Linksys EatherFast Cable/DSL Router....

[wxman]

I've had it for several months now, and I love it. However... I've not been able to get it to work as a hub/router. I'd still like to be able to share files across systems. Ideas? Its probably something really little just sitting infront of my face, and I'm missing it.

--Scott

 

[Vrangel]

Hmmm...you enabled file sharing in control panel/network, didnt you ?

 

[luv2chill]

First off, what OS are you running on the computers you want to share files on?

I assume you just want a peer to peer system. Like Vrangel said you need to enable file/printer sharing, but you also need to install the NetBEUI protocol.

The exact setup will depend on what version of Windows you're running though.

l2c

 

[wxman]

Yup, Files and printer sharing is enabled... But I actually use an A/B switch for printing. Saves the other PC from taking a hit when I spool a job to the printer. NetBEUI is installed and enabled.
Both machines are running Win98SE... with the latest service packs and updates from MS. One computer has the Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter installed, with NDISWAN checked under the Bindings tab. Humm.
There is an option in the Linksys setup that offer a router or gateway option, not both. Could this be what I'm missing. What about mapping the drives... This was so much easier when just using a hub.

 

[luv2chill]

wxman--

the linksys, in essence, IS a hub... well, it's a switch actually, but a switch is just a smart hub working in layer 2.

getting peer to peer working right in windows is sometimes tricky. but there's nothing you need to set up in the linksys configuration. the gateway/router setting isn't related at all. it deals with whether that router is on the edge of a network or inside it.

can you ping the ip addresses? For instance, open the MS-DOS prompt, and type ping xx.xx.xx.xx where that is the IP of your other computer. I am assuming you are using internal IPs dynamically assigned from the DHCP server inside the router (this is the default). So your computers will likely be 192.168.0.100 and 192.168.0.101. Try pinging one from the other.

Assuming you get a reply (which you should if your networking cable and router and nics are working). Next thing to do would be to go to Start-->Find-->Computer and type in the name or IP of the other computer on the network and see if that finds it.

Often the problem with Network Neighborhood is that computers don't always show up there. But the Find Computer function always works for me. Then once you're there you can see the shared folders and then just map them as drive letters.

hope that helps.

l2c