Hi Malcolm and Dilwyn
I have been running 3 computers with XP, XP Professional, and Vista OS using
a Netgear router, all sharing the same broadband connection, and 2 printers.
The first computer is wired to the router, and others use wireless. The
printers are conected to two different computers but all are shared and can
be accessed from all other computers provided their computer is switched on
Excellent talk through all the time
My next move is to access one computer from another - a program called -
LogMeIn - has been suggested. Any other thought?
John Mason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Cadman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] networking
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.
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Malcolm Cadman
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