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You have to configure the wireless adapter to have the same setting on wireless router, then can only join the wireless network successfully.

Hope helps..

picohat

You need to set up ad hoc wireless connection between that desktop computer and labtop first (that's why you saw disconnected wireless network if this wireless link is not up), then enable Internet Connection Sharing on the desktop computer to share Internet. Hopefully it helps..

picohat

Try to use ping to troubleshoot this network problem, and if all methods fail and you suspect it's windows problem, then can give winsockfix a try.. Good luck..

picohat

Try to relocate the wireless router/AP at 1st floor if possible, i think the wireless signal was blocked by ceiling wall..

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Just get a network switch and connect all computers to the switch and enable Internet Connection Sharing on computer A only. This will allow computers B and C to connect to Internet also.

Of course the best solution is to get a wired or wireless router to build a network.

picohat

You can just connect 2nd PC's LAN card to the other PC with 2 LAN cards (1 is connected to 2nd PC and the other one is connected to Internet) by using crossover cable.

Then enable Internet Connection Sharing on that PC with 2 LAN cards to share Internet connection.

picohat

Multihome usually means a computer configured with multiple different IP addresses, and most of the time this computer is a router that connects to different network.

Load balance is the technology that we use to have the access load shared and processed by several servers, so that can improve the ...

picohat

if you have Windows computers connecting to Internet, then you can tweak the TCP/IP registry settings on XP to speed up Internet by using SG TCP Optimizer. I tried it, it helped..

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Go to router management page, ensure there is big enough IP range assigned on DHCP setting. Also upgrade your wireless apdater driver and ensure the driver works well.

When that computer connects to the wireless network, you can type ipconfig /all to ensure it displays correct IP, netmask, gateway ...

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Also after you reset the router to factory default setting, you need to use the factory default username and password to log in.

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If you want to have your PC connect directly to wireless router, then you need to get an Ethernet PCI or USB network card. Linksys, Netgear and Dlink are the brands I trust..

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Check the WAN configuration on router and ensure it's correct, then run the diagnostic tool, "ping". Try to ping yahoo.com and see whether it works. If not, then I suspect there is problem on your WAN configuration...

Also check the routing setting on router again, see any misconfiguration ...

picohat

You can disable MAC filtering on router till you solve the Internet access problem. Please configure the wireless setting on wireless router properly, after that configure labtop's wireless adapter to match the setting on router.

After configuration, just type following command in command prompt ...

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Yep..just connect the dlink router's LAN port to wireless router's LAN port with crossover cable, then configure the wireless router as access point only.

Hope helps..

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Ensure that the PC and labtop can ping each other, also allow file sharing on firewall if you enabled it on PC or labtop. Then take a look here on how to do simple file sharing or share file with user/group permissions.

Good luck..

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I guess the bottleneck can be your Internet connection which has less bandwidth if you compare to home network, and it might have difficulties to support the gaming traffic from 2 computers. If you suspect it's the problem on that Gigabit adapter, then replace it temporary with fast Ethernet adapter ...

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It's not difficult to set up a wireless network! Once your wireless network is up, you can proceed to configure the computers with wired connection manually or get IP automatically from router (with DHCP feature enabled).

picohat

Type the following command in command prompt on those computers, then check that it displays correct IP, netmask, gateway and also DNS info.

ipconfig /all

If the displayed info is correct, then try to ping the gateway IP. Also disable the windows firewall or antivirus firewall on the computers ...

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If you are using Windows OS on both computers, then you can enable Internet Connection Sharing on computer #1 to share Internet with other computers.

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Try to configure these DNS servers from OpenDNS on your wireless adapter, I suspect your Internet access problem might due to wrong DNS servers configured.

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Hope helps..

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Try to use IP instead of domain name to access that server from Entourage, see whether it works. Good luck..

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Check whether the username/password is the same as the one you set on XP Media Center, by right you should be able to access the shared folder on XP Media Center with same username/password.

picohat

Maybe you can try to use these free DNS servers fromOpenDNS, pretty good the performance..

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

picohat

Some suggestions:

1) Upgrade the router firmware. You can get the latest router firmware from manufacturer website.

2) Log on to your router management page, see whether there is keep alive or similar option on WAN setting, and enable it. Then your router will keep Internet connection active from ...

picohat

If that modem works as router too, then remove that Linksys router and make your configuration on that modem router only with port forwarding. Try and see whether it works. Also you could check whether there is firewall blocking issue on PC and modem router. Hope helps..

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Seems you were talking about 2 different passwords here:

1) The password to access your router management page by using web browser. If you already forgot about this password, then reset the router back to factory default setting, and use default username/password to access it.

Linksys router ...

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If your printer is wifi enabled printer, then you can get a wireless router, and connect your compaq labtop and printer to the router wirelessly. Here is the way I set up a home wireless network , take a look and see whether this is what you need.

Don't try to connect to neighbor's Open wifi ...

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I don't see anything wrong on your ipconfig output. The output is typical output on the computer that connects to modem with Internet connection. That IP a.b.c.d is your Internet IP and you can ping it. Maybe you can describe more about your problem...

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I agree with what ErikD suggested, get a new router (wired or wireless) and set up a small network to share Internet connection. Better security and easy management.

You can also take a look on this Internet Connection Sharing tutorial if you insist to use software based Internet sharing.

picohat

Try to ping the XP machine' IP from Vista, if not working then motst likely there is firewall blocking on XP. Check to see whether there is firewall blocking (windows firewall, antivirus' firewall, etc) on XP machine. Also you need to enable simple file sharing or share file with user/group ...

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I think most likely there is only one Internet connection with router and firewall installed, and that connection is shared among the apartment users. This is easy to manage and support by apartment network administrator. If this is the case, your xbox will still not work even you add additional ...

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Maybe you can try to replace that crossover network cable, it can be a faulty network cable. Also go to Device Manager to check both network adapters' driver status, and ensure that it's installed correctly without error. I guess you are trying to set up Internet Connection Sharing. You can set it ...

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My ISP is blocking this port as well, and they told me it's due to abuses of the server. Too bad..

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Check with your ISP tech support to complain about the problem, see whether they do maintenance work or upgrade. I faced this problem before, and I found out the ISP was doing maintenance after checking with ISP tech support. I told them to better have redundant machines/hardware to serve end users ...

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You might take a look on this Internet Connection Sharing tutorial, see whether it helps..

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Yep, you can do it this way.

If you need PC5,6,7 to communicate with PC1,2,3,4, then you can just buy an access point, connect it to main router by using network cable and then configure the access point. At last PC5,6,7 will be able to communicate with PC1,2,3,4 after connecting to access point ...

picohat

How about if you try these 2 free Opendns DNS servers?

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

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Also you should get the Windows XP wireless client update with service pack 2 (KB917021), so that it won't simply connect to other wireless network and also the update would fix other bugs..

Hope helps..

picohat

You must use router in this case, so ensure the "switch" you mentioned whether is a router. If it's a switch, then it's not so possible to let all 3 computers to access Internet at the same time as there is no Port Address Translation (PAT) available.

If it's a router, then your default gateway ...

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Return this USB modem back to your Internet service provider and get the typical modem with Ethernet port, then it will solve your problem...

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