Wireless Network help

I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet, on my
second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully managed to
connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I just can't
seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both using
the 824M to connect to the net :/

I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the instructions in
the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a basic
homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going through
the network setup wizard a dozen times

mike

"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet, on my
> second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully managed to
> connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I just
can't
> seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both using
> the 824M to connect to the net :/
>
> I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the instructions in
> the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a basic
> homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going
through
> the network setup wizard a dozen times
>
> mike
>
What operating system are you using? I have an identical problem using
XPPro,
but I just buggered about until the laptop could see the shared drives on
the desktop.

> What operating system are you using? I have an identical problem using
> XPPro,
> but I just buggered about until the laptop could see the shared drives on
> the desktop.

I have XP Home :/

Hi Mike,

Both PC's have to be on the same work group, have you enabled sharing of
your Hard drives so you can access all the Hard drives from either PC ?

Paul

"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet, on my
> second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully managed to
> connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I just
can't
> seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both using
> the 824M to connect to the net :/
>
> I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the instructions in
> the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a basic
> homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going
through
> the network setup wizard a dozen times
>
> mike
>
>

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi Mike,
>
> Both PC's have to be on the same work group, have you enabled sharing of
> your Hard drives so you can access all the Hard drives from either PC ?
>
> Paul
>
> "mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bk6pre$6vq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet, on my
> > second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully managed
to
> > connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I just
> can't
> > seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both
using
> > the 824M to connect to the net :/
> >
> > I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the instructions
in
> > the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a basic
> > homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going
> through
> > the network setup wizard a dozen times
> >
> > mike
> >
Ok, is there a "networking for beginners" tutorial out there?
You know, "step 1, share the drives, step 2.... "
TIA

This may help http://www.lpt.com/windowsnetworking/regusers/guide.htm

Paul

"Dolphin Boy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:aFC9b.6213$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > Both PC's have to be on the same work group, have you enabled sharing of
> > your Hard drives so you can access all the Hard drives from either PC ?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:bk6pre$6vq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet, on
my
> > > second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully
managed
> to
> > > connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I just
> > can't
> > > seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both
> using
> > > the 824M to connect to the net :/
> > >
> > > I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the instructions
> in
> > > the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a basic
> > > homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going
> > through
> > > the network setup wizard a dozen times
> > >
> > > mike
> > >
> Ok, is there a "networking for beginners" tutorial out there?
> You know, "step 1, share the drives, step 2.... "
> TIA
>
>

Hummm, useful, thanks!


"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This may help http://www.lpt.com/windowsnetworking/regusers/guide.htm
>
> Paul
>
> "Dolphin Boy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:xuD9b.54$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:aFC9b.6213$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi Mike,
> > >
> > > Both PC's have to be on the same work group, have you enabled sharing
of
> > > your Hard drives so you can access all the Hard drives from either PC
?
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > "mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:bk6pre$6vq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet,
on
> my
> > > > second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully
> managed
> > to
> > > > connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I
just
> > > can't
> > > > seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both
> > using
> > > > the 824M to connect to the net :/
> > > >
> > > > I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the
instructions
> > in
> > > > the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a
basic
> > > > homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going
> > > through
> > > > the network setup wizard a dozen times
> > > >
> > > > mike
> > > >
> > Ok, is there a "networking for beginners" tutorial out there?
> > You know, "step 1, share the drives, step 2.... "
> > TIA
> >
> >
>
>

I have been going thro the same learning curve-

I managed to get the PC and laptops to 'see' each other and share files by
switching off the firewall within XP. As I have not yet had much success
with the firewall provided with the Netgear 824M I'm a little uneasy doing
this.

What I have not yet been successful with is sharing a printer which is
connected to the main PC (ie the one with direct link to DG824M)- any clues
to this would be appreciated

John
"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have just installed the Netgear 824M on my main PC via ethernet, on my
> second pc I have installed a wireless card and have sucessfully managed to
> connect to the internet wirelessly from this machine. However, I just
can't
> seem to get the 2 PC's to see each other, even though they are both using
> the 824M to connect to the net :/
>
> I've tried everything I can think of and followed all the instructions in
> the relevent manuals/. Can anyone help? I just want to set up a basic
> homenetwork, 1 PC via ethernet, the other wireless. I've tried going
through
> the network setup wizard a dozen times
>
> mike
>
>

"John Harris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have been going thro the same learning curve-
>
> I managed to get the PC and laptops to 'see' each other and share files by
> switching off the firewall within XP.

that was it, i found the XP firewall on one of the lan connections, and I
also switch off user passwords. It seems to work fine now!