Help, wired and wireless network...

[DHawk]

Hi,

I currently have 3 PC's in a network.

2 are hardwired to a router that connects to my cable modem, for these PC's
I can share files and printers.

The last PC connects to a wireless router, which in turn, connects to the
router mentioned above. This PC cannot join the workgroup. It has internet
access, but not LAN access.

Any ideas on what I need to do?

All PCs are Win XP

DHawk

 

[nkjg]

Sorry, your post is a little confusing...

Are you "daisy-chaining" the wireless router to the wired
router? If so, do you mean that you have a wireless
access point, and not a wireless router?

If you have a wireless router, it should have some LAN
ports on it, so I'd suggest just using that router and
get rid of the daisy-chain.

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi,

I currently have 3 PC's in a network.

2 are hardwired to a router that connects to my cable modem, for these PC's
I can share files and printers.

The last PC connects to a wireless router, which in turn, connects to the
router mentioned above. This PC cannot join the workgroup. It has internet
access, but not LAN access.

Any ideas on what I need to do?

All PCs are Win XP

DHawk

Two possible solutions:

1. Remove the first router, and use only the wireless router for all
of the computers.

2. Keep both routers, but use the wireless router as an access point
only, not as a router.
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