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I have a desktop and a laptop which are connected in a WiFi network. The
configuration is as follows:
Desktop:
OS is XP Pro.
ASUS motherboard with an ASUS 802.11b Network Adaptor which allows my
desktop to act as a WiFi Access Point.
Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem giving broadband internet access.
Laptop:
OS is XP Pro.
3COM OfficeConnect Wireless 11g PC Card.
Norton Internet Security is installed on both devices. I have configured the
Personal Firewall to include the IP addresses of the desktop/laptop in the
list of trusted devices.
The laptop is in the same room as the desktop, and the connection is
described as "excellent".
I can ping each device from the other, and I can access the internet from
the laptop through the WiFi network.
I have nominated various folders as being sharable on both devices. When I
work on the laptop I can see these shared folders in "My Network Places". I
can browse down several levels of subfolder, but if I try to copy a file
from one device to the other the "copy" dialog starts up then within a few
seconds the laptop freezes completely On the WiFi card the "link" light
flashes but the "activity" light does nothing. The only way I can unfreeze
it is to disconnect the WiFi card, but then the copy is aborted.
Does anybody have any ideas? Is this a problem with the ASUS card, the 3COM
card, Windows XP or some configuration setting?
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Tony Marston
http://www.tonymarston.net
I have a desktop and a laptop which are connected in a WiFi network. The
configuration is as follows:
Desktop:
OS is XP Pro.
ASUS motherboard with an ASUS 802.11b Network Adaptor which allows my
desktop to act as a WiFi Access Point.
Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem giving broadband internet access.
Laptop:
OS is XP Pro.
3COM OfficeConnect Wireless 11g PC Card.
Norton Internet Security is installed on both devices. I have configured the
Personal Firewall to include the IP addresses of the desktop/laptop in the
list of trusted devices.
The laptop is in the same room as the desktop, and the connection is
described as "excellent".
I can ping each device from the other, and I can access the internet from
the laptop through the WiFi network.
I have nominated various folders as being sharable on both devices. When I
work on the laptop I can see these shared folders in "My Network Places". I
can browse down several levels of subfolder, but if I try to copy a file
from one device to the other the "copy" dialog starts up then within a few
seconds the laptop freezes completely On the WiFi card the "link" light
flashes but the "activity" light does nothing. The only way I can unfreeze
it is to disconnect the WiFi card, but then the copy is aborted.
Does anybody have any ideas? Is this a problem with the ASUS card, the 3COM
card, Windows XP or some configuration setting?
--
Tony Marston
http://www.tonymarston.net