Re: Wireless Networking Problems

Every broadband modem I have ever seen has both a ethernet and USB port.
Has the OT actually look hard at the modem? What brand and model is it?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> "spoondriver" <spoondriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Problem with connecting my broadband modem to the router is that it
>> connects
>> to my pc via a usb not an ethernet so i cant plug it into the router
>
> Ugh - see if you can get a regular modem with an Ethernet port, not a USB
> one. Who's your ISP?
>
>> dave
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "spoondriver" <spoondriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> > Hi all
>>> > couple of problems with wireless networking in my home. Ive bought a
>>> > wireless router to connect my desktop to a wireless ready laptop. I
>>> > want
>>> > to
>>> > share an internet connection through the network also. Ive run the
>>> > network
>>> > wizard and configured my desktop as a host and then the same with on
>>> > the
>>> > laptop but as a client sharing the connection. The laptop will not
>>> > connect
>>> > to the internet in anyway whatsoever. Also i have enbaled printer
>>> > sharing
>>> > and various other shared files but the computers will not access them?
>>> > Is
>>> > XP
>>> > really this bad?!?!? lol any help would be great!
>>> > cheers
>>> > dave
>>>
>>> Since you have a router, you don't need to share your internet
>>> connection.
>>> Remove the dreaded ICS/undo what you've done.
>>>
>>> Set up your desktop to plug directly into one of the switch ports on
>>> your
>>> router (I'm presuming it has a built-in Ethernet switch; most do - if
>>> not,
>>> you'll need to get a separate little'un and plug it into the LAN port on
>>> your router so it uplinks, and then connect your PC to the switch)
>>> ..
>>> Set up your router so its Internet/WAN port connects directly to the LAN
>>> port on your broadbound modem, and if you use ADSL, you'll need to
>>> configure
>>> the router to do PPPoE so it can get (and hence share) the connection.
>>>
>>> Set up your wireless computer to access the router wirelessly.
>>>
>>> Both computers should receive IP addresses automatically from the
>>> router,
>>> and should both be able to access the Internet.
>>>
>>> Re sharing on both: make them members of the same workgroup, make sure
>>> NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on each computer (TCP/IP properties,
>>> advanced/more settings). Make sure you can ping each PC by IP address
>>> from
>>> the other. Then try to ping each computer by name from the other. If
>>> that
>>> works, any shares you set up should be visible.
>>>
>>> If you run the Windows firewall or another software firewall, as you
>>> likely
>>> ought to, make sure to set up exceptions for file/print sharing -
>>> ideally
>>> for your local subnet only.
>>>
>>> Re wireless - don't leave it wide open for the entire neighborhood to
>>> use.
>>> If it's a fairly recent model access point/router, it should be able to
>>> use
>>> WPA+PSK - and any newish wireless card in the laptop should be able to
>>> handle it, too.
>>>
>>> Hope this gets you off to a good start.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>


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