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    Wireless Networking woes

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by tangents, Jul 16, 2006.

  1. tangents

    tangents Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently bought the Linksys WRTG56G router and I have one desktop connected via wire and a laptop using the wireless networking card to connect. This is what happened: I was able to get both computer on the internet however they weren't able to share files/printers so I created a home network on my desktop with the wizard and tried to do the same with the laptop only that I clicked on the "create wireless home network".

    As soon as I finish the wizard on my laptop my internet connection goes away as the messaage says that the router is not assigning me an valid IP address. I tried to repair the connection but with no luck and this only happened while I was trying to get file sharing turned on. Any ideas what I did wrong and how to actually get files/printer to share?
     
    tangents, Jul 16, 2006
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    First, you need to fix your network settings. Go to your control panel and open up Network Connections. Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Properties. Click on Internet Protocol and click Properties. Make sure the "Obtain and IP address automatially" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" radio boxes are selected.

    Next, read this:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1393587&postcount=10
     
    kegobeer, Jul 17, 2006
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