On Fri, February 6, 2009 6:50 pm, John Mason wrote: > 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. >> >> -- >> Malcolm Cadman >> _______________________________________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >
LogMeIn... excellent! I use it all the time ( but QDOS has been sleeping for 15 years(?)) Arvid Peeping Tom (to see entusiasts and old friends :-) ) _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
