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Shannon Jacobs
Seems to be a pretty scarce topic. Does that mean it's really a trivial
problem? I would like to hope so, though I've had no success untrivializing
it so far. Mayhaps the problem is with my Japanese reading, so I've included
the related Japanese newsgroup. (All of the machines involved are Japanese
and running Japanese versions of all of the relevant programs and OSes. I
read Japanese computer lingo moderately well, if slowly. $BF|K\8l$NEz$($G$b$$(B
$B$$$G$9!#(B)
Situation: Two Windows XP machines, both IBM ThinkPads with built-in 802.11
capability. Both machines have been connected to various networks at various
times, so I'm certain their hardware is okay. I'd like to connect them to
each other using an ad hoc network, but no success so far. My initial goal
is file sharing, though I may go on to ICS if I get that far.
Initial actions: Following various guidelines found on the Web, I have
configured the ad hoc connection several times. In all cases, the steps seem
to be more or less the same, though there are slight variations. No luck.
Corrective actions so far: All firewalls disabled. IBM Access Connections
uninstalled and reinstalled on one of the machines. The two machines
continue to ignore each other. Their responses to the 'network repair'
command are slightly different. One of them eventually responds with a
message telling me to contact my system administrator, and the other one
just keeps on trying.
Suspicion 1: Perhaps the problem is that the two computers have slightly
different 802.11 capabilities, and I somehow need to limit the newer one to
what the older one understands? (My reading suggests that this part should
be automatic, however?)
Suspicion 2: Perhaps the preinstalled IBM Access Connnections may be the
culprit, since it is a powerful connection management tool, and it may be
too smart for my own good. I have not been able to make much out of its
complicated Japanese explanations, so I have just been trying to ignore it
by working from the "normal" instructions. I have not been able to find
sufficient English documentation for that program (and reinstalling it also
failed to provide English at any level).
Suspicion 3: It may be the case that some of my earlier experiments have
disabled or misconfigured some obscure setting.
Diagnostic suggestions? Tips or hints would also be appreciated.
problem? I would like to hope so, though I've had no success untrivializing
it so far. Mayhaps the problem is with my Japanese reading, so I've included
the related Japanese newsgroup. (All of the machines involved are Japanese
and running Japanese versions of all of the relevant programs and OSes. I
read Japanese computer lingo moderately well, if slowly. $BF|K\8l$NEz$($G$b$$(B
$B$$$G$9!#(B)
Situation: Two Windows XP machines, both IBM ThinkPads with built-in 802.11
capability. Both machines have been connected to various networks at various
times, so I'm certain their hardware is okay. I'd like to connect them to
each other using an ad hoc network, but no success so far. My initial goal
is file sharing, though I may go on to ICS if I get that far.
Initial actions: Following various guidelines found on the Web, I have
configured the ad hoc connection several times. In all cases, the steps seem
to be more or less the same, though there are slight variations. No luck.
Corrective actions so far: All firewalls disabled. IBM Access Connections
uninstalled and reinstalled on one of the machines. The two machines
continue to ignore each other. Their responses to the 'network repair'
command are slightly different. One of them eventually responds with a
message telling me to contact my system administrator, and the other one
just keeps on trying.
Suspicion 1: Perhaps the problem is that the two computers have slightly
different 802.11 capabilities, and I somehow need to limit the newer one to
what the older one understands? (My reading suggests that this part should
be automatic, however?)
Suspicion 2: Perhaps the preinstalled IBM Access Connnections may be the
culprit, since it is a powerful connection management tool, and it may be
too smart for my own good. I have not been able to make much out of its
complicated Japanese explanations, so I have just been trying to ignore it
by working from the "normal" instructions. I have not been able to find
sufficient English documentation for that program (and reinstalling it also
failed to provide English at any level).
Suspicion 3: It may be the case that some of my earlier experiments have
disabled or misconfigured some obscure setting.
Diagnostic suggestions? Tips or hints would also be appreciated.