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Hi,
I've decided to join the world of the wireless (since I have a grandbaby
coming in November and the office is about to become babies room). I
purchased a laptop and have set up my desktop computer in the basement. I
hope to be drawing from it (and a smaller computer on my network) using my
new wireless laptop (hopefully). I set up a wireless router to replace my
regular router, but that didn't work, as the laptop wouldn't read the net.
So I put the old router back and connected the internet to it, then used the
wireless router as a hub. So they are piggy back. The old router is
connected to the cable modem, the new wireless router is connected to the
old router and the networking lines are connected to the new router.
Now my laptop access's the internet without a hitch, and can also read the
shared files of my larger computer. However, it will not "see" any other
files of the larger computer. Is there anything anyone can think of off
hand that I can do that will allow the wireless laptop to access all the
files of the larger computer?
As for the smaller networked computer, I goofed and named the laptop the
same as that computer on the network and now it can't be seen by either the
large computer or the laptop. It's not nearly as important as being able to
see and read all the files on the large computer though. I was just hoping
to be able to use the 2nd smaller computer as a backup for certain files.
Thanks for any help!!
If you wish to email me, please remove the M from the end of dustie.
Dustie
Hi,
I've decided to join the world of the wireless (since I have a grandbaby
coming in November and the office is about to become babies room). I
purchased a laptop and have set up my desktop computer in the basement. I
hope to be drawing from it (and a smaller computer on my network) using my
new wireless laptop (hopefully). I set up a wireless router to replace my
regular router, but that didn't work, as the laptop wouldn't read the net.
So I put the old router back and connected the internet to it, then used the
wireless router as a hub. So they are piggy back. The old router is
connected to the cable modem, the new wireless router is connected to the
old router and the networking lines are connected to the new router.
Now my laptop access's the internet without a hitch, and can also read the
shared files of my larger computer. However, it will not "see" any other
files of the larger computer. Is there anything anyone can think of off
hand that I can do that will allow the wireless laptop to access all the
files of the larger computer?
As for the smaller networked computer, I goofed and named the laptop the
same as that computer on the network and now it can't be seen by either the
large computer or the laptop. It's not nearly as important as being able to
see and read all the files on the large computer though. I was just hoping
to be able to use the 2nd smaller computer as a backup for certain files.
Thanks for any help!!
If you wish to email me, please remove the M from the end of dustie.
Dustie