Cannot See Other PC on Wireless Network - help please

[Mike Parmley]

I'm really stumped with a networking problem.

I have a PC with XP Media centre and a PC with ME, with a peer-to-peer
wireless network between them.

The wireless network cards are working fine - they can both see each other.
Both PCs have unique names and the same workgroup name, but neither will see
the other.

When the wireless network is connected My Network Places on each PC only
shows itself - i.e. each PC cannot see the other. I've also tried it with my
firewall on and off - no difference. I've also tried setting the main PC as
a wireless access point - same result.


I've been through all the online help texts I can find, and been through
Home Networking For Dummies from cover to cover, but cannot sort this out.
They all tell me that I should be able to see both PCs in the workgroup, but
I can only see one on each.

Anybody who could point me in the right direction may save me from tearing
out what is left of my hair. (I've been trying to work this out for a week
now)

Cheers

Mike

 

[Shawn Fessenden]

Anybody who could point me in the

right direction may save me from
tearing out what is left of my hair.

Yeah I don't have much either! Check the subnet mask on both computers
(issue ipconfig in a cmd prompt). They need to match. If they don't, open
TCP/IP properties for the cards on both computers and physically set an IP
and subnet mask. For IP, use 192.168.0.101 for one and 192.168.0.102 for the
other. Set both subnet masks to 255.255.255.0. Leave gateway blank. Make
sure both cards are on the same channel and disable WEP until you get it
working. Set Ad Hock mode if you don't have an access point. That's it. Go
to your wireless software and connect.

 

[bobb]

OK, folks.

In networking, we ALWAYS want to know, can you ping each other by
name? by IP address?

Get rid of neubeui, run everything netbios over tcp/ip.

 

[Mike Parmley]

Shawn

Have a virtual beer on me - thanks.

I reset the IP addresses - no joy, but setting up from scratch withWEP
disabled did it. I then switched WEP back on, and it still worked.

Thanks for the help.

Mike