wireless help - stage 2

I've not got my broadband installed yet (tues 8th june) but i have installed
my router and the wireless bits to two home pc's and my laptop.

i have changed the name of my network from the defaulted NETGEAR and all
three computers can see the router using the new name i have allocated.

what's my next step to get the computers to see each other?

also each pc shows a different ip, the router is 192.168.0.1 with the other
pc's .2 .3 and .4 but the number lights do not light up on the router.

i assume that when broadband arrives becuase each pc can see the router that
broadband will be readily available.

should i allocate a WEP number as well?

i think i'm close to getting the network set up but any advise would be
appreciated.

--
Michael Morris
www.cardiffcity.com

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> I've not got my broadband installed yet (tues 8th june) but i have installed
> my router and the wireless bits to two home pc's and my laptop.
>
> i have changed the name of my network from the defaulted NETGEAR and all
> three computers can see the router using the new name i have allocated.
>
> what's my next step to get the computers to see each other?
>
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page1.php

> also each pc shows a different ip, the router is 192.168.0.1 with the other
> pc's .2 .3 and .4 but the number lights do not light up on the router.
>
They won't, those are to indicate CABLED connections and only let you
know when a cable connection to the equivalent numbered socket on the
back is active. THe numbered LEDs on the front don't have anything to
do with IP addresses.

> i assume that when broadband arrives becuase each pc can see the router that
> broadband will be readily available.
>
Pretty much so.

> should i allocate a WEP number as well?
>
DEfinitely but get it running first and get them all seeing each other.

> i think i'm close to getting the network set up but any advise would be
> appreciated.
>
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page1.php

--
Conor

I started with nothing and I still have most of it left.

i got two out of three seeing each other.

third one is being a bugger.

--

--
Michael Morris
www.cardiffcity.com


"Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > I've not got my broadband installed yet (tues 8th june) but i have
installed
> > my router and the wireless bits to two home pc's and my laptop.
> >
> > i have changed the name of my network from the defaulted NETGEAR and all
> > three computers can see the router using the new name i have allocated.
> >
> > what's my next step to get the computers to see each other?
> >
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page1.php
>
> > also each pc shows a different ip, the router is 192.168.0.1 with the
other
> > pc's .2 .3 and .4 but the number lights do not light up on the router.
> >
> They won't, those are to indicate CABLED connections and only let you
> know when a cable connection to the equivalent numbered socket on the
> back is active. THe numbered LEDs on the front don't have anything to
> do with IP addresses.
>
> > i assume that when broadband arrives becuase each pc can see the router
that
> > broadband will be readily available.
> >
> Pretty much so.
>
> > should i allocate a WEP number as well?
> >
> DEfinitely but get it running first and get them all seeing each other.
>
> > i think i'm close to getting the network set up but any advise would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> http://www.wown.info/
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page1.php
>
> --
> Conor
>
> I started with nothing and I still have most of it left.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> i got two out of three seeing each other.
>
> third one is being a bugger.
>
>
Set up shares on it. See if you can access those shares by typing:

Staret, Run, \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP addy of
the little bugger).

If that works then a workaround is to create a shortcut on each of the
other machines and in the run command of the shortcut enter \\IPaddress
of remote machine

Also do some googling using Windows XP slow network browsing as the
search.

--
Conor

I started with nothing and I still have most of it left.

i cracked the network, pc 3 can be a bit tempremental but all three can see
each other and i have secured it using wep.

thanks for the advice.

only slight snag i have now is BT cocked up and cancelled my installation
for broadband without telling me.

i spent the whole day at home today waiting for an engineer that was never
coming.

it would appear to be another month before I can break free of my ISDN.

--

--
Michael Morris
www.cardiffcity.com


"Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
> says...
> > i got two out of three seeing each other.
> >
> > third one is being a bugger.
> >
> >
> Set up shares on it. See if you can access those shares by typing:
>
> Staret, Run, \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP addy of
> the little bugger).
>
> If that works then a workaround is to create a shortcut on each of the
> other machines and in the run command of the shortcut enter \\IPaddress
> of remote machine
>
> Also do some googling using Windows XP slow network browsing as the
> search.
>
> --
> Conor
>
> I started with nothing and I still have most of it left.