Re: Need To See All PCs/Notebook On My LAN

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <eQaKZEyPFHA.3144@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.
> >
> >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.
>
> You're welcome. What's the address of the site that you found? I'd
> like to look at it.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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