switch trouble

27 Sep 2006 10:20 AM

Morose

Hi all,

I had a quick look for previous question like this but couldn't find
anything - so here goes.

I have a laptop and a desktop both running XP pro SP2 , and I wanted to link
them together so the laptop could share my desktops wireless web connection.
So I bought a Netgear FS605 fast ethernet swtich, and have plugged both PCs
in and enabled the connections.

Both computers after searching for an IP address are now reporting limited
or no connectivity on the relevant connections.

What's going wrong? I've tried slowing both network cards down to 10MBps
half duplex, and that hasn't helped.

ANy ideas would be massively appreciated.

Morose

27 Sep 2006 12:40 PM

Malke

Morose wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> I had a quick look for previous question like this but couldn't find
> anything - so here goes.
>
> I have a laptop and a desktop both running XP pro SP2 , and I wanted
> to link them together so the laptop could share my desktops wireless
> web connection. So I bought a Netgear FS605 fast ethernet swtich, and
> have plugged both PCs in and enabled the connections.
>
> Both computers after searching for an IP address are now reporting
> limited or no connectivity on the relevant connections.
>
> What's going wrong? I've tried slowing both network cards down to
> 10MBps half duplex, and that hasn't helped.

You apparently already have a wireless router since your desktop is
connecting to the Internet wirelessly. There is no need for a switch
and you should remove it. You merely need to use the existing wireless
network. Here are links to help you:

Wireless - Basic Configuration -
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless - Basic Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
http://www.ezlan.net/#wireless

If the laptop is not already informing you that there is a wireless
network available, perhaps the wireless adapter is turned off. Refer to
the laptop manual for details.

Malke

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27 Sep 2006 12:54 PM

Morose

Thanks for the reply, sadly my laptop isn't new enough to have a wireless
adaptor... just a bog standard wired one. Since i had the switch lying
around i thought i'd take the wired approach.

By setting the IP settings manually (see below), I got the connections to
show connectivity, but i now get an error whenever i try and enable ICS on
the wireless connection on my desktop. It reports an error but gives a null
code.

I've set the IP settings up as follows:

Desktop wireless connection:
Automatically assign (IP address of adaptor 192.168.2.4, IP address of
wireless router 192.168.2.1

Desktop wired connection:
IP address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.0.1
Primary DNS 192.168.0.1

Laptop wired connection:
IP address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.0.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.0.1

Any more help would be really appreciated.

Morose

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"Malke" wrote:

> Morose wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I had a quick look for previous question like this but couldn't find
> > anything - so here goes.
> >
> > I have a laptop and a desktop both running XP pro SP2 , and I wanted
> > to link them together so the laptop could share my desktops wireless
> > web connection. So I bought a Netgear FS605 fast ethernet swtich, and
> > have plugged both PCs in and enabled the connections.
> >
> > Both computers after searching for an IP address are now reporting
> > limited or no connectivity on the relevant connections.
> >
> > What's going wrong? I've tried slowing both network cards down to
> > 10MBps half duplex, and that hasn't helped.
>
> You apparently already have a wireless router since your desktop is
> connecting to the Internet wirelessly. There is no need for a switch
> and you should remove it. You merely need to use the existing wireless
> network. Here are links to help you:
>
> Wireless - Basic Configuration -
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless - Basic Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> http://www.ezlan.net/#wireless
>
> If the laptop is not already informing you that there is a wireless
> network available, perhaps the wireless adapter is turned off. Refer to
> the laptop manual for details.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

27 Sep 2006 2:13 PM

Malke

Morose wrote:

> Thanks for the reply, sadly my laptop isn't new enough to have a
> wireless
> adaptor... just a bog standard wired one. Since i had the switch
> lying around i thought i'd take the wired approach.

I'm sorry I misunderstood you. The wireless router confused me. Still,
if you have a router there is no reason for a switch unless you want to
connect more computers/devices to the router than there are available
LAN ports on the router. The switch cannot give you DHCP or DNS. Remove
the switch and either connect the laptop directly to one of the
router's LAN ports with an ethernet cable or purchase a laptop wireless
card and connect wirelessly.

Malke

--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User