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blackhawk · 08-10-2006, 08:21 AM

Newbie question about setting up a network.

I have a combined wireless adsl/router (netgear 834G) connected to a desktop PC via ethernet (router IP is 192.168.0.1, PC NIC is 192.168.0.2).
Wireless is turned on and I can connect a laptop (IP 192.168.0.3) wirelessly to the internet.
I also have an Asus w500g wireless router that I want to eventually connect to a Topfield PVR.
I cannot see the desktop from the laptop or vice-versa.
What am I doing wrong?
Do I need another NIC in the desktop connected into the router in order to be onto a network, or to run a hub from the router back to teh desktop?

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

heatwave · 08-10-2006, 08:22 AM

This is usually due to the firewalls on the PC and laptop not allowing outside viewing. You need to set up the other machines' ip addresses on the other computer in the trusted zone. Can you do this? If not what firewalls are you using and we may be able to suggest how?

You also need to enable the folders for sharing by a workgroup (this presumes you are using Windows).

blackhawk · 08-10-2006, 08:22 AM

Yes both are using windows xp pro.
I'm really not sure what I am doing. The desktop has the windows firewall enabled, and the router has a firewall as well. I dont think the laptop has anything running.
All drives on the computers have had sharing enabled.

heatwave · 08-10-2006, 08:22 AM

Check the laptop by going into Start - Control Panel and select Windows Firewall. That should tell you whether your laptop is running a firewall.

blackhawk · 08-10-2006, 08:23 AM

The desktop has the windows firewall enabled but the laptop doesn't (box not ticked in Internet Connection Firewall on teh advanced tab for the wireless network connection.

heatwave · 08-10-2006, 08:23 AM

The desktop firewall needs chcking. Go to Start - Control Panel - Windows Firewall. Open the Exceptions tab. There should be a tick in the File and Print sharing box. If not this is the reason the files cannot be seen.

blackhawk · 08-10-2006, 08:23 AM

The file and print sharing exception is already ticked.
Im downloading the zonealarm firewall now.

Can I just check that the way I have these connected is the correct way as I have seen info suggesting that 2 NIC are required?

heatwave · 08-10-2006, 08:24 AM

The connections you describe at the start of the thread seems OK, until you mention the Asus router. I am assuming that the Asus router is not part of the equation yet. I am also not sure about connecting the PVR to a router as the description I found only describes a USB connection. For the PVR to be able to use a router I would expect it to have a NIC or wireless card so that it could support an ip address and form part of the network. Someone more knowledgeable may correct me.

blackhawk · 08-10-2006, 08:24 AM

The asus is definitely not part of the equation yet. That gets hugely more complicated by flashing its firmware to be a linux ftp server which is way beyond me.

Zonealarm has replaced windows firewall on the dsektop, and so far has blocked 680 intrusions!

heatwave · 08-10-2006, 08:24 AM

With Zonealarm go to Firewall tab on the left of the box, Zones tab at the top of the box, and "add" the ip address of the laptop as a trusted site.