Networking wireless and non wireless

Mack · 07-22-2008, 08:08 PM

Hi all,

I have little to no knowledge in this area. Have a question for you. Maybe you can help.

I have a laptop with wireless capability but my desktop hasn't and is connected via a cable to a router which has wireless capabilities. The laptop uses a wireless connection to the router.

Is there a way to network so I can share files between pc and laptop?

Would I get a wireless adapter of some sort for the pc? Since we are both using the same router is there a way to use the router to share files?

This all probibly sounds dumb but as I say I have never looked into this end of things.

If its of any use I have a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC.

The desktop has xp pro and laptop is Vista Home edition.

Thanks for any help in advance.

**lazareth1** · 07-22-2008, 08:53 PM

Not dumb at all! You can indeed setup file and printer sharing on both the laptop and the PC. In fact the network settings should already be setup, so go ahead and share a folder on the laptop and see if you can access it on the PC.

PS !GOD SAVE IRELAND!

Mack · 07-23-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi and thanks for reply.

I have shared a folder on the laptop but I cannot access this folder from the pc.

i have looked through some of the network settings and i'm unsure of what to select.

as I said above I have:-

1 Pc not wireless connected to router via cable running xp Pro.
1 laptop wireless connected to same router wirelessly. Vista Home edition

I have been able to access the router settings via wireless laptop but that as far as I am able.

Any help much appreciated.

**lazareth1** · 07-24-2008, 01:37 AM

The network settings are automatically given to the PC and laptop by the router itself. Have you tried to browse to the shared folder via network neighbourhood?

Mack · 07-24-2008, 03:38 AM

In my network connections

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
1394 connection
pci dial up modem

I cant find anything else.

johnwill · 07-24-2008, 10:41 AM

Let's see this for each of the two computers.

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.

Mack · 07-24-2008, 02:06 PM

Hi JohnWill,

Had a brainwave after your post. Originally, I installed Windows vista on my desktop but for reasons that don't matter here, I created a partition and reinstalled Xp. I didnt bother reparing the Vista boot log so Vista has been hidden since i instaled Xp.

My thought was that maybe Vista had a connection to the Laptop so I fixed the boot and I enabled sharing on the desktop in Vista. When I did that the Laptop showed up in my network folder.

However I cant access the laptop folders as it wants a username a password. I tried the laptops username and password but it didnt work andy ideas?

Anyway, I really want this to work on Xp as I only use that OS. I have attached the info you requested. I have also included the info from the Vista CMD prompt for comparison.

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

D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>NBTSTAT -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.***.*.**] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : michael-4ue4riv
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:08:47
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:08:47

D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>

Below is from Vista CMD Prompt

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Michael>NBTSTAT -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.***.!.***] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
GAMER <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
GAMER <20> UNIQUE Registered

C:\Users\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1846:dbae:3075:2cd0%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:41:34
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 22:41:34
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201326956
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{101449EA-146A-4001-86C1-ACF7D6B59
1DA}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.***.!.***%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.!.***
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Michael>

Mack · 07-24-2008, 02:44 PM

Sorry I couldn't edit to add laptops result here it is now.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Victoria>NBTSTAT -n

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

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.***.***] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

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

C:\Users\Victoria>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

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

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-A9-1F-2C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7836:7747:4df2:3ce0%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.***(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:17:06
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 23:17:06
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.***
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.***
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184556147
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.***
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-9B-60-40
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{278AB31D-F721-4FBD-BC15-5DFF0E26C
F6A}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.***.***%14(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.***.***
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2ca:3024:1c37:3f57:fefd(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3024:1c37:3f57:fefd%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4AD141BF-FF6E-4B63-A7B6-7772A12AE
978}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Victoria>

**gistek** · 07-25-2008, 12:31 PM

Also check to make sure both computers are on the same workgroup

johnwill · 07-25-2008, 02:28 PM

Since you blanked all the meaningful data, those posts were of no use. Try again if you really want assistance.

Mack · 07-25-2008, 04:46 PM

Ok sorry, didn't think you needed that.

