ToddAndMargo wrote:
> LR wrote:
>> ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I need help solving a mystery.
>>>
>>> I have a customer with a laptop and a desktop.
>>> They are connected together and to the Internet
>>> through a wireless network. Both can
>>> surf the Internet perfectly.
>>>
>>> The AP/Router is a USR 5461 with the latest
>>> firmware; the laptop is a Centrino (with the Intel
>>> wireless card); the desktop is Ethernet connected
>>> to an external D-Link DWL-3150, 802.11g Wireless G Bridge.
>>>
>>> The desktop use to have an internal USR5417
>>> PCI adapter, but I removed it after the USR driver
>>> crashed winsock. (USR makes really crappy drivers.)
>>> There was no symptom change after switching to
>>> the (external) D-Link DWL-3150
>>>
>>> The printer to be shared is on the desktop.
>>> Both computers are XP-Pro-SP2.
>>>
>>> I have both TCP/IP and NetBEUI installed.
>>> Both workgroup names are identical)
>>>
>>> When I connected the two computers directly
>>> together with an Ethernet crossover cable,
>>> I can print perfectly over the crossover cable
>>> from the laptop to the desktop. And,
>>> I can do this with both computers
>>> security software running. So far so good.
>>>
>>> But, when I re-hook the wireless, neither
>>> can see each other, with or without both firewalls
>>> and antivirus on or off. They can not see
>>> each other in network browse -- they only see
>>> themselves. I can not force the issue with "search" and
>>> manually placing each other name in the the search
>>> field.
>>>
>>> In the laptop's printer server properties, I
>>> can not manually add a port with the path
>>> to the desktop's printer.
>>>
>>> Editorial comment: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
>>>
>>> I am suspecting the USR 5461. But, I really
>>> don't want to invest in a replacement (D-Link DIR-655)
>>> until I know for sure.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Check that the "AP isolation" box is not checked in the wireless
>> config for the USR5461.
>
> I found it in the manual:
>
> http://www.usr.com/support/5461/5461-ug/wireless.html
>
> Now, I will have to call the customer and see if it
> is checked.
>
> Thank you!
>
> -T

Hi All,

The "AP isolation" was not checked. I even tried it
checked and unchecked.

So, I replaced the USR 5461 with a D-Link DWG655 and
problem solved.

It is a pity: USR use to make such nice products.

-T