• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

How do you make your wireless laptop share with your wired desktop?

C

chinkgai

Diamond Member
i cant seem to figure it out and i dont quite know exactly what to search for. all the faqs seem to only be concerned with wireless to wireless or wired to wired. i havent been able to find one where it mentions how, or whether its even possible, to have a wireless system be in the same workgroup as a wired system on the same home network router.

although i wasnt able to find anything, im sure this issue has come up for many others other than myself. maybe im just a newbie, but does anyone know? any guidance would be helpful, even a link to a site or something where i can read up. thanks!
 
Just put them in the same workgroup as far as I know. Installing netbeui will probably makes things work better too.
 
i wish it were that easy, its only that easy if they are both wired.

thanks for the suggestion, but any other ideas?
 
A wireless NIC is just a NIC. The primary difference is the medium, copper (usually) vs. microwaves. You may have a problem on that machine, or perhaps an ACL on a router or something but there is no magic method to file sharing over wireless.
 
Originally posted by: chinkgai
i wish it were that easy, its only that easy if they are both wired.

thanks for the suggestion, but any other ideas?
Click to expand...

It really IS that easy. The ONLY difference between a wired network connection and a wireless network connection is the physical medium (wires or radio) that the computer uses to access the network. Otherwise they both work exactly the same way on the network once the connection is established. Apart from creating the wireless connection to the router itself, sharing and accessing resources on a wireless computer is identical to sharing and accessing resources on a wired computer.
 
so why is it that when i plug the laptop into the router with a cat5 cable, i can see my desktop but when i unplug and reconnect with the wireless connection, i no longer can connect???
 
Originally posted by: chinkgai
so why is it that when i plug the laptop into the router with a cat5 cable, i can see my desktop but when i unplug and reconnect with the wireless connection, i no longer can connect???
Click to expand...

Try renewing the IP. It's probable your router is assigning the wired and wireless NICs different IPs and Windows may not be automatically renewing when you switch. Also, you shouldn't have to do this, but try disabling the wired NIC when using the wireless NIC.
 
k i figured it out. i had to run the "set up a home or small office network" wizard

after i ran that, it was connected normally as you guys said earlier.

whats gay is that i didnt have to run it to be connected when i was connected with the cat5

microsoft :roll:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top