Re: Need To See All PCs/Notebook On My LAN
- From: "samson" <nojunk@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:32:52 -0500
Steve thanks. Thanks all. I found an article on a website that assisted with
very similar processes like the one Steve gave. Everything is fine now. I am
able to browse and file and print share. There were 2 major problems:
1. 2 subnets
2. connecting through the WAN port.
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:274j51pcddft0jtu5o8um662rpf5rh3jfo@xxxxxxxxxx
> In article <OrHfRPgPFHA.3292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "samson"
> <nojunk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>I have a network setup with a Motorola SB 5100 Cable Modem, then a Netgear
>>WGU624 connected to the Motorola, then I have a D-Link DI-624 connected to
>>the Netgear. I have 2 printers (one wired and the other wireless)
>>connected
>>to the D-Link router. I have also have a desktop and a notebook connected
>>to
>>the D-Link. I have a notebook connected to the Netgear.
>>
>>All the devices belong to the same workgroup but only devices connected to
>>the D-Link can see each on the other. The notebook connected to the
>>Netgear
>>can not. All devices can access the internet.
>>I need all pcs\notebook to able to see each other and share files. I have
>>ran home network setup wizard and used the workgroup for all pcs\notebook.
>>
>>D-Link is 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 and Netgear is
>>192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0. I need this one notebook on the Netgear because
>>of 5 GHz band. D-Link is 2.4 GHz.
>>
>>Can anyone assist
>
> The problem is that the routers create two different IP subnets,
> preventing the two groups of connected devices from communicating with
> each other.
>
> One solution is to use the Netgear router as a wireless access point
> only, bypassing its routing and DHCP capabilities, and use the D-Link
> as the router for the network. All of the devices can then be in one
> subnet:
>
> 1. Disconnect all of the network cables from the Netgear router.
>
> 2. Connect the cable modem to the WAN (Internet) port of the D-Link
> router.
>
> 3. Turn the cable modem off and back on. The D-Link and the computers
> connected to it should now have Internet access.
>
> 4. Using the notebook that has wireless access to the Netgear, connect
> to the Netgear's built-in web server at http://192.168.0.1.
>
> 5. Disable the Netgear's DHCP server.
>
> 6. Change the Netgear's LAN IP address to one that's outside the
> D-Link's DHCP pool. For example, if the D-Link assigns addresses in
> the range 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.50, set the Netgear to an address in
> the range 192.168.1.51-192.168.1.254.
>
> 7. Connect one of the Netgear's LAN ports to one of the D-Link's LAN
> ports. You might have to use an uplink port on one router. Don't
> connect anything to the Netgear's WAN (Internet) port.
>
> 8. Turn the Netgear off and back on.
>
> 9. Disable and then enable the notebook's 802.11a network connection.
> it should get a 192.168.1.x IP address from the D-Link router and have
> access to the Internet and the other computers and printers.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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