Problem Adding Laptop To Network

[ccbiggs]

This is a small office setup. All computers on the network are running XP.

Our main office computer serves as a server so that we can print through the printer/copier. We have one other desktop that accesses that printer through the main office computer. We all access the internet through a dsl. My laptop is wireless and accesses the internet through the dsl.

I need for my laptop to access our local network through the dsl. I've tried running a couple of things in XP, but it hasn't hooked me up. I really need to be able to print on the big printer.

So, how do I access our local office network?

[johnwill]

Well, first you tell us more about the network.

Make/model of the "DSL" router and/or modem.
Is the "main" office computer a real server, or just a machine running XP and sharing the printer?

Let's see this for the machine with the printer, and for your machine.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands, one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

Note that there is a space before the -n or the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the - or / in the following commands.

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[ccbiggs]

The DSL router is Netopia.

We have 2 desktops attached to it via cables.

1 of those attaches to the printer via a USB cable. The second desktop is able to print through the Netopia router via the 1st desktop

My laptop connects to the internet wirelessly, but is unable to connect through the 1st desktop to the printer. That is what I need to do.

Desktop 1........... Router............ Desktop 2
I
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Printer



Here's the result of the command line prompt:


Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Cyle Clayton>NBSTAT -n
'NBSTAT' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Cyle Clayton>NBTSTAT -n

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.94] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
LAPTOP <00> UNIQUE Registered
LAPTOP <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

C:\Documents and Settings\Cyle Clayton>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LAPTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Networ
k Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-02-60-6D-9E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.94
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:27:46 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:27:46 PM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D4-2F-71-A4

C:\Documents and Settings\Cyle Clayton>

[johnwill]

How about the machine with the printer, I need to see the IPCONFIG /ALL for that too.

[ccbiggs]

Here's the desktop that's connected to the printer.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Debbie Martinez>NBTSTAT -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.24] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
DEBBIE <00> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
DEBBIE <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Documents and Settings\Debbie Martinez>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Debbie
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-76-DD-DD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.24
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:25:39 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:25:39 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Debbie Martinez>

[johnwill]

Can you ping each way between the two machines by computer name?