Hi guys
I bought what is necesary for my home wireless network: 2 link nicks 802.11g, 1 link WRT54G router, Ext cable modem
I Already had 2 of the pcs in a wired windows network so i used one of those nics to link the router to the pc.
I plan, if everything works out, on having my basement pc with the cable connection and of course router and my two daughters pcs uptairs all networked and sharing that internet cable connection in the basement.
To start this project, i decided to go one step at a time so as not to get drowned in problems. So i brought one of the pcs from the 2nd floor down to the basement about 12 feet away from the wireless rooter(the basemet pc). These 2 pcs have Win98SE. The upstairs pc is a 400 the basement a 500...i know i know...
I removed the 56k modem from the 400 and added the wireless nic. Everything went fine ...I added the wired nic(10/100) to the 500 (and left the 56k winmodem in it) and configured that nic and all went well. Then i added the router. The installation process for the router asked that i connect to the net and then the process went on with really nothing to configure...but why go on the net to configure a network? the installation process would not go on if i did not connect. Why? The cable modem isn't even in the picture yet...i am just trying to test the wireless network connection first!
Anyway, once that was done and what i consider the win network configured with "windows network" protocol and files sharing added and the drives set to "sharing"...well...no go.
When i click on "neigboor network", it gives me my network name "home" and the pc's own name "500" but will not show the second pc, it's name being "400".
What's wrong?
Also the wireless nic on the 400 never lights up it's ACT. light . Should't that stay on at least?
Please advise me on any further steps i may take to trouble shoot! All advice will be very appreciated.
danny
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I bought what is necesary for my home wireless network: 2 link nicks 802.11g, 1 link WRT54G router, Ext cable modem
I Already had 2 of the pcs in a wired windows network so i used one of those nics to link the router to the pc.
I plan, if everything works out, on having my basement pc with the cable connection and of course router and my two daughters pcs uptairs all networked and sharing that internet cable connection in the basement.
To start this project, i decided to go one step at a time so as not to get drowned in problems. So i brought one of the pcs from the 2nd floor down to the basement about 12 feet away from the wireless rooter(the basemet pc). These 2 pcs have Win98SE. The upstairs pc is a 400 the basement a 500...i know i know...
I removed the 56k modem from the 400 and added the wireless nic. Everything went fine ...I added the wired nic(10/100) to the 500 (and left the 56k winmodem in it) and configured that nic and all went well. Then i added the router. The installation process for the router asked that i connect to the net and then the process went on with really nothing to configure...but why go on the net to configure a network? the installation process would not go on if i did not connect. Why? The cable modem isn't even in the picture yet...i am just trying to test the wireless network connection first!
Anyway, once that was done and what i consider the win network configured with "windows network" protocol and files sharing added and the drives set to "sharing"...well...no go.
When i click on "neigboor network", it gives me my network name "home" and the pc's own name "500" but will not show the second pc, it's name being "400".
What's wrong?
Also the wireless nic on the 400 never lights up it's ACT. light . Should't that stay on at least?
Please advise me on any further steps i may take to trouble shoot! All advice will be very appreciated.
danny
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