Desktop xp

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

D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>NBTSTAT -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.33] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : michael-4ue4riv
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.33
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. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:08:47
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:08:47

D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>

Desktop Vista

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Michael>NBTSTAT -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.33] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
GAMER <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
GAMER <20> UNIQUE Registered

C:\Users\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1846:dbae:3075:2cd0%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.33(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:41:34
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 22:41:34
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201326956
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{101449EA-146A-4001-86C1-ACF7D6B59
1DA}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.33%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Michael>

Laptop Vista

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Victoria>NBTSTAT -n

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

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.2] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

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

C:\Users\Victoria>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

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

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-A9-1F-2C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7836:7747:4df2:3ce0%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:17:06
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 23:17:06
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184556147
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-9B-60-40
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{278AB31D-F721-4FBD-BC15-5DFF0E26C
F6A}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.2%14(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2ca:3024:1c37:3f57:fefd(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3024:1c37:3f57:fefd%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4AD141BF-FF6E-4B63-A7B6-7772A12AE
978}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Victoria>

Thanks for the help

Mack · 07-25-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gistek

Also check to make sure both computers are on the same workgroup

As I said above I haven't any experiance when it comes to Networks. So, although i have a vauge Idea of what that means I really dont understand to the point where I could do something about it.

krishananda · 07-26-2008, 06:38 PM

Can you ping the desktop from the laptop?
I use xp on desktop and vista on laptop too, and the desktop won't show up either at network neighborhood
But if you enter the name or ip address manually you can access the xp with no problem.

don't forget to enable the file sharing on the vista

Mack · 07-28-2008, 09:01 AM

Yes the laptop picks up C drive on desktop with vista only but not xp and file sharing is on.

Mack · 08-01-2008, 01:48 AM

Any Ideas?

07-22-2008, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Networking wireless and non wireless Hi all, I have little to no knowledge in this area. Have a question for you. Maybe you can help. I have a laptop with wireless capability but my desktop hasn't and is connected via a cable to a router which has wireless capabilities. The laptop uses a wireless connection to the router. Is there a way to network so I can share files between pc and laptop? Would I get a wireless adapter of some sort for the pc? Since we are both using the same router is there a way to use the router to share files? This all probibly sounds dumb but as I say I have never looked into this end of things. If its of any use I have a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC. The desktop has xp pro and laptop is Vista Home edition. Thanks for any help in advance.

07-22-2008, 08:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
lazareth1 Networking/Hardware Jedi Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 879 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Not dumb at all! You can indeed setup file and printer sharing on both the laptop and the PC. In fact the network settings should already be setup, so go ahead and share a folder on the laptop and see if you can access it on the PC. PS !GOD SAVE IRELAND! __________________ "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted" JAFFA KREE!! Peace Through Power!!

07-23-2008, 09:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Hi and thanks for reply. I have shared a folder on the laptop but I cannot access this folder from the pc. i have looked through some of the network settings and i'm unsure of what to select. as I said above I have:- 1 Pc not wireless connected to router via cable running xp Pro. 1 laptop wireless connected to same router wirelessly. Vista Home edition I have been able to access the router settings via wireless laptop but that as far as I am able. Any help much appreciated. Last edited by Mack : 07-23-2008 at 09:38 AM.

07-24-2008, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
lazareth1 Networking/Hardware Jedi Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 879 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless The network settings are automatically given to the PC and laptop by the router itself. Have you tried to browse to the shared folder via network neighbourhood? __________________ "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted" JAFFA KREE!! Peace Through Power!!

07-24-2008, 03:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless In my network connections Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC 1394 connection pci dial up modem I cant find anything else.

07-24-2008, 10:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 29,443 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Let's see this for each of the two computers. 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. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

07-24-2008, 02:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Hi JohnWill, Had a brainwave after your post. Originally, I installed Windows vista on my desktop but for reasons that don't matter here, I created a partition and reinstalled Xp. I didnt bother reparing the Vista boot log so Vista has been hidden since i instaled Xp. My thought was that maybe Vista had a connection to the Laptop so I fixed the boot and I enabled sharing on the desktop in Vista. When I did that the Laptop showed up in my network folder. However I cant access the laptop folders as it wants a username a password. I tried the laptops username and password but it didnt work andy ideas? Anyway, I really want this to work on Xp as I only use that OS. I have attached the info you requested. I have also included the info from the Vista CMD prompt for comparison. Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.**..] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<00> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<20> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered ..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : michael-4ue4riv Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth ernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!. Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192..!. DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!. DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!. Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:08:47 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:08:47 D:\Documents and Settings\Michael> Below is from Vista CMD Prompt Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Michael>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [192..!.] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- GAMER <00> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered GAMER <20> UNIQUE Registered C:\Users\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gamer Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1846:dbae:3075:2cd0%8(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!.(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:41:34 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 22:41:34 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192..!. DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!. DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201326956 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!.** NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{101449EA-146A-4001-86C1-ACF7D6B59 1DA} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.*.!.%10(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..!.* NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled C:\Users\Michael>

07-24-2008, 02:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Sorry I couldn't edit to add laptops result here it is now. Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Victoria>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: [] No names in cache Wireless Network Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.*.] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- VICTORIAS_PC <00> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered VICTORIAS_PC <20> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered ..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered C:\Users\Victoria>IPCONFIG /ALL Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Victorias_Pc Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-A9-1F-2C DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7836:7747:4df2:3ce0%11(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192..(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:17:06 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 23:17:06 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192..* DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.*.* DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184556147 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.*.* NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-9B-60-40 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{278AB31D-F721-4FBD-BC15-5DFF0E26C F6A} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.*.%14(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192..* NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2ca:3024:1c37:3f57:fefd(Pref erred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3024:1c37:3f57:fefd%12(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4AD141BF-FF6E-4B63-A7B6-7772A12AE 978} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes C:\Users\Victoria>

07-25-2008, 12:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
gistek Folding Along Join Date: May 2007 Location: PA, USA Posts: 1,182 OS: xp	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Also check to make sure both computers are on the same workgroup __________________ I am not a computer professional, My advice comes from personal experience and/or friends who are computer professionals. Interested in Search and Rescue? Check out the Civil Air Patrol. Come Fold with us. TSF Folding@Home Team

07-25-2008, 02:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 29,443 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Since you blanked all the meaningful data, those posts were of no use. Try again if you really want assistance. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

07-25-2008, 04:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Ok sorry, didn't think you needed that. Desktop xp Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.33] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<00> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered MICHAEL-4UE4RIV<20> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered ..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered D:\Documents and Settings\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : michael-4ue4riv Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth ernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.33 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. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:08:47 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:08:47 D:\Documents and Settings\Michael> Desktop Vista Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Michael>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.33] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- GAMER <00> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered GAMER <20> UNIQUE Registered C:\Users\Michael>IPCONFIG /ALL Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gamer Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-33-E1-1E DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1846:dbae:3075:2cd0%8(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.33(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 21:41:34 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 22:41:34 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201326956 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{101449EA-146A-4001-86C1-ACF7D6B59 1DA} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.33%10(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled C:\Users\Michael> Laptop Vista Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Victoria>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: [] No names in cache Wireless Network Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.2] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- VICTORIAS_PC <00> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered VICTORIAS_PC <20> UNIQUE Registered WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered ..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered C:\Users\Victoria>IPCONFIG /ALL Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Victorias_Pc Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-A9-1F-2C DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7836:7747:4df2:3ce0%11(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 20:17:06 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 24 July 2008 23:17:06 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184556147 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-9B-60-40 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{278AB31D-F721-4FBD-BC15-5DFF0E26C F6A} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.2%14(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2ca:3024:1c37:3f57:fefd(Pref erred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3024:1c37:3f57:fefd%12(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4AD141BF-FF6E-4B63-A7B6-7772A12AE 978} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes C:\Users\Victoria> Thanks for the help

07-26-2008, 06:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
krishananda Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Indonesia Posts: 128 OS: vista	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Can you ping the desktop from the laptop? I use xp on desktop and vista on laptop too, and the desktop won't show up either at network neighborhood But if you enter the name or ip address manually you can access the xp with no problem. don't forget to enable the file sharing on the vista

07-28-2008, 09:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Yes the laptop picks up C drive on desktop with vista only but not xp and file sharing is on.

08-01-2008, 01:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
Mack Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 281 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System	Re: Networking wireless and non wireless Any Ideas?