rick3271 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Hi all. First time poster-long time reader. I need some help with my wireless network. I have two machines, both running XP Pro. All updates and no ad/spy ware. The main computer is hardwired into a Linksys Wireless router which is connected to a cable modem. I have a Linksys wireless PCI adapter on the second computer. I have been able to establish an internet connection on both computers with no problems. What I can't do is setup any file or printer sharing between the two. I have run the Network Setup Wizard numerous times and all seems to go well, but when I open "My Network Places" there is nothing there. When I click on "show all computers in the workgroup," I get a message that says I do not have administrative previledges" or cannot connect to network. Can printer/file sharing be setup on a wireless network? If this can be done, could someone walk me through the steps. I have searched and read numerous articles from Google search-most just say to run the set-up wizard. Any help would be appriciated and might help save the little hair I have left.Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 First off make sure you are admin on both machines when trying to set up sharing. Make sure the workgroups is same on both. Keep us posted.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rick3271 Posted February 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Thanks for the reply MikeX. I am the admin. on both computers and they are on the same workgroup. They just will not recognize each other. I must be doing something wrong in the setup-just don't know what it is.Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CurlingSteve Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 (edited) I had a lot of trouble getting mine setup in a similiar configuration; same error message.I don't know why this worked, but when I finally let the Network Setup Wizard create a floppy (instead of saying I'd run the Wizard on the other machine too) things started working.-------------I've seen it recommended that turning off any software firewalls until sharing is established might help. Edited February 19, 2005 by CurlingSteve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Reboot both machines and see what happens. Also, you need to set up your computer for file and printer sharing ability, they can't just be networked. I forget where that's done, but I'll look for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Just to add to the other posts,are you using a software firewall?when using zone alarm firewall, I had to add the NAT IPs of each networked machine to each of the other machines trusted zone in zone alarm config...(ex. 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.3s trusted zone, and vice versa)....(just to test, I'd try disabling all firewalls to eliminate that as an issue)....not saying that it's the problem, but something else you could check.hope it helps,T. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rick3271 Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Thanks for all the help, but to no avail. I do use ZoneAlarm Pro and have disabled them during setup. Printer and file sharing was turned on when I ran the setup wizard. I'm new to networking and apparently have not found the solution to this problem. Of course Linksys support was no help. The almost English speaking tech said that Linksys does not support printer and file sharing and referred me to an article that just said to run the setup wizard. I am confident that this network can be setup if I can just find the right combination. As I said in original post, these two machines are sharing the internet connection with no problem, but there is nothing in the Network Neighborhood. Could the firewall in the router be preventing this setup? Any more suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 have you used any tools.. like ethereal or even ping the box.. first we need ot know if its making contact at all. I knwo I have my wirless hub connect to a switch. But the time to live for wireless is to short to route through the switch.. I wach on ethereal and tcpdump all the packets but they are rejected by tcp/ip stack as dead. if you need some tools. Knoppix.org.. or search ethereal as they have a windows version.. its free and the only way you cna trouble shoot these problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I know there is a "search for computers on network" button somewhere. Machines I have set up had to be restarted. The routers are not wireless. we use a seperate "radio".M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 search for computers looks at the master browser and asks if they know the machines on the network. With that in mind ethereal is need if you do not see them (or tcpdump) to see the packets and responces the masterbrowser are getting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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