No LAN with router

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Last night I asked how I set up a LAN with a linksys
router. Eventhough each computer on the router (2
comuters) accesses the internet with DSL, they cannot see
each other for file and printer sharing. The suggestion
was to "Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers
and tell it that they connect to the Internet through a
residential gateway. It will make all the right
settings:" (Steve Winograd - thanks). But I did that and
I cannot seem to get the new network connection to show
up in my network connections panel. I cannot delete the
old connection to make a new one,either, even if I
disable the old one. Any more suggestions? I know I am
doing something simply stupid, but I cannot figure it
out.
 
"Tom" said:
Last night I asked how I set up a LAN with a linksys
router. Eventhough each computer on the router (2
comuters) accesses the internet with DSL, they cannot see
each other for file and printer sharing. The suggestion
was to "Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers
and tell it that they connect to the Internet through a
residential gateway. It will make all the right
settings:" (Steve Winograd - thanks). But I did that and
I cannot seem to get the new network connection to show
up in my network connections panel. I cannot delete the
old connection to make a new one,either, even if I
disable the old one. Any more suggestions? I know I am
doing something simply stupid, but I cannot figure it
out.
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Windows XP automatically creates a connection in the Network
Connections folder for each network adapter that's physically
installed on the computer. There should be a network connection for
the Ethernet adapter that connects to your router.

What connections do you see in the Network Connections folder? What
do you mean by "old" and "new" connections? Why do you want to delete
the old one?
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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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-----Original Message-----
Windows XP automatically creates a connection in the Network
Connections folder for each network adapter that's physically
installed on the computer. There should be a network connection for
the Ethernet adapter that connects to your router.

What connections do you see in the Network Connections folder? What
do you mean by "old" and "new" connections? Why do you want to delete
the old one?
--
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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Steve: I see the connection I made (HomeConnection) in
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my network connections window on each computer. But I
get an error stating that the server I requested is not
accessible. "You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. No
network provider accepted the given network path."
That's what I get. Does it make sense?
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I'm having similar problems. After I run the wizard on my laptop which has a
wireless adapter card, it creates a network bridge and I then lose my
internet connection. If I delete the bridge or remove the adapter from the
bridge, my internet connection is back in service.

Is it possible there is a conflict between the network bridge and the vpn
(ipsec) software I have installed for accessing my work network? I do not
have the VPN tunnel created of course when doing this.

The connection monitor in the task tray says I have excellent strength. I
get a page cannot be displayed error from IE when accessing any url.

Thanks
Phil
 
"Tom \(follow said:
Steve: I see the connection I made (HomeConnection) in
my network connections window on each computer. But I
get an error stating that the server I requested is not
accessible. "You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. No
network provider accepted the given network path."
That's what I get. Does it make sense?
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Are you talking about connections in the Network Connections folder,
or about shortcuts to shared disks and folders in the My Network
Places folder? I suspect that you mean My Network Places.

What exactly are you doing when the error message occurs?
--
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
 
-----Original Message-----
Are you talking about connections in the Network Connections folder,
or about shortcuts to shared disks and folders in the My Network
Places folder? I suspect that you mean My Network Places.

What exactly are you doing when the error message occurs?
--
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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Steve: Yes. It is My Network Places. Here's what I'm
doing. Both computers on my LAN have workgroup names the
same. I ran the wizard on both computers. I then go to
MY Network Places and View Workgroup computers. The only
computer that shows up is the computer I am on. (By the
way, I've been browsing around and found that
my "Computer Browser" service was turned off. I started
it and set it as automatic. How did that happen? I
remember configuring the services with the help of Black
Viper. That's probably when it happened.) When I try to
access a shared file on the second computer, that's when
I get the error!!
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I was having similar problems setting up my home network
with WinXP Home on both laptops.

I found that the problem seems to be tied to WinXP
wanting to always create a Network Bridge between your
NIC and the 1394 Connection. The best way to avoid these
problems is to tell it not to set up a bridged connection
during the home networking wizard.

If, however, a bridge exists and you can't delete or
modify it, I suggest going into your hardware settings
and removing all of the hardware listed under
Networking. Then run the Add New Hardware wizard, and
let it rediscover your hardware. A reboot may be
necessary, but I found that after I did that, it restored
my wireless network card to the proper (un-bridged)
settings.
 
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