ive just got a wireless router and a wireless antennae pci card ive fitted the pci card, that works fine..... ive plugged in my router how the manual says and that is recognised etc.... the 2 computers say 'connected' but i cant do anything with it...how can i view files on the other pc? MORE IMPORTANTLY how can i get the internet to work on the pc with the antennae in...????

PLZ HELP, I WOULD BE SO GREATFUL FOR ANY HELP....THANKS

What operating system you using ?

xp on both

If you have service pack 2, in control panel try running the "wireless network setup" and then i think win xp can do it all, and you'll probably need to reset your computer (if you havent already) so XP can detect the devices

edit: oh and make sure they're enabled and working correctly in the Device Manager

yea there both enabled, will i have to run wireless network setup on both pc's at the same time? or can i do it seperate...its kinda hard at the same time because they're on diferent floors

As far as i know you can do one at a time, cos they should just detect each other and save settings but don't quote me on it. 

And as for the internet i think you'll need to change the LAN settings in XP (tools, I options... connections)

Does your router have firmware?if it has you need to set up the firmware so you can acess the web...in IE type (possibly this i dont know) 192.168.1.1 (in the adress bar) and make enter...if it asks u for a password and username type in both admin..and then configure it for the web..(you may need data from ur ISP so i advice you to be on the phone with ur ISP costumer help service..)

hmmm, i dont get it, i dont do anything and it fixes itself thanks for the help....johny thats there exact info the manual gave me aswell, lol

u need to make sure that they are in the same workgroup if u want to exchange files

didnt it come with the manual? or cant u call the company and ask for help?

this article might help out.. but the reason im posting this is cause lots of people have wireless, yet fail to secure it. Allowing your neighbours to use up your bandwidth, or use it to do illegal things. Or in the case of a friend of mine, use it to get his credit card number as he did transactions over wireless when it was un-secure (thankfully his neighbour was a nice person and told him about it rather than use his credit card info)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networki..._05february10.mspx

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johny thats there exact info the manual gave me aswell, lol

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enable file sharing?

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enable file sharing?

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johny thats there exact info the manual gave me aswell, lol

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What's your router?a linksys one?...Linksys manuals suck(i have one and a USB acess point..eh for the laptop is belkin and in my opinion is better)..anyway theire manual totally suck...i have to call 2 times to get wtf it was to do...my manual said all needed but in a stupid way

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this article might help out.. but the reason im posting this is cause lots of people have wireless, yet fail to secure it. Allowing your neighbours to use up your bandwidth, or use it to do illegal things. Or in the case of a friend of mine, use it to get his credit card number as he did transactions over wireless when it was un-secure (thankfully his neighbour was a nice person and told him about it rather than use his credit card info)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networki..._05february10.mspx

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So you managed to get it working okay now then?

yea, just trying to secure it now

ahh thats good to hear then i'm gonna attempt to set mine up soon when i get all the equipment should take a while!

lol, yea...i got all my equipment for my bday......today, but my rents are weird and say bcoz i got school and going out in the afternoon i might aswell just have the presents the day b4.. lol its good though bcoz now its set up i can actually put it to use....took a while the found eachother but wouldnt get an IP or some rubbish....and then when it worked it wouldnt let me access the forums at first =

Do you have a shared network folder set up to put the files into?

yeah, i have shared other folders from computer B and computer A can see them....but Computer B cant even see the shared documents folder from Computer A, nor can it see other folders i have set to be shared...

I found this from MS, might be some use to just check stuff you set up too

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B304040  <a basic tutorial of sharing>

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yeah, i have shared other folders from computer B and computer A can see them....but Computer B cant even see the shared documents folder from Computer A, nor can it see other folders i have set to be shared...

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yeah, i have shared other folders from computer B and computer A can see them....but Computer B cant even see the shared documents folder from Computer A, nor can it see other folders i have set to be shared...

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make sure both computers are on the same workgroup

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I've done this: (as the site recommended by mwe99 said)
(1.    Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
2.    On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3.    Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check box to turn off this feature.))

computer B has that and it is enabled (probably why Computer A can see its folders. but when i try it on computer A it doesnt have that option to enable....is there any other way to enable it? thanks

Hm yeah, maybe try this

"To enable or disable file and printer sharing
You must be logged on to this computer as an administrator to complete this procedure.

Open Windows Firewall. (Start, click Control Panel)

On the Exceptions tab, do one of the following:
To enable file and printer sharing, select the File and Printer Sharing check box.

