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Name: Foreverdiver
Date: March 24, 2003 at 11:07:18 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: Mobile AMD Athlon XP200+
Comment:

Any Idea??
Thanx

Problem:

-I try two set up a ad hoc between two computers under XP.
-The wireless cards seem to work (green light and card configuration utility OK).
-In the "Network connection panel" the wireless connection icon is NOT visible and the connection is seen as a "local network or high speed connection".
-The "Wireless Zero Configuration Service" is running.
-The two computers do not see each other in the windows network panel. No ping is possible. They do if they are connected through a classical patch cable.


Config:

-ad hoc "network" between one laptop (XP Home) and one workstation (XP Pro).

-2x 11Mbps Wireless PC Card (Wisecom WS-WP100)

-1x PCI adapter (Wisecom WS-WK100)

Driver:

-File: cw10.sys
-Version: 0.29.10.2a




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Response Number 1
Name: Lucid
Date: March 24, 2003 at 15:07:29 Pacific
Reply:

You're trying to hook them up directly? If so, sounds like your "classical patch cable" is a standard Cat5 cable. You have to use a crossover cable....

Might be easier just to get a hub.....


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Response Number 2
Name: Paul H
Date: March 24, 2003 at 15:44:55 Pacific
Reply:

1. Make sure that XP's firewall is off. This is the most critical.

2. Make sure the ip addresses of each computer are in the same range.

3. After doing both 1 and 2 make sure that each computer contains a MATCHING account (both username and password) of the one used to logon to the other. Or enable the guest account on each machine (something I would not recommend).


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Response Number 3
Name: Foreverdiver
Date: March 24, 2003 at 16:12:57 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for answers:

1. About Lucid answer, I am not sure it is relevant, because I just mentionned the cross over cable to explain classical wired networking is set up and account setting is OK. I do not intend to keep working with a cable between the computers, it is just a validating step on the way to wireless.
However thank you for your hint.

2. About Paul H answer, ICF/ICS is OFF, IP adresses are 100.100.100.104 and 100.100.100.105 with submask 255.255.255.0, and user accounts are the same on both computers. I also thank you for your answer.

My impression is that the issue comes from the fact that I do not get the "wireless network connection tab" even if WZC is ON... Something is not detected from XP, and I am looking for knowledge in this very narrow area... The best would be to get a "testimony" from someone using the same Wisecome wireless adapters... So I can compare XP configuration.

Help... (;-))...


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