Re: Wireless Networking Problems

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Mine don't as a matter of information. I have a ethernet and firewire port
and no USB port on mine which is a Motorola Surfboard Model SB5100.

"Richard in AZ" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OxXHiwr7FHA.2036@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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]"
> <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:een$AFi7FHA.4012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> "spoondriver" <spoondriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:838979A9-0923-4BFB-B67E-BF17F401C579@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 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
>>>> news:C1E51AAE-B97D-4419-90B0-892FE55DA294@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> > 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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