Incorrect network setup

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Tom Beiter

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

I recently connected two pc's with Linksys wireless router
and card. I mistakenly ran network setup wizard on the 2nd
pc first. I have not installed anything on the host pc yet.

Can I reverse what I have done on the 2nd pc or should I
simply go ahead and run the setup wizard on the host pc
and then set up the 2nd pc with the setup disk (nsetup)?

I know that the link is fine between the two pc's, I was
just trying to set up file and print sharing (the host pc
has the printer connected to it.

Also, the host pc will have a dsl modem hooked up to it by
the end of this week (hopefully).

The host pc is running XP Professional and the 2nd pc is
running XP Home.

Thank you,
Tom Beiter
Cheektowaga, NY
716-855-4814
 
"Tom Beiter" said:
Thank you in advance for your assistance.

I recently connected two pc's with Linksys wireless router
and card. I mistakenly ran network setup wizard on the 2nd
pc first. I have not installed anything on the host pc yet.

Can I reverse what I have done on the 2nd pc or should I
simply go ahead and run the setup wizard on the host pc
and then set up the 2nd pc with the setup disk (nsetup)?

I know that the link is fine between the two pc's, I was
just trying to set up file and print sharing (the host pc
has the printer connected to it.

Also, the host pc will have a dsl modem hooked up to it by
the end of this week (hopefully).

The host pc is running XP Professional and the 2nd pc is
running XP Home.

Thank you,
Tom Beiter
Cheektowaga, NY
716-855-4814

I don't think that you've done anything wrong, Tom, but I'm not sure
that I understand your network setup.

Does your DSL modem have an Ethernet output? If so, your network
won't have a "host" or "client" computer. To set it up:

1. Connect the DSL modem to the WAN port of the wireless router, which
will give both computers access to your DSL connection.

2. Run the Network Setup Wizard on your computers in any order. Tell
the Wizard that the computers connect to the Internet through a
"residential gateway", which is its name for a router.

If your DSL modem only has a USB output, the setup is more
complicated. In that case:

1. Connect the DSL modem to a USB port on the "host" computer.

2. Run the Network Setup Wizard on both computers, in either order.

3. On the "host" computer, tell the Wizard that "This computer
connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my network
connect to the Internet through this computer" and follow the prompts
to share its USB network connection.

4. If the client computer finds the shared network connection, tell
the Wizard to use it. Otherwise, tell the Wizard that "This computer
connects to the Internet through another computer on my network".
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-----Original Message-----
I don't think that you've done anything wrong, Tom, but I'm not sure
that I understand your network setup.

Does your DSL modem have an Ethernet output? If so, your network
won't have a "host" or "client" computer. To set it up:

1. Connect the DSL modem to the WAN port of the wireless router, which
will give both computers access to your DSL connection.

2. Run the Network Setup Wizard on your computers in any order. Tell
the Wizard that the computers connect to the Internet through a
"residential gateway", which is its name for a router.

If your DSL modem only has a USB output, the setup is more
complicated. In that case:

1. Connect the DSL modem to a USB port on the "host" computer.

2. Run the Network Setup Wizard on both computers, in either order.

3. On the "host" computer, tell the Wizard that "This computer
connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my network
connect to the Internet through this computer" and follow the prompts
to share its USB network connection.

4. If the client computer finds the shared network connection, tell
the Wizard to use it. Otherwise, tell the Wizard that "This computer
connects to the Internet through another computer on my network".
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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Steve,

Thank you for your reply.

I will be hooked up via DSL later this week through
ethernet rather than USB. I was attempting to set up the
network before the DSL arrives. Will this cause me any
problems with the network setup once I do install or do
you think I can run the network wizard once DSL is up and
running to set up my gateway, etc.? Or should I wait until
I have DSL running before I set up the host pc?

Thanks again,

Tom Beiter
 
"Tom Beiter" said:
Thank you for your reply.

I will be hooked up via DSL later this week through
ethernet rather than USB. I was attempting to set up the
network before the DSL arrives. Will this cause me any
problems with the network setup once I do install or do
you think I can run the network wizard once DSL is up and
running to set up my gateway, etc.? Or should I wait until
I have DSL running before I set up the host pc?

Thanks again,

Tom Beiter

You're welcome, Tom. You can run the Network Setup Wizard now,
specifying the "residential gateway" option. When DSL arrives,
connect it to the router and configure the router for your DSL
connection type, which is probably PPPoE or dynamic IP address.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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