Can't file, print share with 2 Router home network-Vonage ..

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Hi
Make sure that the second Router is configured this way.
Wireless Router as an AP: http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"GaryG" <GaryG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help me out? I have recently signed up with Vonage and ever since
> I cannot file or print share. The tech support guy at Vonage wanted me to
> put the linksys Broadband router as the primary and I also have a Netgear
> wireless router for my laptop as a secondary.
>
> So here's the setup:
> Dell is hardwired to Linksys Broadband router via ethernet port 1
> Comcast cable modem to Linksys intenet port
> Linksys ethernet port 2 to netgear wireless internet port
>
> The internet works fine on both computers, both computers can ping themself
> and the gateway but cannot ping each other by IP or computer name. It is
> definitely not a firewall or antivirus issue b/c I have uninstalled them
> without success.
>
> I'm pretty sure the problem is that each computer is connected to a
> different router but I was told to create a "switch" on the netgear router
> but I have no idea what to do to create that.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
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