i have a 2 megabites broadband..and a wireless router to share between 2 wireless laptops?

Question

the thing is, the laptops are in diferent rooms, and what happens is that when both of them are on, the conexion with one or the other, colapses, or basically both have messager and emule, but one can surf the net and the other dont..or something like that,,i wonder whether this happens because the 2megabites, or because of the router,,anybody knows an answer? or a solution? thanks we were told that 2 mg would be fine for two laptops..

Answer 1

That speed is more than enough for the laptops, what kind of router do you have? When both systems are on what ip addresses do they have? Click start, run, type in cmd and then type in ipconfig /all and hit enter. What is the ip address on both systems? If either one is a 169.254 then you are having problems with one system getting a dhcp address. Another possibility is that you have the same address on both systems, when you look at the ipconfig /all does it say Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes ??? or No If it says No and you have the same address on both systems just change the ipaddress of one system by 1 number, example 192.168.1.1 change the one system to 192.168.1.2

Answer 2

The main problem that you may be experiencing is that both computers have the same IP Address or else the router is configured to only allow one computer to access another. Another thing that can happen as well is that both computers are sending signals that are conflicting with one another. Check to see about your wireless network settings to find out more information. I also suggest that you check the wireless router's forum that is usually good when solving this sort of problem.
The other thing that you could do is use the computer that controls your network and try to find out if it shared or not. Turn off the windows firewall too because it absolutely useless in Security Center in Control Panel. A better firewall is called Zone alarm that is much more easier to control and better security. This also where you can check your network settings.

Answer 3

2 Mb is fine. It is not the speed but very likely to be the IP address that the router is assigning to each connection. Different routers have slightly different ways of setting up the same thing, so it's best to refer you back to your documentation. You need to have at least two IP addresses available for your router to assign one to each connection. You can either have it so that the first PC to connect gets the first address available (dynamic assignment) or you can tell the router to use a particular address for a particular PC (static assignment).

Here is a page which may help you with understanding terms and how it works (it also gives you some security tips as well).

Answer 4

Hers what you're able to do. in case you choose to connect you desktops at the same time by using a router go out and get a instantaneous router which makes use of 802.11 to speak bettween you and your pc. maximum router would properly be bout below $50. examine the instruction manual on the thank you to set it up (preferebly with some variety of protection wap or wep) and then connect via stepping into your key on your laptops you place up from analyzing the instruction manual. there is likewise the alternative of employing advert-hoc mode which has the two pc no longer comunicating by using a router. once you utilize that there is no protection between the two yet they are straight away conected which i belive you call the laptop you choose to hook up with and by using microsoft instantaneous conection connect and you related(however for long term use the instantaneous router is ultimate). wish this facilitates you out good success on your travels.

Answer 5

What is probably happening is eMule is sucking up all the bandwidth. What I would recommend is try limiting the upload/download capabilities of eMule to say 32K each. Yeah, you might have to wait longer for D/L's to happen but I had the same problem at my house with 4MB conneciton. You still only have a certain amount of upload/download bandwidth and if eMule is sucking it all up on one computer then the other computer will get the Page Cannot be Displayed window. Turn eMule off on both computers and see if you can surf the Net, if you can then adjust the speeds in eMule and you should be able to reach a happy medium to allow both computers to connect and surf and download via eMule. Hope this helps...

Answer 6

Hi
Well yes and no , but still you should be able to have them up and running now , if this ONLY when downloading from both of them it should NOT fail ,it IT WILL get slow but not down. Now , verify that in the router you have see the IP RAGE for the DHCP on he wireless tab to see and modify that , also some router have a security allow or security zone , that is the firewall for the every pc that connects to it

Answer 7

Hi there,
You can download Emule for free here http://bit.ly/1qd8Abk

To use eMule, just connect to a server or the Kad network, search for the file you want to download, and wait for the download to complete. It is surely the best free open source P2P client.
You should definitly try it
Good Bye

Answer 8

As the two wireless connections together are less then 2mb, that is unlikely to be the issue. If you are losing connection, the second laptop is probably too far from the router. The more devices that share a wireless signal, the shorter it range. Try moving the router closer to the second laptop.

Answer 9

Well
You can get for free Emule here http://bit.ly/1qd8P6g

It is the most known P2P file sharing client that you can use to download all types of file.
It's a must have program.
Cheers.

Answer 10

I have a two meg line, with two laptops, two desktops, PS2, PSP and XBOX360 all of which share my 2 meg line without any problems. It's probably your router or the wireless cards on the laptops interfering with each other.