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> Hi folks
>
> I am sure someone out there can help us.
>
> This is going to be a bit long winded so as to give all available
> information - but here goes-----
>
> We had a set-up comprising a W98SE2 PC with an ISDN connection and a
> wireless PCI card.
> There were also 2 Sony laptops with wireless cards. One running XP
> home, the other XP professional.
> ICS was enabled and worked well for Internet access.
> Also all the PCs could 'see' each other and share files etc including
> printing via the PC.
> Zone alarm installed on the PC and one Laptop (XP Pro)
>
> i.e.
> ISDN/cable/PC with wireless card
> PC/wireless/XP Pro laptop
> PC/wireless/XP Home laptop
>
>
> Today out ADSL was provided and we have a Draytek Vigor 2600We
> wireless 'modem' with 4 port hub.
>
> As we don't have all the setup details for the XP Pro laptop/wiFi
> card. It was connected by cable to the router. After configuring the
> router, internet access was OK etc.
>
> i.e.
> ASDL/router/cable/XP Pro laptop ---- OK
>
> The PC with the PCI card worked OK on wireless to Internet.
>
> i.e.
> ADSL/router/wireless/W98PC --- OK
>
> Zone alarm disabled on both for the moment as it gave strange effects.
>
> The XP Home laptop (which used to be able to access both other PCs)
> could access internet OK. (via Wireless after the connection had been
> changed from peer to peer to Accesspoint which is how the Draytek
> appears)
>
> The XP Pro laptop can 'see' the PC quite happily and swap files etc.
> This is via cable from Laptop to router then wirelass to PC.
>
> The XP Home laptop can 'see' the XP Pro laptop etc. This is via
> wireless to router then cable to Pro laptop.
>
>
> However the PC and the XPHome laptop cannot see any files on each
> other even though each other's machine name appears in Network
> places. This via Wireless to router and wireless to PC via router.
> Each can 'ping' each other and appear in the nbtstat window.
>
> i.e.
> ADSL/router/wireless/XP home Laptop -- OK
> ADSL/router/wireless/XP Pro Laptop -- OK
>
> 98PC/wireless/router/wireless/XPHome laptop ---- not working
>
> We thought this might be due to '2 hop' wireless so fitted a PCI
> network card in the PC and connected that to the router by cable - no
> change.
>
> i.e
> 98PC/cable/router/wireless/XPHome laptop ---- not working
>
>
> Then we fitted a cable from the router to the Home Laptop - so no
> wireless anywhere - still not working!!!!!!
>
> i.e
> 98PC/cable/router/cable/XPHome laptop ---- still not working
>
> All at a loss really. Is it due to the W98/XPHome combination which
> used to work before it went via the router? Or is there anything else
> we can try?
>
> Thanks if anyone can help - we are going MAD!!
Make sure you have disabled ICS as this can cause the system to overide the
DHCP server in the router.
Jason
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