Network not recognized by desktop PC

by lightsluvr Mar 29, 2006 4:32AM PST

I am new to wireless networking. I am trying to share files between my 2 computers but they do not recognize each other on the network. My desktop is running windows xp home edition, laptop is Gateway running windows xp media center edition; they are connected by a linksys WRT54G wireless router; I have a dsl modem westell 2200. Both connect to the internet easily, I have run the network setup wizard on both systems. On the desktop, I can't find my network places. On the laptop-when I try to view other computer in my workgroup, nothing shows up. I tried even after disabling my firewalls.

Help!

kathy

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Network

by Darton Fury Mar 29, 2006 5:14AM PST

Do you mean to say that your start menu on the desktop doesn't have My Network Places? If this is the case, R-click the start button and select properties, click start menu tab, customize, advanced tab, scroll down and check the box My Network places. Now, from command prompt type, ipconfig /all and post the results here.

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results

by lightsluvr Mar 29, 2006 8:48AM PST

Thanks. Here are my results:

C:\Documents and Settings\Kathryn Jackson.KATSTOY>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : katstoy
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : myhome.westell.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myhome.westell.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-5B-08-44-A8
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 71.242.0.12
151.197.0.38
Lease Obtained. .Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Kathryn Jackson.KATSTOY>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : katstoy
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : myhome.westell.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myhome.westell.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-5B-08-44-A8
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 71.242.0.12
151.197.0.38
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:21:12 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:21:12 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Kathryn Jackson.KATSTOY> . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:21:12 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:21:12 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Kathryn Jackson.KATSTOY>

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IP Config

by Kono Kusotare Mar 30, 2006 3:08AM PST

What is the IP Configuration of the other computer? Didn't you state that this is a wireless network? The adapter shown is Ethernet which would require a cable to your router.

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clarify

by lightsluvr Mar 30, 2006 5:15AM PST

Let me clarify; I have a wired desktop and a wireless notebook that I am trying to network.. Here is the ipconfig for my notebook.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner.kathy>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kathy
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : myhome.westell.com

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myhome.westell.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-5D-22-45
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.109
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 71.242.0.12
151.197.0.38
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:01:50 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 31, 2006 9:01:50 AM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Eth
ernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-B8-8E-7A-E9

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner.kathy>

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a checklist

by linkit Mar 30, 2006 5:33AM PST

- Workgroup name is EXACTLY the same on each computer
- share a folder on each computer
- tell personal firewalls on each computer to allow connections from a trusted IP range. (This is automatically done for you with some firewalls.)

What personal firewall do you have installed? ZoneAlarm, McAfee, Norton Internet Security, Windows XP firewall, other?

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