Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Aug 8 18:45:53 CDT 2008
The critical issue is IP addressing. You need to either assign each machine its own unique IP address in the same non-routable subnet space (most common ones to use are 192.168.x.x or 10.10.10.x) or configure one of your Router/WAPs as a DHCP Server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). You should also give each machine a meaningful name and make sure they are all in the same "WorkGroup" under "Network Connections - Advanced- Network Identification" On 8 Aug 2008 at 6:33, Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Hi again all you wizards, > > Since you helped me with my understanding of the "router," "wireless > access point," and "bridge," perhaps you can help me with this next part. > > In addition to my Internet access through the bridge of my two D-Link > Routers, I did create a peer-to-peer network among my office computers. > They were 2 WinXP laptops and 1 Win98 desktop. I used the WinXP wizard, > I think, and made the network first on the main computer (the newer of > the WinXP laptops), then copied the settings onto a diskette and loaded > them into the other two computers. The network works well. I don't > really remember what issues I faced with networking these different OSs, > other than that the 802.11G technology was too much for the Win98 and I > had to stay with 802.11B for its adapter card. Now, I need to do the > same thing for a friend. I've been trying to refresh my memory of the > issues before I go tackle her machine. > > What are the "gotchas" that I need to watch out for? > > Thanks, > Tina > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Stuart Mclachlan