How can I setup this home network?

30 Sep 2006 1:14 AM

stktung

Hey guys,

I have some problems setting up my home network .. any help will be
greatly appreciated.

My network is currently setup as such

DSL Modem

The problem with this setup is that my laptop cannot see and access
Computer A (probably becos the wireless router and laptop is on its own
sepearate subnet?).

Is there a way I can connect my laptop to computer A with this setup?

We've had really bad experiences with many routers and so we cannot go
for modem->wireless router->Server/Router instead.

Any pointers would really help! Thank you in advance!

-Stung

30 Sep 2006 2:44 AM

BobC

On 29 Sep 2006 18:14:34 -0700, stkt***@yahoo.com wrote:

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> Hey guys,
>
> I have some problems setting up my home network .. any help will be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> My network is currently setup as such
>
> DSL Modem
>   |
>   |->Server/Router (machine running on windows XP)
>        |
>        |->Netgear Wireless Router
>        |    |
>        |    |->Laptop (connected wireless running on XP)
>        |
>        |->Computer A (connected wire running on XP)
>
> The problem with this setup is that my laptop cannot see and access
> Computer A (probably becos the wireless router and laptop is on its own
> sepearate subnet?).
>
> Is there a way I can connect my laptop to computer A with this setup?
>
> We've had really bad experiences with many routers and so we cannot go
> for modem->wireless router->Server/Router instead.
>
> Any pointers would really help! Thank you in advance!
>
> -Stung

You could do it correctly, modem > router > computers.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/russel_hni.mspx

30 Sep 2006 11:44 AM

Richard G. Harper

Turn off the router and DHCP features of your wireless router, make it only
a wireless access point - the manual and/or Netgear site will have
instructions on how to do this.

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> Hey guys,
>
> I have some problems setting up my home network .. any help will be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> My network is currently setup as such
>
> DSL Modem
> |
> |->Server/Router (machine running on windows XP)
>       |
>       |->Netgear Wireless Router
>       |    |
>       |    |->Laptop (connected wireless running on XP)
>       |
>       |->Computer A (connected wire running on XP)
>
> The problem with this setup is that my laptop cannot see and access
> Computer A (probably becos the wireless router and laptop is on its own
> sepearate subnet?).
>
> Is there a way I can connect my laptop to computer A with this setup?
>
> We've had really bad experiences with many routers and so we cannot go
> for modem->wireless router->Server/Router instead.
>
> Any pointers would really help! Thank you in advance!
>
> -Stung
>