Author: Michael Yee
Date: 12:12:28 03/22/04
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On March 22, 2004 at 14:17:46, Chessfun wrote: >On March 22, 2004 at 00:40:17, Nick Rowe wrote: > >> I have recently gotten a second computer and have wanted to network the two >>computers. One of the computers is connected to my router wirelessly(computer >>A) and the other cmputer is hard wired(computer B). The hard wired computer(B) >>can see and access files on the wireless computer(A). The wireless computer(A) >>can see the wired computer(B), but can not access it or files. Both computers >>have sharing activated. >> >>If i ever get this to work can programs play each other directly through a >>network? >> >>Thanks > >I have a similar problem myself. >4 pc's wireless networked 2 x XP 2600 and 2 x AMD 1400 XP's using Win XP Home >and the 1400's using Win 98 SE. > >The wireless network works fine for cable sharing but for simple file sharing it >won't. Further if I enable file sharing on any WIN 98 SE machine then they lose >the wireless connection. > >And although file sharing is enabled on both XP machines they can't even see >each other. I have run network wizard and looked all over the net. Seems to me >the problem is related to the main XP machine which is connected to the internet >via a modem and router that it don't record on my machine as a wireless adapter >and naturally it don't have an adapter it has the router. > >In your case though if these two PC's are next to each other you can simply put >a null modem cable in your Com ports and they will autoplay without problem. > >For me right now I transfer files using a USB memory stick but it's still a >pain. > >Sarah. I "had" a similar problem--several WinXP machines on a wireless network not seeing each other for file sharing. (None was directly connected to my cable modem.) For me, it turned out that I needed to add the whole range of possible local IP addresses to each ZoneAlarm firewall's "trusted zone", i.e., 192.168.1.100 through 192.168.1.200 or whatever. Now they seem to be playing nicely... (Note: Maybe this method isn't too safe, but at least MAC address filtering is set up.) Michael
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