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More info?)
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:19:05 -0700, dennisjubb wrote:
> "N. Miller" wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:29:04 -0700, dennisjubb wrote:
>>> Pc with xp connected to Linksys router/modem with usb ethernet cable.
>> What model of Linksys router (I am just as lazy as you, and am not going to
>> the Linksys site to find what you could have told us from the start), and
>> did you use an Ethernet CAT 5e patch cord (oversize phone plugs on the
>> ends), or a USB cable to connect it?
> It is a Linksys Wag54gs and I have a blue ethernet cable connected to usb
> adaptor as pc did not have ethernet slot
Odd. I found this:
ftp://ftp.linksys.com/international/userguides/WAG54GS-EU_ug.pdf
It does not either show, or mention, a USB connector on the gateway
product. It has RJ-45 connectors for CAT 5e Ethernet patch cables; but I
see nothing for USB.
>>> Network connections shows
>>>
>>> Lan
>>> Internet gateway-internet connection
>>> ieee 1394
>>>
>>> if i check box to share interenet then i am cut off internet
>> Why do you want to use ICS to share the connection? The Linksys will do
>> that without running ICS.
> Laptops are ok when connected to the linksys router with blue ethernet cable
> and internet gateway appears. If we unplug cable and then try and connect
> wirelessly, it comes up with connection-good strength. When we click on
> internet explorer it states that it cannot find server. Not sure what I have
> done wrong and what i should to fix it?
You don't want to "Share the Internet". That will set up ICS, which turns
the computer on which it is running into a router. You want to use the
Linksys for sharing, not the computer.
>>> Have got 2 wireless laptops that show wireless netwoek connections
>>> but when they click internet explorer we get cannot find server.
>>>
>>> Ran network wizard on pc, copied to disc and ran on laptops.
>>>
>>> Need some guidance as I do not know what to do now
>>>
>>> Many thanks
>> What IP address shows up on each laptop when you run ipconfig -all? What IP
>> address is on the PC? The router should be 192.168.0.1, I believe; each
>> computer should get 192.168.0.x, where 'x' can be any number between '2'
>> and '254'.
> IP address of pc is 192.168.101. Laptop is 192.168.1.100 and 102. Could
> this be the problem and how can you change the ip adresses?
>
> As you see I am a learner
>
> appreciate any guidance
I will assume that you made a typographical error in one of the IP
addresses; and list what I expect you actually have:
Linksys WAG54GS - 192.168.1.1
Laptop (A) - 192.168.1.100
Personal Computer - 192.168.1.101
Laptop (B) - 192.168.1.102
That is not a problem. Each device has to have a unique IP address in order
to distinguish itself from the other devices. I would start with one of the
laptops, and set it up on one of the wired ports on the Linksys. Verify
that it can connect to the Internet, and display sites. Run ipconfig -all,
and copy the output to a text file for reference. Then execute a "Release
all" on the IP lease on the laptop, and power down. Disconnect the Ethernet
cable, power it up again, and try to connect with the wireless. Once you
confirm a good wireless connection, run ipconfig -all again. Compare the
wireless ipconfig -all output with the wired ipconfig -all output.
Especially, I would be interested in the gateway identification. Here is my
output (using the GUI 'winipcfg' on Windows ME; there are some minor
differences between what WinME shows and what WinXP shows):
==============================================================================
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . : MEGUMI.aosake.net
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
206.13.31.12
206.13.28.12
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : HP EN1207D-TX 10/100 Family Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-B5-77-E6-46
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.102.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.102.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.102.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 09 21 05 10:55:21
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 09 24 05 10:55:21
Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : usb-usb network bridge adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-50-77-01-57-F2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 172.29.61.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
==============================================================================
To begin with, my network consists of:
Netgear FR114P - 192.168.102.1 (This is a wired router.)
Game Console - 192.168.102.12
Computer (A) - 192.168.102.100
Computer (B) - 192.168.102.101
In the ipconfig -all output, the "HP EN1207D-TX 10/100 Family Adapter"
entry is my wired LAN connection on Computer (A). Notice that the Default
Gateway IP address is the same as that on the router: 192.168.102.1. In
your output, your Linksys IP address should appear as the Defualt Gateway
IP address, and it should be on the LAN adapter; the wireless adapter when
you are trying to run wirless.
The key point, perhaps, is to ensure that you know which Ethernet adapter
does what in your ipconfig -all list. In my output, I have one true
Ethernet adapter, one virtual Ethernet adapter, and one dial-up modem
playing at being an Ethernet adapter.
If you have both wired, and wireless adapters on the laptops, you need to
ensure that your wired adapter is disconnected, and that the wireless
adapter is pulling an IP address, and DNS servers, when it associates to
the LAN in wireless mode.
--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
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