Can not reach other computers connected to the wireless lan.

Hi

I have a WRT300N V2.0 that works like it should against the internet. I
have two computers connected by wireless to this router. They are
assigned ip-addresses 192.168.1.102 and 192.168.1.105. Both can reach
the internet.

What I would like is to be able to run remote desktop from one to the
other. The problem is i can not even ping one from the other. Both can
ping the router on 192.168.1.1 but i am not able to ping 192.168.1.102
from 192.168.1.105. It is almost as if when i run ping, it runs it on
the internet instead of the local network.

Both computers run Win XP SP2 with firewall turned OFF.

Any ideas to what I could be doing wrong?

<jostein.solstad@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a WRT300N V2.0 that works like it should against the internet. I
> have two computers connected by wireless to this router. They are
> assigned ip-addresses 192.168.1.102 and 192.168.1.105. Both can reach
> the internet.
>
> What I would like is to be able to run remote desktop from one to the
> other. The problem is i can not even ping one from the other. Both can
> ping the router on 192.168.1.1 but i am not able to ping 192.168.1.102
> from 192.168.1.105. It is almost as if when i run ping, it runs it on
> the internet instead of the local network.
>
> Both computers run Win XP SP2 with firewall turned OFF.
>
> Any ideas to what I could be doing wrong?


any other Firewalls........Norton or Zone Alarm

No. The firewall that comes with XP is the only one present at both
computers. And that is turned OFF.

<jostein.solstad@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> No. The firewall that comes with XP is the only one present at both
> computers. And that is turned OFF.
>

well when I was messing with Windoz firewall even with it off it prevented
certain accesses.

even though off, go into its settings and under the advanced tab, select
your network and tick a few boxes ref your requirements.

and you are running without any other firewall or antivirus.............on
your head be it.

dj

I have tried this as well, but still not able to ping the other
computer.

<jostein.solstad@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have tried this as well, but still not able to ping the other
> computer.
>

do both comps share the same network name.............they should

dj

"Lez Pawl" <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote in message
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>
> <jostein.solstad@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1161854155.757528.127400@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>I have tried this as well, but still not able to ping the other
>> computer.
>>
>
> do both comps share the same network name.............they should
>
> dj
>

that's workgroup name sorry...........

Both have the name WORKGROP set as workgroup.

<jostein.solstad@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Both have the name WORKGROP set as workgroup.
>

another setting

Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections, Network Connections.

Right click your wireless network connection, select Properties.

Under the General tab highlight Internet Protocol TCP/IP then select
Properties.

Again under the General tab select Advanced.

under the Wins tab, select enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP............OK

There may be other methods of reaching these files if so use what you know.

do this for both comps.....

restart both comps and wait a few minutes then try pinging again

report back

dj

On 26 Oct 2006 00:36:03 -0700, jostein.solstad@gmail.com wrote in
<1161848163.871538.98130@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.c om>:

>I have a WRT300N V2.0 that works like it should against the internet. I
>have two computers connected by wireless to this router. They are
>assigned ip-addresses 192.168.1.102 and 192.168.1.105. Both can reach
>the internet.
>
>What I would like is to be able to run remote desktop from one to the
>other. The problem is i can not even ping one from the other. Both can
>ping the router on 192.168.1.1 but i am not able to ping 192.168.1.102
>from 192.168.1.105. It is almost as if when i run ping, it runs it on
>the internet instead of the local network.
>
>Both computers run Win XP SP2 with firewall turned OFF.
>
>Any ideas to what I could be doing wrong?

If there's a wireless isolation feature in the WRT300N, turn it off (if
possible).

Are you pinging the IP address, or the hostname? If the latter, try the
former.

Can you ping when the computers are wired to the WRT300N?

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On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:42:22 +0100, in alt.internet.wireless , "Lez
Pawl" <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote:

>under the Wins tab, select enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP............OK

This is all irrelevant, he's trying to use simple TCP, not netbios.

To the OP: check both machines have the IP address you expect, that
their netmask is 255.255.255.0, their default gateway is the router's
IP, and that you haven't accidentally plugged one of hte PCs into a
WAN port on the router. Also try swapping cables between ports on the
router, you may have a duff port.
--
Mark McIntyre

jostein.solstad@gmail.com wrote:
> No. The firewall that comes with XP is the only one present at both
> computers. And that is turned OFF.

Have you checked that it is still off? Once in a while, when I do a windows
update, the setting is changed back to on....

Sounds exactly like a firewall is turned on somewhere......

"Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> jostein.solstad@gmail.com wrote:
>> No. The firewall that comes with XP is the only one present at both
>> computers. And that is turned OFF.
>
> Have you checked that it is still off? Once in a while, when I do a
> windows update, the setting is changed back to on....
>
> Sounds exactly like a firewall is turned on somewhere......
>

we had this precise discussion in another group and it went on for
days............that op kept saying there was NO other firewall software
then all of a sudden he says "I was tinkering with the
settings".............and yes he was now talkin about another piece of
protection software............with a Firewall.

Lez Pawl wrote:
> "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:DNudnd7lavUQ-NzYnZ2dnUVZ_oCdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> jostein.solstad@gmail.com wrote:
>>> No. The firewall that comes with XP is the only one present at both
>>> computers. And that is turned OFF.
>>
>> Have you checked that it is still off? Once in a while, when I do a
>> windows update, the setting is changed back to on....
>>
>> Sounds exactly like a firewall is turned on somewhere......
>>
>
> we had this precise discussion in another group and it went on for
> days............that op kept saying there was NO other firewall
> software then all of a sudden he says "I was tinkering with the
> settings".............and yes he was now talkin about another piece of
> protection software............with a Firewall.

Not familiar with the other thread, just reminded me of a few days pulling
my hair out with the same symptoms, and it turned out that something in
windows update had installed itself and turned the option back on... Now I
always double check settings again, in case they are changed by an automatic
update...

"If there's a wireless isolation feature in the WRT300N, turn it off
(if
possible)"

This was the problem. The situation is solved. Thanks for all the help.