Network Problems

[godspeedx]

Currently I have internet access to both of the computers in my house, but I can't get them to see each other, file share, etcetera.

I can ping my second computer from this one and get a reply, but not the other way around.
This is my 1st time setting up a network, so I very well may be doing something stupid.

I have:
D-Link Broadband Router
Linksys Switch

The connection and order is as follows:

Cable Modem - > Router(In port 1, out port 2) - > Switch(In "uplink" out 1 and 2) - > Computers

 

[Matthias99]

Are they both set for DHCP, and on the same subnet?

 

[godspeedx]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
Are they both set for DHCP, and on the same subnet?

I have no idea.

How do I make sure they are?

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Try the following:

Setup File & Print Sharing on the computers.
Make sure that NETBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled in TCP/IP advanced properties.
If all else fails, install NETBEUI protocol on all the machines.

 

[godspeedx]

Originally posted by: gunrunnerjohn
Try the following:

Setup File & Print Sharing on the computers.
Make sure that NETBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled in TCP/IP advanced properties.
If all else fails, install NETBEUI protocol on all the machines.

They're enabled, also DHCP. I think I'll install NETBEUI after I try one more thing when I get back from raking the leaves. =)

 

[StraightPipe]

one question.... why the switch?

i think if you eliminated the switch your netwrok would be more efficent.

the router is "smart" it keeps track of your data, and sends it only to the places it's needed, but the switch sends allsignals to all ports. its very wasteful, and complicates the situation.

i've got a similar setup with most of my PC's on the router, then i added the switch to put my less used PC's on (since i ran out of ports on the router) i've noticed quite a bit of a slowdown on the switched PC's vs the routed ones.

of corse it theres only 2 PC's on it then it probly dsnt make much differnce, just makes it one degree easier to deal with : )

 

[godspeedx]

Originally posted by: StraightPipe
one question.... why the switch?

i think if you eliminated the switch your netwrok would be more efficent.

the router is "smart" it keeps track of your data, and sends it only to the places it's needed, but the switch sends allsignals to all ports. its very wasteful, and complicates the situation.

i've got a similar setup with most of my PC's on the router, then i added the switch to put my less used PC's on (since i ran out of ports on the router) i've noticed quite a bit of a slowdown on the switched PC's vs the routed ones.

of corse it theres only 2 PC's on it then it probly dsnt make much differnce, just makes it one degree easier to deal with : )

Well at first I had no switch, just the router. Then something happened where I thought the router was broke, I don't know why. At the time I thought that the switch was the same thing as a router, so I got that. Then I realized that a router acted as a gateway and firewall and that I needed that in my network so now I've got both.

But I don't think that a switch sends all signals to all ports. I thought that they were also "smart" and send information only to where it's needed.

 

[Matthias99]

Correct. All routers are switches, but not all switches are routers. You're thinking of a hub, which does just sort of broadcast everything to all the connected hosts.

Any luck?