help setting up home network please!
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help setting up home network please!
I just bought a Netgear wireless router that is connected to my desktop computer, and a netgear wireless card for my laptop so I can share files between the two and the internet. The laptop can communicate fine it seems with the router, and the desktop communicates fine too, but I can't get the two computers to recognize each other on the network. I have them all under the same settings but it just is not working. The work group, etc is the same and everything. I have windows XP pro on the laptop and Windows XP home on the desktop. any hints you guys can give me? this is my first time and I can't figure out how to get it working right. thanks guys!
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
Do you have any communication? Like Printers Icon?
I've also noticed that when double clicking on the network connection on the laptop it says the IP address, DNS server, and gateway addresses are all 'unavailable' yet this all shows up on the desktop just fine...
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You need to make sure both computers are on the same workgroup and are not named the same. What operating systems do you have? There'* different ways to do it depending on OS...
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You need to make sure both computers are on the same workgroup and are not named the same. What operating systems do you have? There'* different ways to do it depending on OS...
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Originally Posted by Custom88
Originally Posted by TrueWildMan
You need to make sure both computers are on the same workgroup and are not named the same. What operating systems do you have? There'* different ways to do it depending on OS...
I usually set static IP'* instead of dynamic, just to make sure that they are not clashing. I'd go into the TCP/IP properties and give your computer an IP address, and make sure the gateway is set to the router IP...
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Originally Posted by Custom88
how do you change the gateway IP
IP address:your computer (Usually 192.168.x.x)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (or use the one that auto-completes)
Default gateway: (192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.100)
All IP'* on your network behind your router should always have the 192.168 prefix...
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There isn't anywhere in the properties to change the TCP/IP settings. it only has 'configure' for the wireless card. (this is on the laptop for the wireless) The desktop does have all those settings though, and they're already present. :(
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Originally Posted by Custom88
There isn't anywhere in the properties to change the TCP/IP settings. it only has 'configure' for the wireless card. (this is on the laptop for the wireless) The desktop does have all those settings though, and they're already present. :(