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Wireless Networking can be a nightmare if it doesn't work
out of the box and so it is frustrating and you get
deperate for help. (Which is probably why you are in this
form) But be very careful what advice you accept!
One common site offered asks you to uninstall your fireall
(not just disable it) dowload a "registry patch" <joke!>
and effectively activate your guest account with a blank
password to be accessed via a network. In doing so,
anyone with your email address (such as from their guest
book) can obtain your IP address when you are on the net
and sign in to your PC as an anonymous guest. Sure you
might get some useful help... and these people may not
even do anything mailicious, just browse through your
files and copy a few mp3 files etc. but do you really want
to risk it?
Certainly firewll programs such as zone alarm and norton
internet security can (WILL) cause grief unless they are
configured not to block your networked PC's. But NEVER
uninstall these programs completely. Instead I suggest
you write down all the steps you want/need to try and then
disable the firewall until you get everything working. I
also suggest you disconnect from the internet until you
first get all PC's talking to each other and sharing
files/folders you want. (Make sure they are in the same
workgroup by the way.)
Two of the handiest trouble shooting helpers are available
from the command prompt in your start menu.
These are:
1. Ping /? This will bring up parameter instructions
which will allow you to ping the IP addresses of your
router and each PC on your network. A response means you
have a connection. Time out means communication isn't
happening or being blocked by something (such as Nortons
Internet Security)
example: ping 192.168.0.1 (<- this is a default
address for many routers).
Right clicking on the LAN/Wireless networking icon in the
taskbar and viewing properties and 'support' tab will show
you the IP address of the PC. Only once you can
successfully ping each address (including the PC you are
on) will you be able to make progress.
2. ipconfig /all This will show you the all current IP
related settings for the PC. In most cases they will be
assigned by the DHCP functionality on the router (if you
have one) ipconfig /? will give you other parameters
including the ability to release the settings and attempt
to get new ones. Again, only once each PC has an IP
address (usually in the same range) will you be able to
progess in setting up your network.
Good luck in getting your network running smoothly.
mags
Wireless Networking can be a nightmare if it doesn't work
out of the box and so it is frustrating and you get
deperate for help. (Which is probably why you are in this
form) But be very careful what advice you accept!
One common site offered asks you to uninstall your fireall
(not just disable it) dowload a "registry patch" <joke!>
and effectively activate your guest account with a blank
password to be accessed via a network. In doing so,
anyone with your email address (such as from their guest
book) can obtain your IP address when you are on the net
and sign in to your PC as an anonymous guest. Sure you
might get some useful help... and these people may not
even do anything mailicious, just browse through your
files and copy a few mp3 files etc. but do you really want
to risk it?
Certainly firewll programs such as zone alarm and norton
internet security can (WILL) cause grief unless they are
configured not to block your networked PC's. But NEVER
uninstall these programs completely. Instead I suggest
you write down all the steps you want/need to try and then
disable the firewall until you get everything working. I
also suggest you disconnect from the internet until you
first get all PC's talking to each other and sharing
files/folders you want. (Make sure they are in the same
workgroup by the way.)
Two of the handiest trouble shooting helpers are available
from the command prompt in your start menu.
These are:
1. Ping /? This will bring up parameter instructions
which will allow you to ping the IP addresses of your
router and each PC on your network. A response means you
have a connection. Time out means communication isn't
happening or being blocked by something (such as Nortons
Internet Security)
example: ping 192.168.0.1 (<- this is a default
address for many routers).
Right clicking on the LAN/Wireless networking icon in the
taskbar and viewing properties and 'support' tab will show
you the IP address of the PC. Only once you can
successfully ping each address (including the PC you are
on) will you be able to make progress.
2. ipconfig /all This will show you the all current IP
related settings for the PC. In most cases they will be
assigned by the DHCP functionality on the router (if you
have one) ipconfig /? will give you other parameters
including the ability to release the settings and attempt
to get new ones. Again, only once each PC has an IP
address (usually in the same range) will you be able to
progess in setting up your network.
Good luck in getting your network running smoothly.
mags