Advanced users can edit the File and Printer Sharing service, and enable or disable individual ports or adjust scope as needed. "


From Windows Help ---- Maybe SP2 is preventing it from working correctly

when i follow the my computer -> tools etc.... i only get up to here...why isnt it showing up the other tabs. i have
-general
-view
-file types
-offline files

but in the other my computer all i have is what is attached

if you use a firewall then you may need to add the networked computers to an allow list on each computer

yea ive changed soem settings in my firewall, and closed it completely but that didnt help. is there a way to make computer B have a higer rank. coz i cant access the workgroup, it says no access permission or something...but if i put its access rights up (how?) it should work no?

you know, the same thing happened on my sister's computer when she tried to get stuff off my network.

not sure what it could be... are all the wireless devices of the same make? Sometimes there might be weird incompatibilities.

keep on changing the workgroup name to different names and stuff. sometimes that will ensure all settings are ACTUALLY refreshed.

I guess you just have to play around with it till you see what's wrong.

i cant rename anything like that

i get this error message when trying to open Computer A's shared folder on Computer B

First the typical thing is to see if you can ping each machine.

Start -> Run -> cmd

ping may

If that does not work try entering the ip of the computer "ping 192.168.0.x" or whatever it is.

If that still doesn't work its your network connection. If it does work then it isnt your network connection (so not a problem with the wireless equipment).

Try disabling the firewall temporarily on each computer to see if that makes a difference.

Also, you need to enable file and printer sharing ont he computer. Go Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections. Right click on the network connection and go Properties. Click Install -> Protocol -> Add. If File and Printer sharing doesn't show up in that list or is in the parent list in "This connection uses the following items" it is installed already.

Also, if you try navigating to \\Computer ip in Windows Explorer, does that work? If so it's a problem with hostname resolution on one of your computers. Edit the "hosts" file (google it) and add both machines to it.

i've pinged may  didnt work. i pinged the ip and that was successful. thanks for all the information, i got to go to sleep ill try the rest tommorrow, THANKS FOR THE HELP

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Also, if you try navigating to \\Computer ip in Windows Explorer, does that work? If so it's a problem with hostname resolution on one of your computers. Edit the "hosts" file (google it) and add both machines to it.

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Also, you need to enable file and printer sharing ont he computer. Go Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections. Right click on the network connection and go Properties. Click Install -> Protocol -> Add. If File and Printer sharing doesn't show up in that list or is in the parent list in "This connection uses the following items" it is installed already.

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If that does not work try entering the ip of the computer "ping 192.168.0.x" or whatever it is.

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Try disabling the firewall temporarily on each computer to see if that makes a difference.

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BUMP

right...ive recently got a wireless network ive set it up with help from people on the forum...i woke up today and the networking no longer works and the internet that was being used no longer works.....

nothing in the settings had changed since the last time i used it and it was working...what could have happened?

thanks

Couple of things to check

1) Power on the modem and wireless router or hub
2) Modem online
3) computer sees the router/hub
3) reset both modem, PC's and Router/Hub by unplugging them waiting 5-10 seconds then plug them back in

Hope that helps

im on a diferent modem (older one...) with the other one i cant even get online. but i could this morning

my network no longer shows either computer in the workgroup.

the wireless pci card says it is connected to the wireless router but  i cannot connect to the internet or the other pc.

wtf is going on

You may want to try access the router thru your browser.  Also to to phisically reset the router.  There should be a reset button on the router that will allow you set it to factory default.

still unsuccessful....atm ive got my old modem connected through ethernet to the wireless router....thats how im online but i cant access the other computer. i think if i find out why the other computer has disappeared it might fix the other stuff aswell

can anyone tell me how i can uninstall some networking because i want to try and reinstall it because it is f*cked for no apparent reason. thanks.

umm.. what do you mean by uninstall networking? do you mean things like "my network places", wireless networking or something completely else?

Edit: give an example


Edit 2: you can reset your networking in XP for instance using these directions give on this website

http://www.careyholzman.com/xp/home/xphome-1.htm

Edit 3: i posted here?

erm i mean like so there is no networking on the computers at all so i can start again from scratch

The router must have a button named "Reset"..search for it

ive tryed that but the computers are still set to have the networking, i want to have it astho there is no network and the start again because i cant fix it atm for sum reason

i thought it would be useful incase someone had this problem and searched the forums....what solved it for me was following these instructions:

Start>Run>Regedit>Hkey_Local_Machine>System>Current Control set>Control>Lsa. Now open the lsa folder... check the"restrict anonymous" file, NOT NOT NOT the "restrict anonymoussam" file. Make sure the Restrict Anonymous file value is set to zero and not one(1). If the value is set to one(1) change it to zero by double clickin

thanks it happened to me once and i didnt know what to do.

Are you sure the NTFS and Share permissions are set correctly?

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Are you sure the NTFS and Share permissions are set correctly?

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