Netgear Wireless ADSL Firewall Router DG834G & printer sharing

Hi
This is a case of the blind leading the blind I am afraid.

I am attempting to assist a friend set up printer and filesharing
between his Desktop PC and laptop. What ever I try I seem to get
nowhere.

He has a Netgear Wireless ADSL Firewall Router DG834G which is working
fine to share the broadnabd connection.

Is it possible that this router is not suitable for actual printer and
file sharing?

Any advise would be most gratefully received.

Many Thanks

On 14 Mar 2006 06:57:42 -0800, "Sukipo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Is it possible that this router is not suitable for actual printer and
> file sharing?
>
> Any advise would be most gratefully received.

Check the Wireless Settings under the Access Point group of settings and
make sure that the Wireless Isolation box is not checked.

Tony

In article <(E-Mail Removed). com>,
Sukipo says...
> Hi
> This is a case of the blind leading the blind I am afraid.
>
> I am attempting to assist a friend set up printer and filesharing
> between his Desktop PC and laptop. What ever I try I seem to get
> nowhere.
>
> He has a Netgear Wireless ADSL Firewall Router DG834G which is working
> fine to share the broadnabd connection.
>
> Is it possible that this router is not suitable for actual printer and
> file sharing?
>
Its perfectly suitable for it. HOWEVER, Windows XP built in firewall
has File and Printer Sharing blocked by default. On both computers, you
need to go into Control Panel, Windows Firewall, click on the
exceptions tab and make sure File and Printer Sharing is ticked. Do the
same for any third party firewall.



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Conor,

Same shit, different day.

Anyone noticed the firmware is no longer available

Andrew Welham wrote:
> Anyone noticed the firmware is no longer available

Hi

Could this be significant?

Sorry, forgive my ignornace but where are these settings?

Thank You

Thanks for your response. I do have printer and file sharing as
firewall exceptions on both computers.

One thing I have noticed is that the router is described as "with
firewall" but unfortuately my friend does not have the manual that came
with the router. Could it be that there is another firewall active and
if so how do I trace this?

Many Thanks

On 19 Mar 2006 14:44:13 -0800, "Sukipo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Sorry, forgive my ignornace but where are these settings?

Are you able to enter the main configuration menu? If so then read my
post again because I gave you the precise navigation by screen name.

Tony

In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
Sukipo says...
> Thanks for your response. I do have printer and file sharing as
> firewall exceptions on both computers.
>
> One thing I have noticed is that the router is described as "with
> firewall" but unfortuately my friend does not have the manual that came
> with the router. Could it be that there is another firewall active and
> if so how do I trace this?
>
It doesn't affect this. The firewall built into the router is designed
to block incoming requests on the WAN side.


--
Conor,

Same shit, different day.