"ToddAndMargo" <ToddAndMargo@NoSpam.verizon.net> wrote in message
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> 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
You might like to visit the Pure Networks site www.networkmagic.com . I
found their software quite good and I believe there is a trial software that
you can download. I had no problem at all locating all of the printers with
this software on my home network.
--
Ron P

If we are what we eat then: I'm fast,
cheap and easy