Subject: Wireless Help Needed? - No File Sharing or Web
bradavon
Newbie
Posts: 2 Registered: 17/5/06 Status: Offline
posted on 17/5/06 at 16:38
Server - Pentium 4, 512Mb, Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Fresh/Clean
Install
Client - Sony Vaio Centrino, 512Mb, Windows XP Pro Edition SP2, Fresh/Clean
Install
Server - Cable & Wireless 802.11G 54MBPS Wireless LAN Mini USB
Adapter
Client - Built-in Wireless
Installed - Ad-hoc, TCP/IP, File and Print Sharing
Server name - peter
Client name - peter-laptop
Both Server/Client Workgroup - rowan89
The server has an ADSL Router plugged into it via a network cable from the
internal network card. I’ve plugged the USB Stick into a spare USB port in
the server.
There is also a second client that is plugged into the ADSL Router
mentioned above too but this isn’t part of the equation.
Internet Connection Sharing is enabled on the Local Area Connection on the
Server as that’s the connection which the ADSL Router is plugged into. I
want to piggy-back the Internet using ICS over the Network connection to
the Wireless USB Stick. I’m sure this is possible.
I ran the Windows XP Wireless Setup Wizard through to completion on the
Server and now both machines see each other connected at 54Mbps. This part
was dead simple!
But the Client Laptop has no Internet access and going into Network
Neighbourhood/View Workgroup Computers on the Laptop only shows
PETER-LAPTOP none of the other computers on the Network.
On the Server I cannot see PETER-LAPTOP and can just see itself (PETER).
The bigger picture: If I ping peter (the server) on the laptop it
recognises the correct IP address but says Unreachable. If I ping
peter-laptop (the client) on the Server it cannot even find Peter at
all.
I’ve also ran the Network Setup Wizard through to completion which worked
fine. The Wireless link is using WPA encryption but switching this off
makes no difference. ZoneAlarm Internet Security running on both is
configured to allow both IP Address’ in the Trusted Zone but again
switching this off makes no difference.
On Monday night for reasons I can’t work out it suddenly kicked into life
with Internet and Full File Sharing access. It was unencrypted at the time
so after I was happy it was working I put the encryption on and haven’t
been able to get it working since. For a short time I just lost Internet
Access and the File Sharing remained now I've lost both.
Last night I started a fresh by completely uninstalling Wireless and
starting again. I’ve ticked/unticked all the necessary boxes (as far as I
know) but no joy. There isn’t really that much to tick/configure.
Both the Wireless USB Stick and Wireless connection on the client laptop
are setup with a static 192.168 unique IP address.
I get the impression it’s the Ad-hoc approach that’s at fault, it seems
really flaky. Do you really need a Wireless Router? (My Dad has only just
bought the Router I was thinking of seeing if I can swap it for a Wireless
version).
When I did this with my computer via a 10/100Mb Wired connection (second
client) all I did was run the Network Setup Wizard and in 5 minutes I was
up and running.
Any help would be appreciated?
p.s - This is the Wireless USB Stick I own: []
[Edited on 26/5/2009 by festprint]
bradavon
Newbie
Posts: 2 Registered: 17/5/06 Status: Offline
posted on 17/5/06 at 16:42
I forgot to say I know it's not a Firewall issue as turning off both
Firewall makes no difference. I'm using ZoneAlarm though on both and it's
configured for the IP Address' to be in the Trusted Zone.
Oh and Thanks in advance.
[Edited on 22/9/2007 by bradavon]
regmigrant
Newbie
Posts: 4 Registered: 11/7/07 Status: Offline
posted on 11/7/07 at 10:43
Off the top of my head I'd say you need to bridge the Lan connections on
the server - ie: the connection sharing device and the wireless connection.
I've had problems with doing this though so take a system restore first in
case you need to return to current state.
You say it all worked 'suddenly' and then died when you added secuirty -
does the 'ping peter' part still work when you have security enabled?
Also going to infrastructure will be much better/easier to configure, make
sure none of the connections have the 'connect only to infrastructure
networks' ticked
