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Subject: New wireless router- networks

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Name: bratman91
Date: January 10, 2008 at 07:06:29 Pacific
Subject: New wireless router- networks
OS: XP SP2
CPU/Ram: AMD 3800+ 2.01 GHz 512 Mb
Model/Manufacturer: AMD 64x2

Comment:

I have a wireless router and have set up a home network for two computers (shared files, shared printer, same workgroup). If I install a new router, will I have to set up the home network from scratch again? I have tried the new router and, although each computer can access the internet through it, the home network seems to have disappeared

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Response Number 1

Name: wanderer
Date: January 10, 2008 at 07:30:08 Pacific
Subject: New wireless router- networks

Reply: (edit)

odds are you have a new ip subnet the router is giving your pcs and as such your windows firewall/other software firewall is blocking your networking. Configure your pc firewall to trust your subnet.
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Response Number 2

Name: StuartS
Date: January 10, 2008 at 09:28:31 Pacific
Subject: New wireless router- networks

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Why do you want another router? One is enough and a second one only introduces complications that are unnecessary.
If you just want to extend the network use a switch. It's a lot easier and cheaper.
Stuart

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Response Number 3

Name: bratman91
Date: January 10, 2008 at 10:11:23 Pacific
Subject: New wireless router- networks

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One at a time is certainly enough but the one I currently have is getting old and I have been given a modern, high-performance router. I don't want to use two routers simultaneously (not sure that this is possible anyway) but simply upgrade.

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Response Number 4

Name: wanderer
Date: January 10, 2008 at 12:09:42 Pacific
Subject: New wireless router- networks

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put the old router in. boot your pcs. go to a cmd prompt and type ipconfig one each. Note the ip address.
Do exactly the same with the new router.
Post the ips from each so we can tell you what to do.
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