Wireless networks

[keyser_soze]

Any help setting up a wireless network needed, I have a desktop with a d-link pci card installed connected to internet via usb modem and a laptop with built in wirless lan, I connect and share printers through both pc's with a network cable but when I try using wireless setup I connect, get good signal strength but nothing shows up in network places, please help tired of going round and round and round in circles. :crying:

[Busyman]

Any help setting up a wireless network needed, I have a desktop with a d-link pci card installed connected to internet via usb modem and a laptop with built in wirless lan, I connect and share printers through both pc's with a network cable but when I try using wireless setup I connect, get good signal strength but nothing shows up in network places, please help tired of going round and round and round in circles. :crying:
What type of wireless router do you have?

So far I have only heard about the cards installed. Where's the router mang?

[keyser_soze]

I have a d-link dwl-520+ in my desktop, from what I can make out if I leave my desktop running I should be able to connect to it and internet from anywhere in my house via laptop.

[Busyman]

I have a d-link dwl-520+ in my desktop, from what I can make out if I leave my desktop running I should be able to connect to it and internet from anywhere in my house via laptop.
Dude....you need a router.

You to hook up a router to your desktop (you do not need a pci card). You can get a very good one for $20 in the states. I have a D-Link wireless router myself.

I have one desktop hook to it.

Another desktop with a wireless pci card

and 2 laptops with wireless cards

Since I have such a big backyard I've thinking about getting this new wireless with MIMO setup since it says it has about 8 times more range.

I like to sit out there on the computer.

[keyser_soze]

Please don't tell me that I can't connect to the internet through my laptop with what I have pleeeaasseeeeeee :D My phone lines been down and I've done nothing but try and sort this out for 7 days :( (apart from the odd game of raven shield) Is this right though I need a router aswell? I noticed my isp is offereing a wireless modem with phone calls for £4 extra a month, hey I've just thought even though I would'nt get online should'nt I still be able to view my shared folder on desktop?

[Busyman]

Please don't tell me that I can't connect to the internet through my laptop with what I have pleeeaasseeeeeee :D My phone lines been down and I've done nothing but try and sort this out for 7 days :( (apart from the odd game of raven shield) Is this right though I need a router aswell? I noticed my isp is offereing a wireless modem with phone calls for £4 extra a month, hey I've just thought even though I would'nt get online should'nt I still be able to view my shared folder on desktop?
What you have on your desktop is the equivalent of what you have in your laptop.

They are used to jump on a wireless network not be it's backbone.

Are you in the states?

edit:nvm I see your profile :dry:

[keyser_soze]

Thats a bummer man :( I might try my isp's wireless setup rather than buy a router and see how that goes

[Busyman]

Thats a bummer man :( I might try my isp's wireless setup rather than buy a router and see how that goes
Dude, all that would be is a wireless modem with built-in router.

Routers don't even cost that much and you'll be able to connect multiple computers, wired and/or wireless.

You should also buy your modem instead of renting it.

I own a couple Motorolas.

[keyser_soze]

You should also buy your modem instead of renting it. My modem is sort of bought I get it free with my BB contract but I'll check out some routers in UK most seem to be about the £50>£60 bracket.

[Livy]

you can connect from a wireless card to wireless card, its called ad-hoc mode.
edit: but i beleive you can only get 11mbps over it, but if its only for the net, then its no problem

edit: you will probably have to bridge the conections on your desktop, and make sure you have sharing enabled on the wireless connection

[keyser_soze]

Ahh right so I can network the pc's with this wireless set up,the wireless is set up to ad-hoc mode should be able to view shared folders in this mode? I tried bridging the connections but that did'nt seem to work but I'm not sure wether my wireless network and the network set up on cable and different controllers should have the same name, any help?

[keyser_soze]

I still don't seem to be getting any further with this :( My current state of play is that I can connect my lap and desktop by a crossover cable and connect to the internet using my shared usb broadband connection from my desktop, My wireless connection is on both pc's and getting a good signal strength but does'nt allow me to view other workgroup users or connection to the internet, can any1 answer these questions so that I can narrow down the field of my settings...

1. I'm getting conflicting advice depending on which web site I visited last but can I leave my desktop on connected to the internet via usb modem and surf using my laptops wireless connection?

2. Should I be able to view the workgroups shared folders on a wireless connection?

3. If I can't use the shared folders through my wireless connection will I need to bridge my wirless connection and my ethernet connection?

4.When setting up my wireless connection should I give it the same name as my ethernet connection or use different names?

BTW I also tried after disabling my ethernet connection as per the windows networking troubleshooter trying to ping each computer in the network just to see if they could communicate with each other but they all timed out and no packets got through :( (no firewalls running while testing)

Any help appreciated I'm going mad :frusty: