I have three computers at home which am trying to network without any joy..Help?

Question

I have cable broadband connected to wireless router(D-link). Main computer is connected to router with ethernet cable, Computer upstairs has wireless card in it(Belkin), and a wireless enabled laptop. They are all able to acces the internet at the same time, yet even though i have ran the network wizard on all computers(made sure the domain was same, all same workgroup and entered the gateway settings and given them all subnet masks,made sure printer and file sharing was on) cannot see them on the network.
Any further ideas would be most appreciated as i am tearing my hair out and there is'nt much of that left.

Answer 1

If you're using a firewall like Zone Alram you have to get the ip of each computer on your network and place them into the trusted zone or zone alarm wont allow them to see each other.

To get the ip of each pc, go to your start menu, and select run, then type ipconfig/all this will give you each machines ip.

If you're using that crappy windows firewall i cant help you as i trust Microsoft to protect me about as much as i'd trust a paedophile with my 12 year daughter!

Answer 2

Ideally you can make one of the computers as server. The others will log into the network and access the internet via the server. For this you need to create a home network first. At the moment the router is acting as your server, and although it allows all your computers to go to internet, it doesn't allow them to talk to each other.

Answer 3

The other responses look quite helpful, one more thing though - with the firewall off, does the net use command work? try:-

net use x: \\192.168.1.1\c$ (substitute 192.168.1.1 for the ip of he com u want to 'get' onto)

from a dos box, sounds to me like you can't browse it as you can't see it due to not being 'browsable' but if you connect via the ip address you'll probably be fine?

if you're really desperate you could try the 'netbeui' protocol on each/ that's if you can still download it these days?? (crickey did i really just say that?) it won't do any harm but really it shouldn't be necessary either.

Answer 4

Enter your dns settings along with the ip address etc. This should eliminate some of the problem.

Also make sure that you make your wireless connection secure.

You are responisble for whatever anyone hacks in and downloads.

Answer 5

No, you will % a router. The modems basically function is to furnish an internet connection, no longer a community connection. i'm undecided what you recommend via "on the spot card" on the computing gadget. yet another on the spot modem? Or a on the spot community card? If its a on the spot community card interior the computing gadget, then you definately will would desire to get a on the spot community card for the laptop additionally. Then a on the spot router to connect the two desktops mutually.

Answer 6

Enable file sharing on all computers

Turn off Windows firewall

Create a "trusted zone" in your firewall software specifying local network (or addresses 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.0.255)

Answer 7

If you go on your main computer and set-up a home network, you cnan create a disk that will initialize all the other computers on the network.

Answer 8

Make sure the computer browser service is started in services.

Answer 9

us one computer instead of three.

Answer 10

http://compnetworking.about.com/