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I have a network of 4 computers.

Building one has the ADSL modem and wireless router.
Connected to this wireless router via ethernet cable is "housepc".
Then a wireless signal is relayed to building to where it is picked up by
"mainpc".
"mainpc" then has "laptop" and "computer" connected to it.

The thing is, i want to access "housepc" via computer and laptop, but cant,
but i can on mainpc? Why?

They are all on the same workgroup!

Stuart




Stuart Turrell

In article <M92dncRN-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Stuart Turrell"
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> I have a network of 4 computers.
>
> Building one has the ADSL modem and wireless router.
> Connected to this wireless router via ethernet cable is "housepc".
> Then a wireless signal is relayed to building to where it is picked up by
> "mainpc".
> "mainpc" then has "laptop" and "computer" connected to it.
>
> The thing is, i want to access "housepc" via computer and laptop, but cant,
> but i can on mainpc? Why?
>
> They are all on the same workgroup!
>
Knowing what OS each is running might help :-)

XP sp2 on all machines.

Same workgroup, same subnet mask etc..

www.stuartturrell.dsl.pipex.com/network.jpg



"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <M92dncRN-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Stuart Turrell"
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
>> I have a network of 4 computers.
>>
>> Building one has the ADSL modem and wireless router.
>> Connected to this wireless router via ethernet cable is "housepc".
>> Then a wireless signal is relayed to building to where it is picked up by
>> "mainpc".
>> "mainpc" then has "laptop" and "computer" connected to it.
>>
>> The thing is, i want to access "housepc" via computer and laptop, but
>> cant,
>> but i can on mainpc? Why?
>>
>> They are all on the same workgroup!
>>
> Knowing what OS each is running might help :-)

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Stuart Turrell"
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> > In article <M92dncRN-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Stuart Turrell"
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >> I have a network of 4 computers.
> >>
> >> Building one has the ADSL modem and wireless router.
> >> Connected to this wireless router via ethernet cable is "housepc".
> >> Then a wireless signal is relayed to building to where it is picked up by
> >> "mainpc".
> >> "mainpc" then has "laptop" and "computer" connected to it.
> >>
> >> The thing is, i want to access "housepc" via computer and laptop, but
> >> cant,
> >> but i can on mainpc? Why?
> >>
> >> They are all on the same workgroup!
> >>
> > Knowing what OS each is running might help :-)
>
> XP sp2 on all machines.
>
> Same workgroup, same subnet mask etc..
>
> www.stuartturrell.dsl.pipex.com/network.jpg
>
Sounds like a firewall thing to me, but I don't have SP2 and if I did
I wouldn't use the XP firewall anyway ...

"Stuart Turrell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> www.stuartturrell.dsl.pipex.com/network.jpg

From PC2's point of view, you have two networks using the same address
range. It's luck that anything works from there at all.

On PC2, turn off ICS, remove the bridge, and make a new bridge consisting of
the wireless interface as well as the interfaces to PC3 and PC4. To do this,
open the Network Connections window, hold down Ctrl and click the three
icons to select them, then right click and select Bridge Connections from
the menu. Set the bridge "interface" to DHCP if necessary. Release and renew
the leases on PC3 and PC4.

Alex