File Sharing - Wireless Network

[J.S.]

I have 2 computers connected with a Linksys wireless
router. The Notebook can access the internet with no
problems.

When I first got the notebook I connected to the router
using the CAT5 and had no trouble mapping drives or
sharing. Since using the wireless connection no sharing
of any kind, nor printer sharing.

When I run the network wizard it creates a bridge for the
connections but to no avail. I've deleted these bridges
and tried to start over, each time XP creates a new
bridge and now I'm up to Bridge 17!.

Why and I not getting to connect to the other
computer/network printer and WHY does XP not reset the
bridge numbers..

The network will no longer work with the Ethernet cable
either.

I've installed sharing on friends computers and had no
issues whatsoever.

[Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]]

what happens if you unbridge, then go in and DISABLE the wired
connection in the network window (start, run, ncpa.cpl [ok] then right
click the connection and then click disable) before you run the
wizard?

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:08:01 -0700, "J.S." > wrote:

>I have 2 computers connected with a Linksys wireless
>router. The Notebook can access the internet with no
>problems.
>
>When I first got the notebook I connected to the router
>using the CAT5 and had no trouble mapping drives or
>sharing. Since using the wireless connection no sharing
>of any kind, nor printer sharing.
>
>When I run the network wizard it creates a bridge for the
>connections but to no avail. I've deleted these bridges
>and tried to start over, each time XP creates a new
>bridge and now I'm up to Bridge 17!.
>
>Why and I not getting to connect to the other
>computer/network printer and WHY does XP not reset the
>bridge numbers..
>
>The network will no longer work with the Ethernet cable
>either.
>
>I've installed sharing on friends computers and had no
>issues whatsoever.

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

Barb, if I understood your instructions correctly, I
followed them this morning but to no avail. I'm a bit
confused, however, because the wizard tells us that we MUST
be connected to the Net as we run the wizard. What ever is
going on with the wizard, it is disconnecting the browser
from the Net, but the computers maintain a "connection"
with the router. Getting it all back up and functioning
again is more like alchemy than trouble shooting.

I would hope that you would continue to think about the
issue, and offer suggestions. I'll try most anything at
this stage.

Thanks for your suggestion,
Woolly
>-----Original Message-----
>what happens if you unbridge, then go in and DISABLE the wired
>connection in the network window (start, run, ncpa.cpl
[ok] then right
>click the connection and then click disable) before you
run the
>wizard?
>
>On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:08:01 -0700, "J.S."
> wrote:
>
>>I have 2 computers connected with a Linksys wireless
>>router. The Notebook can access the internet with no
>>problems.
>>
>>When I first got the notebook I connected to the router
>>using the CAT5 and had no trouble mapping drives or
>>sharing. Since using the wireless connection no sharing
>>of any kind, nor printer sharing.
>>
>>When I run the network wizard it creates a bridge for the
>>connections but to no avail. I've deleted these bridges
>>and tried to start over, each time XP creates a new
>>bridge and now I'm up to Bridge 17!.
>>
>>Why and I not getting to connect to the other
>>computer/network printer and WHY does XP not reset the
>>bridge numbers..
>>
>>The network will no longer work with the Ethernet cable
>>either.
>>
>>I've installed sharing on friends computers and had no
>>issues whatsoever.
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

[Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]]

if you have gotten past the network bridge issue, try to set up file
sharing manually.

You can find a lot of good information on Steve Winograd's site
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm


On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:51:16 -0700,
> wrote:

>Barb, if I understood your instructions correctly, I
>followed them this morning but to no avail. I'm a bit
>confused, however, because the wizard tells us that we MUST
>be connected to the Net as we run the wizard. What ever is
>going on with the wizard, it is disconnecting the browser
>from the Net, but the computers maintain a "connection"
>with the router. Getting it all back up and functioning
>again is more like alchemy than trouble shooting.
>
>I would hope that you would continue to think about the
>issue, and offer suggestions. I'll try most anything at
>this stage.
>
>Thanks for your suggestion,
>Woolly
>>-----Original Message-----
>>what happens if you unbridge, then go in and DISABLE the wired
>>connection in the network window (start, run, ncpa.cpl
>[ok] then right
>>click the connection and then click disable) before you
>run the
>>wizard?
>>
>>On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:08:01 -0700, "J.S."
> wrote:
>>
>>>I have 2 computers connected with a Linksys wireless
>>>router. The Notebook can access the internet with no
>>>problems.
>>>
>>>When I first got the notebook I connected to the router
>>>using the CAT5 and had no trouble mapping drives or
>>>sharing. Since using the wireless connection no sharing
>>>of any kind, nor printer sharing.
>>>
>>>When I run the network wizard it creates a bridge for the
>>>connections but to no avail. I've deleted these bridges
>>>and tried to start over, each time XP creates a new
>>>bridge and now I'm up to Bridge 17!.
>>>
>>>Why and I not getting to connect to the other
>>>computer/network printer and WHY does XP not reset the
>>>bridge numbers..
>>>
>>>The network will no longer work with the Ethernet cable
>>>either.
>>>
>>>I've installed sharing on friends computers and had no
>>>issues whatsoever.
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)