AndrewMcC
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| Wireless networking XP laptop with '98 PC
I'm trying to link my PC (Win98) and laptop (XP) with a wireless network. Both the PC and laptop have wireless cards, but the PC also connects to the internet via an ADSL connection (USB modem). I set the TCP/IP settings for the cards on both machines to addresses in the range 192.168.0.x (where x is 1 on the PC and 2 on the laptop). When I try to ping from one machine to another, I get no response. I notice that the laptop will ping itself, but the PC won't. When I run winipcfg on the PC, it shows the static IP I for my ISP (not the 192.168.0.1 which I set the wireless card to). Also, when I'm offline, I just get an IP address of 0.0.0.0 (although that is under the heading PPP adapter). I've been messing around for ages now: does anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks a lot
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eastonhockey
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join:2002-10-30 | So is there some kind of router in your network? If there is not, to connect 2 computers directly through a wireless connection you need to set the wirelss cards to "Ad Hoc" mode.
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Even if you want to use Ad-Hoc mode you still need a wireless connection for one of them to get a wireless signal from. The Modem cant just go into one computer and then use a wireless card to broadcast the signal, Wirelss cards are only designed to recieve signals, not transmit them.
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eastonhockey
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| Hmmm, I do see where you are coming from, but I think you are misunderstood. Wifi cards can transmit signals, what are they doing when they transmit data to a wireless router, and the wireless router receives it? Then the wireless router transmits the signal to another wireless card which receives the signal, they can do both.
»compnetworking.about.com/cs/wire···less.htm
»www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/ad_hoc_mode.html
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First, make sure that both wireless cards are in Ad Hoc mode, on the same channel, same SSID and not using encryption (for simplicity - turn it on later for more security).
Take a look at Tom's Hardware or World of Windows Networking for instructions on Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). I think that by setting the devices to automatic IP vs. static will simplify things.
Ignore the PPP connector settings - it's irrelevant here.
VauWdi,
Yes, wireless cards transmit & receive. Most folks use them in infrastucure mode to listen and talk to an access point. In this case, the poster has a USB modem (ugh) and needs to use ICS to share the connection with the laptop.
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AndrewMcC
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I don't have a router, and yes, I've got the settings set to ad-hoc. The laptop seems to be picking up something from the other card, and the signal strength changes when I move away from the PC. If I can a TCP/IP network set up, I plan to set up a proxy server on my main PC to share the internet connection. Setting up the network is my first stumbling block though! |
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said by eastonhockey  :
Hmmm, I do see where you are coming from, but I think you are misunderstood. Wifi cards can transmit signals, what are they doing when they transmit data to a wireless router, and the wireless router receives it? Then the wireless router transmits the signal to another wireless card which receives the signal, they can do both.
»compnetworking.about.com/cs/wire···less.htm
»www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/ad_hoc_mode.html
Shoulda known that I am such a Noobie to netowrking, and yes thank you correcting me.
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a_boy1275
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AndrewMcC,
Any luck using the XP Network Connections Wizard on the laptop to set up your connections? That's what I used for our setup at home (1 Win98 desktop, 2 WinXP pros, with wireless connection).
The Wizard will prompt you for domain/workstation names, and also to create a floppy from which you can use to create the network settings on the Win98 desktop.
Been up and running for 2 months now...
Good luck.;) |
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