Posted: 1/10/2004 8:42:14 AM EDT
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I just bought a Microsoft wireless g base station and desk top adapter and i can't get the computers too see each other on the network. When I set it up on my main computer it asked if I wanted to set the router up as a base station or adapter. I set it up as a base station was that correct? Any help would be appreciated. Rick |
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If both computers can access the web through the wireless conncetion, they they're connected. Then, it's a matter of setting up the home "network", which isn't really part of the wireless function. Each PC/Laptop should be set to the same [i]workgroup[/i] name and have the appropriate sharing priveleges (drives and printers) set up. |
| I have the same Microsoft G wireless system. My desktop is my base-station and the installation was a breeze. My laptop is getting the same bps as my desktop. Worse case you can re-install the software, could have been something as simple as a wrong password, they are huge!! (like 20 characters) Or you just clicked the wrong radio button during the first installation. Again I was amazed how easy mine was to setup, I had a 6 pack in the fridge because I thought it was gonna be a long evening! Good luck! |
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Quoted: I am connected to the internet through the network. I just can't "see" or access the other computer and vice versa. Doesn't the manual cover networking? If it doesn't then you need to be sure the computers are in the same workgroup, with different computer names. Then right click on network places and click on search for other computers. Put in the computer name of the computer you are not on. And see if it see's the other computer. If it does, the names and protocols are good to go, then it is a permissions/sharing issue. What OS's are you running? |
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Quoted: Dave, Different comp names, same network, allowed sharing...I don't know what is going on. I'm running xp in both comps. Anyway i just got back from Best Buy and returned the POS and will look into Dlink or Linksys brands, I run LinkSys at home myself, So that would be my recommendation. Is it XP Pro or Home? I had issues with the first XP Pro peer to peer network I set up. The security is tighter with it than previous versions. You may have to set up guest accounts on both computers for the other computer to see/use the resource. XP Home could be a lot of things. |