Re: OT: Wireless Home Network

Mike Henry wrote:
Anybody got any links to doo basic info on setting up a wireless home network?

The objective is to allow two laptops to share a Comcast cable modem connection. One laptop is a brand new Dell Inspiron 9300 (XP Pro) with built-in 802.11 g and the other is an older Toshiba laptop (XP Home) using a Linksys WPC54G card. The other hardware consists of a Motorola SB5120 cable modem and a Linksys WRT54G router.

I've got the Inspiron talking to the router OK via wireless and the Linksys card on the Toshiba sees the network but will not connect to the Internet. I've tried running the Linksys setup wizard and the MS network setup wizard from the Dell but still can't get the Toshiba to access the Internet. Both laptops are running the current version of Norton Internet Security and the OS's on both laptops are updated for the most recent patches.

I'm thinking that the firewall built into the router may be refusing to talk to the Toshiba and that I'll need to configure it to allow that connection - does that sound like a reasonable approach?

Mike

Call Linksys tech support. Their support is free and fantastic. I have Linksys WiFi hardware also, and over the years I have called them several times.

Each time they have been nothing short of fantastic. The last time I talked to them, I was talking to someone in India. Made no difference. The woman who helped me was courteous and patient. A very positive experience.

For that reason alone, i will always stick with Linksys, ... and hope that their tech support will still be the way it has been for me so far.

Abrasha
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