Adding a new computer to a wireless network

29 Aug 2006 4:15 PM

Mike

I have a wireless home network with two laptops and a router. I'd like to
add a third laptop and I know that the procedure is to run the "Network
setup Wizard" on it. A few questions though :
-    do I have to rerun the wizard on the other laptops, afterwards ?
-    the last step of the wizard asks if I want to run it on other
computers. Shall I click on "finish" first or run the wizard on the other
laptops and THEN click "finish" ?
-    why is that I can see the shared folders of the second laptop but it is
not listed when I click on "view workgroup computers" ?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

29 Aug 2006 4:27 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
No you do not have to touch the other computers.
You can easily configure the Wireless manually.
My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"Mike" <toocool@no-spam-tin.it> wrote in message
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>I have a wireless home network with two laptops and a router. I'd like to
>add a third laptop and I know that the procedure is to run the "Network
>setup Wizard" on it. A few questions though :
> -    do I have to rerun the wizard on the other laptops, afterwards ?
> -    the last step of the wizard asks if I want to run it on other
> computers. Shall I click on "finish" first or run the wizard on the other
> laptops and THEN click "finish" ?
> -    why is that I can see the shared folders of the second laptop but it
> is not listed when I click on "view workgroup computers" ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike
>

29 Aug 2006 4:52 PM

tidebeck

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"Mike" wrote:

> I have a wireless home network with two laptops and a router. I'd like to
> add a third laptop and I know that the procedure is to run the "Network
> setup Wizard" on it. A few questions though :
> -    do I have to rerun the wizard on the other laptops, afterwards ?
> -    the last step of the wizard asks if I want to run it on other
> computers. Shall I click on "finish" first or run the wizard on the other
> laptops and THEN click "finish" ?
> -    why is that I can see the shared folders of the second laptop but it is
> not listed when I click on "view workgroup computers" ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike
>
>
>

29 Aug 2006 4:56 PM

tidebeck

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"Mike" wrote:

> I have a wireless home network with two laptops and a router. I'd like to
> add a third laptop and I know that the procedure is to run the "Network
> setup Wizard" on it. A few questions though :
> -    do I have to rerun the wizard on the other laptops, afterwards ?
> -    the last step of the wizard asks if I want to run it on other
> computers. Shall I click on "finish" first or run the wizard on the other
> laptops and THEN click "finish" ?
> -    why is that I can see the shared folders of the second laptop but it is
> not listed when I click on "view workgroup computers" ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike
>
>
>