I am helping a friend set up a wireless network in her home to share a cable broadband connection. Here is the scenario:
My friend's new Dell desktop is connected to a Linksys BEFW11S4 broadband router, which sits betwen the Dell and the cable modem. I have also installed a Linksys WUSB11 network adapter to one of the computer's USB ports. I am able to access the Internet fine from this computer, which is not surprising since it is connected to the router with an ethernet cable.
I have installed Linksys WDT11 PCI Instant Wireless adapters in each of the other machines -- an older Dell desktop recently upgraded to Windows XP and an HP Pavillion also running XP.
On both of the other machines, they can see the wireless network, but I cannot access the Internet from either one. When I run the configuration utility or check the My Network Places, both show having strong signals from the router, but I just can't hop onto the Internet.
What am I doing wrong? Is there some piece of configuration that I'm missing? I have set an SSID on the router and then configured the other computers to look for the "ANY" SSID, which is supposed to allow them to access any available network. I have been over all the configs several times and can't figure out what I'm missing...
Yes, both of the other computers get their own IP addresses. Is that what you mean?
Please bear in mind that I am by no means an expert on home networking. I even bought "Wireless Networking for Dummies," but, apparently, I am even beyond that level of help...
Well, I know that the client computers are connecting to the proper network -- I can check the network status and see that the network I created is the only one available and the active network. I gave the wireless network my friend's last name and that's the network name that shows up in the config utility/Network Connections on the other two computers...
Well, I know the modem is connected to the router because I can access the Internet on the main machine -- the router sits between the modem and that machine.
I'm stumped -- everything looks right, but it just won't work...
Well, I'm not sitting in front of the computer now -- it's at another house. However, I took some notes and I think that the primary machine (i.e., the one connected to the router) is .101. I know that the other Dell is .102...
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Posted February 6th, 2004 02:00
Yes, both of the other computers get their own IP addresses. Is that what you mean?
Please bear in mind that I am by no means an expert on home networking. I even bought "Wireless Networking for Dummies," but, apparently, I am even beyond that level of help...