On (15/09/05 17:10), Anthony Campbell wrote: > On 15 Sep 2005, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (15/09/05 15:18), Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > I've struggled with this one for months! Much perusing of HOWTOs and > > > googling hasn't helped. > > > > > > I have two computers, desktop and laptop, and a wireless router and ADSL > > > modem. Both machines reach the internet without problems, one via a > > > cable link to the modem, the other via a wireless link to the router. > > > > > > However, they do not communicate with each other. I cannot ping from one > > > to the other though I can ping localhost on each. Turning off the > > > firewall (shorewall) does not help. > > Unless I'm being really dense, I'm not surprised they don't communicate; > > > > Can you elaborate on exactly how they are connected? > > > > PC ---------> ADSL modem -----> internet > > > > Laptop ------->Router------> ? > > > > > My point being how would they communicate? > > > > I suspect what you need is: > > > > PC -----------> Router------>ADSL modem > > ^ > > | > > Laptop ---------| > > > > I accept that I may have totally misunderstood ;) Is the ADSL modem > > also a router? In which case it may be in it's configuration. > > > > > > It's a Netgear MR814 router. The ethernet cable from the PC goes to a > local port on the router and the internet port on the router goes to the > modem. The laptop communicates with the router by wireless. That seems > to be your second scenario.
OK. It sounds as though this is a router configuration issue. If you are using the router's DHCP service for both machines, that should work or have you set them manually? Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
