In message <d10b81cc64494bc8876472818f648...@d>, Dilwyn Jones
<[email protected]> writes
Hi Dilwyn,
I have recently put together a Local Area Connection of 3 PC's through a
Netgear router, which has both wireless and ethernet cable.
This means that I have 2 connections active at the same time on some of
the machines !
The wireless is not reliable, whereas the ethernet cable is very
reliable.
For the wireless a card has to be installed on each machine. In my case
I have installed two wi-fi cards, a PCI one on the main PC and a plug in
one on a portable PC.
I was going to write up an article on how I went about doing the set up,
to help others. Yet I have done so many things, I think I am too
confused now to remember a sensible correct sequence for a smooth set
up.
It may just be for you that the wireless link is not always being
successful.
In addition go back to the Sharing and make sure that all computers can
share all the resources.
As well make any folders, as shared - these can be any folders that you
like, not just SharedDocs - that you wish as being shared folders.
You also have to set up the printer as being a shared one, so that any
computer can access it. In effect it is like a separate driver that is
set up.
As far a different versions of Windows is concerned, you should be able
to using any version from WIN98SE onwards on the network.
I have called my home network "mchome".
The default is "mshome".
I have also made shortcuts on the desktop for each computer to make easy
access.
I had been hoping to play with QPC2 over the network here and get them
all to print to the same printer, use the same qxl.win over the network
and so on, but ran into the inevitable snags with networking PCs.
The setup is as follows: three computers, call them A (Advent) B
(Compaq) and C (EeePC701) all paired to the Orange Livebox broadband
wireless router. All run slightly different versions of Windoze XP (one
has Pro, one has Home SP2, the other Home SP3).
All 3 computers can see each other. No problem there.
All 3 computers can access the web when the other 2 are switched off.
All 3 can see each other's SharedDocs folders. Computers A and B can
access each other's SharedDocs. Both can see a folder called SharedDocs
on Computer C, but attempting to view files fails with the error
message telling me I do not have permission to access it, yet I have
set sharing on for SharedDocs on C, configured the firewalls to allow
printer/file sharing, run the network setup wizard...
Another problem is that although I've set the default printer to the
printer on computer A, printers A and B can print to that but C just
says "printing failed" with no other information.
Something is clearly preventing some aspect of communication between C
and the the rest but what???
Everything can be "seen" but try to access them and it fails. Any ideas
anyone? I know networks can be a minefield I've set up a few in my
time) but this is ridiculous. Everything tells me it's working but it
ain't.
At the moment I'm stuck with carrying my QPC2 between machines with a
USB pen drive, I'd rather use the network if I can.
--
Malcolm Cadman
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