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May 29th, 2007 13:00

Networking Problem

I am having a problem networking with a wireless router and Vista and XP computers.
 
Here's what I have : Dell Dimension running XP, 2 Inspiron notebooks running Vista, 1 notebook running XP. My printer is plugged in to the Dimension. All of the laptops connect wirelessly and the Dimension is plugged in to the router. The router is a Linksys WRT64G and I have updated the firmware. None of the notebooks can communicate with the Dimension. If I look at the network map using Vista, it looks like this;
 
Inspiron  (Vista)----------WRT64G------------Internet
                                            |
                                            |
Dimension (XP)-----------Switch
 
On the network map, I can see the Dimension, but I am unable to connect to it. There is no separate switch installed. I guess they are considering the rj45 ports on the wireless router to be the switch. I called Linksys for support, but they said they don't offer networking support. Any ideas on how I can get all of these computers to communicate?
 
Thank you

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May 29th, 2007 14:00

Hi
 
Do you have a firewall on the Dimension???
 


From Chris

My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3

my security software
VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional
Windows Defender

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May 29th, 2007 18:00

Yes, but it is turned off.

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June 9th, 2007 03:00

wjk62,
 
Have you applied this patch? XP to Vista network patch

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June 9th, 2007 12:00

Yes, I have installed that patch, but it did not help.
 
Thank you

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June 11th, 2007 14:00

wjk62,
 
Please check and make sure that all the systems show being in the same Workgroup. If the workgroup is different that may be why Vista thinks there's a switch.

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June 26th, 2007 16:00

How do you change what workgroup a Vista computer is in?


Message Edited by mauka on 06-26-2007 12:42 PM

Message Edited by mauka on 06-26-2007 12:43 PM

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June 28th, 2007 21:00

mauka,
 
I don't know if you've seen these yet but they should help.
 


Message Edited by DELL-Gina on 06-28-2007 05:39 PM

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