I have a working wired LAN connecting my laptop to my desktop via an 8-port hub.
I have created a share on 2 of the desktop's folders and I can map drives on the laptop to them and transfer files.
When I replace the wired LAN with a wireless LAN (I also have to disable the Network Bridge (MAC Bridge Miniport) on the laptop) and try to map the drives I get
"The network location cannot be reached".
The laptop has an Orinoco Gold card with Boingo software which shows the signal strength as excellent and that I have a connection to the SSID on the Linksys WAP11.
The WAP is connected to the hub. Same SSID, same channel.
IP addresses and OS are:
Laptop 192.168.1.15 (XP Home)
Desktop 192.168.1.10 (W2K)
WAP 192.168.1.251
All subnets 255.255.255.0 All gateways 0.0.0.0
From the desktop
ping desktop successful
ping WAP successful
ping laptop gives request timed out
From the laptop
ping laptop gives Destination host unreachable (???) (can ping with wired network)
ping desktop gives Destination host unreachable (can ping with wired network)
ping WAP gives Destination host unreachable (can ping with wired network)
Desktop and laptop both in workgroup "HOMEGROUP".
No firewall
Other settings not listed since wired LAN works OK.
I get the same result with WEP on or off.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm going round in circles.
Rob
I have created a share on 2 of the desktop's folders and I can map drives on the laptop to them and transfer files.
When I replace the wired LAN with a wireless LAN (I also have to disable the Network Bridge (MAC Bridge Miniport) on the laptop) and try to map the drives I get
"The network location cannot be reached".
The laptop has an Orinoco Gold card with Boingo software which shows the signal strength as excellent and that I have a connection to the SSID on the Linksys WAP11.
The WAP is connected to the hub. Same SSID, same channel.
IP addresses and OS are:
Laptop 192.168.1.15 (XP Home)
Desktop 192.168.1.10 (W2K)
WAP 192.168.1.251
All subnets 255.255.255.0 All gateways 0.0.0.0
From the desktop
ping desktop successful
ping WAP successful
ping laptop gives request timed out
From the laptop
ping laptop gives Destination host unreachable (???) (can ping with wired network)
ping desktop gives Destination host unreachable (can ping with wired network)
ping WAP gives Destination host unreachable (can ping with wired network)
Desktop and laptop both in workgroup "HOMEGROUP".
No firewall
Other settings not listed since wired LAN works OK.
I get the same result with WEP on or off.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm going round in circles.
Rob