words that indicate the access
point will allow 2 wireless clients to speak thru it in INFRASTRUCTURE
mode?