2 Computers, 1 wireless router
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From: Ascertain20 on 24 Aug 2005 20:54 We have 2 computers, 1 upstairs in the living room, one downstairs in the basement. We bought a D-Link DI-524 Wireless router so the computer downstairs could share internet access with the computer here in the living room. The computer downstairs is running Service Pack 1, btw. We got the setups both downstairs and upstairs working, but we can't seem to get the internet access working on the downstairs computer. However, when we hook up the router, the downstairs computer can access the IP address of the router in Internet Explorer. Is there any way we can work around this or fix it somehow short of buying maybe an access point or something else?
From: Jack on 25 Aug 2005 00:38 Hi I would take the downstairs computers and put near the main computer (to rule out Distance problems), configure the connection and make it works. Wireless - Basic Configuration: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html Once you make it working, move the computer back to its intended location. If it stops working you might have a Distance problem and you might need to extend the Wireless distance. The best Method to Extend Wireless Coverage depends heavily on the Specific Envioroment. Look at these pages they describe most of the options that are within the means of Entry Level users, and choose the one that fits you envioroment best. http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html http://www.ezlan.net/antennae.html Jack (MVP-Networking). "Ascertain20" <Ascertain20(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5E1B69E4-5669-400B-AB5C-C334F30DA3F9(a)microsoft.com... > We have 2 computers, 1 upstairs in the living room, one downstairs in the > basement. We bought a D-Link DI-524 Wireless router so the computer > downstairs could share internet access with the computer here in the living > room. The computer downstairs is running Service Pack 1, btw. We got the > setups both downstairs and upstairs working, but we can't seem to get the > internet access working on the downstairs computer. However, when we hook up > the router, the downstairs computer can access the IP address of the router > in Internet Explorer. Is there any way we can work around this or fix it > somehow short of buying maybe an access point or something else?
From: N. Miller on 25 Aug 2005 01:54 On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:54:01 -0700, Ascertain20 wrote: > We have 2 computers, 1 upstairs in the living room, one downstairs in the > basement. We bought a D-Link DI-524 Wireless router so the computer > downstairs could share internet access with the computer here in the living > room. The computer downstairs is running Service Pack 1, btw. We got the > setups both downstairs and upstairs working, but we can't seem to get the > internet access working on the downstairs computer. However, when we hook up > the router, the downstairs computer can access the IP address of the router > in Internet Explorer. Is there any way we can work around this or fix it > somehow short of buying maybe an access point or something else? One issue with vertical separation of the units is the nature of radio signal emission. Imagine dropping a doughnut on the antenna, so the antenna is poking up through the hole. The doughnut shows the radiated signal. You may need to reorient the antenna to angle that doughnut toward the basement location. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
From: David {MVP} on 25 Aug 2005 05:58 However, when we hook up the router, the downstairs computer can access the IP address of the router in Internet Explorer. Unlike the others I hear you saying the wireless is working, or appears to be here. So tell me instead about how you are connecting to the internet? Is it a dial-up connection? Or do you have sometype of broadband connection connected to your wireless router? If you go to the computer downstairs and do | Start (menu) | Run | CMD click OK | Ping 199.41.238.41 do you see something like this; Pinging 199.41.238.41 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 199.41.238.41: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=237 Reply from 199.41.238.41: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=237 Reply from 199.41.238.41: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=237 Reply from 199.41.238.41: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=237 Ping statistics for 199.41.238.41: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 70ms, Maximum = 71ms, Average = 70ms or do you see something like this, Ping request could not find host 199.41.238.47. Please check the name and try again. -- David {MVP} Microsoft Mobile Devices Mobile AntiVirus Researchers Association Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com The MARA Program - http://www.mobileav.org/index.html This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... Spelling and grammar errors left in for those that need a little joy in their life by correcting me. "Ascertain20" <Ascertain20(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5E1B69E4-5669-400B-AB5C-C334F30DA3F9(a)microsoft.com... > We have 2 computers, 1 upstairs in the living room, one downstairs in the > basement. We bought a D-Link DI-524 Wireless router so the computer > downstairs could share internet access with the computer here in the > living > room. The computer downstairs is running Service Pack 1, btw. We got the > setups both downstairs and upstairs working, but we can't seem to get the > internet access working on the downstairs computer. However, when we hook > up > the router, the downstairs computer can access the IP address of the > router > in Internet Explorer. Is there any way we can work around this or fix it > somehow short of buying maybe an access point or something else?
From: N. Miller on 25 Aug 2005 08:06
On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 05:58:42 -0400, David {MVP} wrote: > Is it a dial-up connection? The D-Link DI-524 Wireless router the OP mentioned does not have a means of connecting to a dial-up modem. http://www.dlink.com/products/resource.asp?pid=316&rid=1083&sec=0 -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |