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All three computers should be part of the same Workgroup, and you need
to make sure you've enabled File Sharing on each computer. If you don't
have any Sharing set up, there's nothing to access. I would check the
Properties of each LAN connection to make sure they exactly match everyone
else on the LAN. If you're wired to the router on all three machines,
everything should be done automatically for you, once the settings are
matched.
You need to have the following installed in the LAN properties, General tab:
- Client for Microsoft Networks
- File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
- Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"UPM" <UPM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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A23F014-AD7B-4701-9316-3BBDD0825F28@microsoft.com...
> Wow. That has to be the most detailed, well-put support answer I've ever
> received. And the best thing is...IT WORKED! Thank you so much, you are
> invaluable. I called MSFT support group and the evading they gave me is
> ridiculous in comparison to the help received from people like you. Keep
> up
> the awesome work!!!
>
> Now, I'm sorry if I'm overstepping here with :another: question, but you
> seem very knowledgeable about these kind of things and I think you could
> best
> answer it:
>
> I changed my workgroup to the name of the workgroup that my other two
> Wired
> computers have. The setup is as follows:
>
> Modem 1 -> Router 1-> Computer 1 and Computer 2
> Modem 1-> Router 1-> Base station -> Computer 3 (The one you just helped
> me
> fix)
>
> The modem and router are the same, I just can't draw two line pictures
>
> Anyway, I would like so that I can share files between Computer 3 and the
> other computers. Computers 1 and 2 can view each other under "View
> workgroup
> Computers" fine, and can access each other, but when I go to Computer 3,
> it
> says "UPNLan is not accessible. You might not have permission...contact
> administrator, etc."
>
> I've been on some forums and multiple people have said, "Disable DCHP on
> the
> Base Station" or "Change the Base Station IP to your LinkSys Router's IP
> range (which is 192.168.1.1)" - note, this method is the one that got me
> in
> trouble in the first place
.
>
> Would you know of any techniques that might help me to get my computers to
> view each other properly? Thanks so much!
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> Okay, good first steps. Now you need to go into the base station, change
>> the default name from "MSHOME" to something unique for your LAN - like
>> UPMLan - and then program the base station for the items your ISP has
>> given
>> you. These would include whether or not you have a fixed (static) or
>> rotating IP address (as assigned by your Internet Service Provider) and
>> whether they've told you to put in two DNS numbers. They would have the
>> information for you.
>>
>> After you do that, telling the base station how to connect (and perhaps
>> there's a password for your account involved, along with a Username),
>> then
>> you need to set up each computer to talk to the base station. It becomes
>> the main connection to your ISP, and will automatically do the connecting
>> for you, no matter the machine you're on. Make each system part of the
>> LAN
>> name you've chosen, and you need to furnish (for wireless only) the
>> appropriate password you have assigned on the LAN - not the ISP password,
>> if
>> required.
>>
>> You can easily change the LAN name designation by right-click My
>> Computer,
>> select Properties, then go to the Computer Name tab, and look at the
>> Workgroup: listing. If it doesn't match the name you've assigned, use
>> the
>> Change button to access the next screen where you'll see Workgroup toward
>> the bottom. Put a dot in the radial, the put in the proper Workgroup
>> name.
>>
>> OK your way out, restart your system, and then go into Network
>> Connections.
>> You may or may not have an icon present representing the LAN. If you
>> don't,
>> use the Create a new connection in the left pane. If you do, right-click
>> the icon, select Properties and then on the General tab, highlight the
>> TCP/IP listing and use the Properties button.
>>
>> You should have a dot in the radial, "Obtain an IP address automatically"
>> and below that, "Obtain DNS server address automatically. These two
>> items
>> are referring to your base station setup, not the ISP settings (which is
>> handled automatically now, thanks to your programming).
>>
>> That should get you going for a connection to the Internet, which the
>> base
>> station now signing in for you with the ISP, and serving as the middle
>> man
>> for the connection each time you're accessing the Internet.
>>
>> If you have any wireless machines on your system, take a look in the
>> User's
>> Guide, because you'll also need to feed the encryption code into the
>> settings on each wireless machine.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "UPM" <UPM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F6139E52-84FD-41B9-9F47-702DA57C460A@microsoft.com...
>> > Chris, thanks for the reply. I did what you said and held a pen tip to
>> > the
>> > back of the reset hole, and after I saw alternating orange and green
>> > lights
>> > for a few seconds, I let go, therefore restoring the base station to
>> > factory
>> > defaults. My computer that should be connecting to the base station,
>> > can
>> > see
>> > a network called 'MSHOME' with no security (I assume this is the
>> > default
>> > network), and can connect. However, I receive no internet connection,
>> > and
>> > when I try to access 192.168.2.1, I keep getting "Cannot Find Server"
>> > errors.
>> > Any thoughts?
>> >
>> > "Chris H." wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you're holding a pen tip or unfolded paperclip in the Reset hole on
>> >> the
>> >> back of the base station, make sure you're holding it for at least
>> >> five
>> >> seconds. This will be confirmed by alternating orange and green
>> >> lights
>> >> on
>> >> the router itself. Once that is done, you should be able to directly
>> >> access
>> >> the base station by opening your browser and going to 192.168.2.1 in
>> >> the
>> >> address line. That is the default address, while "admin" without the
>> >> quotes, is the default password after you've reset it properly.
>> >> --
>> >> Chris H.
>> >> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> >> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> >> Associate Expert
>> >> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "UPM" <UPM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:EE78744D-0E11-4E34-844D-9D9C07D95E19@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I accidentally changed my Wireless Base Station (MSFT) 's IP Address
>> >> >to
>> >> > something arbitrary, and now I cannot access it anymore, and my
>> >> > connection
>> >> > is
>> >> > completely screwed. If I try to access the Base Station Management
>> >> > Utility,
>> >> > and go to Management Tool, that option is now grayed out. The
>> >> > computer
>> >> > can
>> >> > still see the wireless network, but everytime I try to connect, I
>> >> > get
>> >> > an
>> >> > "incorrect" security key, although it is the same one I have been
>> >> > using
>> >> > for
>> >> > one year. I tried to reset AND restore the base station numerous
>> >> > times,
>> >> > and I
>> >> > still don't know how to access the thing. Can anyone help me fix
>> >> > this
>> >> > problem??? I tried contacting MSFT e-mail support, but they don't
>> >> > have
>> >> > it
>> >> > for
>> >> > the MN-500 model. Thanks. (By the way, I am running SP2).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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