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New Router and Sharing files
I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router.
It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. |
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New Router and Sharing files
Kay wrote:
I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router. It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. You haven't provided much information to go on, but I suspect that the problem(s) have to do with the configuration of your firewalls and/or the printer port setup. That is, the new router probably uses a different subnet than the previous one. Check your firewall configuration (on both computers) to make sure that you are permitting traffic from the correct subnet (for your new Linksys router, that's probably 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255). This should fix the file sharing problem but may or may not fix the printer problem. If not ... Right click on the icon for your wireless printer in Printers and Faxes (on the laptop; you said the desktop is OK), select Properties, click the Ports tab, and highlight the port that is selected for use with this printer (it should be a "HP Standard TCP/IP port"). Click the "Configure Port" button and check the box for "Printer name or IP address." If it is a name rather than an IP address, make sure that the box to "Always print to this device, even if its IP address changes" is checked. For more reliable operation, change the printer to use a static IP address (see the printer's User Guide), making sure that the address you select is (a) in the correct subnet and (b) outside of the range of IP addresses provided by the router's DHCP server. Then enter the static IP address on the configure port page. Don't forget to make a corresponding change on the other computer! -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
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New Router and Sharing files
Kay wrote:
I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router. It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. You haven't provided much information to go on, but I suspect that the problem(s) have to do with the configuration of your firewalls and/or the printer port setup. That is, the new router probably uses a different subnet than the previous one. Check your firewall configuration (on both computers) to make sure that you are permitting traffic from the correct subnet (for your new Linksys router, that's probably 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255). This should fix the file sharing problem but may or may not fix the printer problem. If not ... Right click on the icon for your wireless printer in Printers and Faxes (on the laptop; you said the desktop is OK), select Properties, click the Ports tab, and highlight the port that is selected for use with this printer (it should be a "HP Standard TCP/IP port"). Click the "Configure Port" button and check the box for "Printer name or IP address." If it is a name rather than an IP address, make sure that the box to "Always print to this device, even if its IP address changes" is checked. For more reliable operation, change the printer to use a static IP address (see the printer's User Guide), making sure that the address you select is (a) in the correct subnet and (b) outside of the range of IP addresses provided by the router's DHCP server. Then enter the static IP address on the configure port page. Don't forget to make a corresponding change on the other computer! -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
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On Feb 25, 6:33*pm, Lem lemp40@unknownhost wrote:
Kay wrote: I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. *Previously, I had a G router. * It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. *The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. *Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. *The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. * Any suggestions would be very appreciated. *I am desperate at this point. *I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. You haven't provided much information to go on, but I suspect that the problem(s) have to do with the configuration of your firewalls and/or the printer port setup. That is, the new router probably uses a different subnet than the previous one. *Check your firewall configuration (on both computers) to make sure that you are permitting traffic from the correct subnet (for your new Linksys router, that's probably 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255). This should fix the file sharing problem but may or may not fix the printer problem. If not ... Right click on the icon for your wireless printer in Printers and Faxes (on the laptop; you said the desktop is OK), select Properties, click the Ports tab, and highlight the port that is selected for use with this printer (it should be a "HP Standard TCP/IP port"). Click the "Configure Port" button and check the box for "Printer name or IP address." If it is a name rather than an IP address, make sure that the box to "Always print to this device, even if its IP address changes" is checked. For more reliable operation, change the printer to use a static IP address (see the printer's User Guide), making sure that the address you select is (a) in the correct subnet and (b) outside of the range of IP addresses provided by the router's DHCP server. Then enter the static IP address on the configure port page. Don't forget to make a corresponding change on the other computer! -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_.../compessay.htm Another point is to check in the anti-virus so as o make sure that the wireless SSID is not blocked. If the anti-virus was installed with the 11G router installed, the anti-virus might be turning off the wireless network because it does not match the previous wireless network SSID. |
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On Feb 25, 6:33*pm, Lem lemp40@unknownhost wrote:
Kay wrote: I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. *Previously, I had a G router. * It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. *The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. *Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. *The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. * Any suggestions would be very appreciated. *I am desperate at this point. *I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. You haven't provided much information to go on, but I suspect that the problem(s) have to do with the configuration of your firewalls and/or the printer port setup. That is, the new router probably uses a different subnet than the previous one. *Check your firewall configuration (on both computers) to make sure that you are permitting traffic from the correct subnet (for your new Linksys router, that's probably 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255). This should fix the file sharing problem but may or may not fix the printer problem. If not ... Right click on the icon for your wireless printer in Printers and Faxes (on the laptop; you said the desktop is OK), select Properties, click the Ports tab, and highlight the port that is selected for use with this printer (it should be a "HP Standard TCP/IP port"). Click the "Configure Port" button and check the box for "Printer name or IP address." If it is a name rather than an IP address, make sure that the box to "Always print to this device, even if its IP address changes" is checked. For more reliable operation, change the printer to use a static IP address (see the printer's User Guide), making sure that the address you select is (a) in the correct subnet and (b) outside of the range of IP addresses provided by the router's DHCP server. Then enter the static IP address on the configure port page. Don't forget to make a corresponding change on the other computer! -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_.../compessay.htm Another point is to check in the anti-virus so as o make sure that the wireless SSID is not blocked. If the anti-virus was installed with the 11G router installed, the anti-virus might be turning off the wireless network because it does not match the previous wireless network SSID. |
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Kay wrote: I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router. It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. Make sure both computers are in the same workgroup. For example, If your old XP Box is on the group "WORKGROUP" and the new one is in group "MAHOME", they are not playing in the same sandbox. Especially if the newer computer is VISTA, all bets are off. The reply about "same subnet" is VERY important to simplifying your life. Lurker |
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Kay wrote: I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router. It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. Make sure both computers are in the same workgroup. For example, If your old XP Box is on the group "WORKGROUP" and the new one is in group "MAHOME", they are not playing in the same sandbox. Especially if the newer computer is VISTA, all bets are off. The reply about "same subnet" is VERY important to simplifying your life. Lurker |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:06:38 -0500, LURKER
wrote: Kay wrote: I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router. It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. Make sure both computers are in the same workgroup. For example, If your old XP Box is on the group "WORKGROUP" and the new one is in group "MAHOME", they are not playing in the same sandbox. Especially if the newer computer is VISTA, all bets are off. The reply about "same subnet" is VERY important to simplifying your life. Lurker Having both computers in the same workgroup makes some network functions, such as browsing My Network Places in Windows XP, easier. If a network is having problems, it's worth a try. But it isn't necessary to have both computers in the same workgroup. A computer in any workgroup can access a computer in any workgroup. To access another computer, regardless of what workgroup it's in, type the computer's name, in XP's Start Run box or in Vista's Start Start Search box, in this format: \\computer -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:06:38 -0500, LURKER
wrote: Kay wrote: I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router. Previously, I had a G router. It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless laptop. The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the wireless laptop. Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network, but with the computer. The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I am desperate at this point. I am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't print or access files on the main. Make sure both computers are in the same workgroup. For example, If your old XP Box is on the group "WORKGROUP" and the new one is in group "MAHOME", they are not playing in the same sandbox. Especially if the newer computer is VISTA, all bets are off. The reply about "same subnet" is VERY important to simplifying your life. Lurker Having both computers in the same workgroup makes some network functions, such as browsing My Network Places in Windows XP, easier. If a network is having problems, it's worth a try. But it isn't necessary to have both computers in the same workgroup. A computer in any workgroup can access a computer in any workgroup. To access another computer, regardless of what workgroup it's in, type the computer's name, in XP's Start Run box or in Vista's Start Start Search box, in this format: \\computer -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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