"Andy Baker" <abaker@NOSPAMvanputer.com> wrote in message
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>I have a CE device that needs to access a Vista PC that is plugged into a
>wireless router/network switch. When both the CE device and the PC are
>connected wirelessly to the router, I can ping the router from both and I
>can ping the CE device from the Vista PC, but not the other way around. If
>I connect an ethernet cable to the router instead of connecting wirelessly,
>I can ping the PC from the CE device.
>    I presume I need to set up some sort of routing on the wireless router
> to tell it to pass packets from the CE device to the PC, but I haven't
> much idea of how to do it. The CE device, PC and router all have static IP
> addresses and the router is a BT Voyager 2100. Thanks in advance for any
> help.
>
> Andy Baker
>
>

"Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" <nore***@chicagotech.net> wrote in message
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> Could both PC and PC be in different subnets? Posting the results of
> ipconfig /all on both computers may help.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Andy Baker" <abaker@NOSPAMvanputer.com> wrote in message
> news:Ua-dnSb01bjejXrUnZ2dnUVZ8qSdnZ2d@posted.plusnet...
>>I have a CE device that needs to access a Vista PC that is plugged into a
>>wireless router/network switch. When both the CE device and the PC are
>>connected wirelessly to the router, I can ping the router from both and I
>>can ping the CE device from the Vista PC, but not the other way around. If
>>I connect an ethernet cable to the router instead of connecting
>>wirelessly, I can ping the PC from the CE device.
>>    I presume I need to set up some sort of routing on the wireless router
>> to tell it to pass packets from the CE device to the PC, but I haven't
>> much idea of how to do it. The CE device, PC and router all have static
>> IP addresses and the router is a BT Voyager 2100. Thanks in advance for
>> any help.
>>
>> Andy Baker
>>
>>
>

"Andy Baker" <abaker@NOSPAMvanputer.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Bob
>
> Thanks for getting back to me.
>
> The static IP addresses (from IPConfig on the Vista PC) are:-
>    Router 192.168.1.1
>    CE device 192.168.1.97
>    Vista PC 192.168.1.12
> and the subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0 in each case. I am no
> networking expert but I believe that this means they are on the same
> subnet.  Is there anything else I need to set up in Vista. As I say, I can
> ping the handheld CE device from the PC but not the PC from the handheld -
> this suggests something to do with the router to me.
>
> Andy Baker
>
> "Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" <nore***@chicagotech.net> wrote in message
> news:OErYmEpvJHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Could both PC and PC be in different subnets? Posting the results of
>> ipconfig /all on both computers may help.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Andy Baker" <abaker@NOSPAMvanputer.com> wrote in message
>> news:Ua-dnSb01bjejXrUnZ2dnUVZ8qSdnZ2d@posted.plusnet...
>>>I have a CE device that needs to access a Vista PC that is plugged into a
>>>wireless router/network switch. When both the CE device and the PC are
>>>connected wirelessly to the router, I can ping the router from both and I
>>>can ping the CE device from the Vista PC, but not the other way around.
>>>If I connect an ethernet cable to the router instead of connecting
>>>wirelessly, I can ping the PC from the CE device.
>>>    I presume I need to set up some sort of routing on the wireless
>>> router to tell it to pass packets from the CE device to the PC, but I
>>> haven't much idea of how to do it. The CE device, PC and router all have
>>> static IP addresses and the router is a BT Voyager 2100. Thanks in
>>> advance for any help.
>>>
>>> Andy Baker
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:07:32 +0100, "Andy Baker" <abaker@NOSPAMvanputer.com>
wrote:

>I have a CE device that needs to access a Vista PC that is plugged into a
>wireless router/network switch. When both the CE device and the PC are
>connected wirelessly to the router, I can ping the router from both and I
>can ping the CE device from the Vista PC, but not the other way around. If I
>connect an ethernet cable to the router instead of connecting wirelessly, I
>can ping the PC from the CE device.
>    I presume I need to set up some sort of routing on the wireless router
>to tell it to pass packets from the CE device to the PC, but I haven't much
>idea of how to do it. The CE device, PC and router all have static IP
>addresses and the router is a BT Voyager 2100. Thanks in advance for any
>help.
>
>Andy Baker