Comments on: LAN Connection between PC and Laptop

By: stevesz

stevesz — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:12:47 +0000

Did you get the latest, greatest NIC driver from the laptop manufacturer? Dis you install the chipset drivers, also available from the manufacturer? Look in Device Manager to see what other drivers you may need to complete your install. Download them and install them. Do the chipset first, then the NIC. Once you are connected, you’ll be able to use the laptop to get to the manufacturer’s web site and download and install what is needed.

If you are going to share with your PC, then make sure both computers are in the same workgroup so that the machines can see each other.

By: rechil

rechil — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:10:08 +0000

hmmmm…… I am waiting for CindyLThompson reply !

By: sixball

sixball — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:04:11 +0000

Keep it simple: If you’re wired connection works great, but wireless dosnt, start there. Did you reinstall your drivers for the wireless card on the PC? Double-check the wireless settings on your netgear and ensure you have them on your pc…

By: chippy088

chippy088 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:58:57 +0000

I am wondering what you mean about having a router installed on your pc.

I take it you mean your pc is connected to the router by an ethernet cable. I am further assuming that the laptop was working, via wireless, until you re-installed XP on the laptop.
As it works when you connect the laptop by an ethernet cable, I do not think that the router is the problem.

Does the wireless work? (has it been disabled by default when you re-installed XP.)
Is the switch for the wireless on the laptop in the on position? Have you re-entered the SSID and password to reconnect via wireless. (They will be listed on a label on the router somewhere.)

If you are just trying to share files between both pc and laptop, then it is possibly not the router, but share permissions on the laptop, which will have been lost when you re-installed XP.

If you can you give a bit more information, we can help with other options.

By: r3boot

r3boot — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:07:31 +0000

assuming that your using a modem/router netgear model?so the router is hooked up in your desktop right?that where the main internet connection is hooked up when pluggin the utp cable your able to connect with the wired connection as soon you take out the wired connection your not able to connect right?the thing is you need to make sure the wireless connection is setup on the laptop, try this approach step by step troubeshooting guide

1.pluggin your laptop to the netgear router
2. open up your regular browser and type this exactly on the address page
192.168.1.1 then it should load up to the routers firmware
3. then it should ask you a username and password for the router
try entering this on username: admin and for the password : password (default)
unless you have change it already
4. then on the firmware make sure the wireless radio is “enable” (i think its under on
the advance settings)
5. going back to the firmware, on the wireless settings you should fill up some settings to
setup the actual wireless connection
6. Name (SSID): any name you want <– that would be the name of the network
7. Region and Channel you can just leave that way
8. now for security options you can choose WEP or much stronger encyrption for the
network the “WPA-PSK” when you choose this option it will ask you
9. for the pass phrase for the network, take note when you entered data in this field
its case sensitive and after typing your desired network pass phrase just click the
apply button
10. then it will tell you the router settings is being updated then make sure wireless card
is “on” your laptop if its on its should able to pick up the signal from the router and
detect your network ,if its able to detect it try to connect to the said network
11. and it will ask for your password for the network that would be the pass-phrase you
just entered when the pass-phrased is verified then you are connected to the network
already then try to unplugged the cable from the router then try to surf the internet
then you should be connected to the internet.

i hope i was able to answer your questions.. – r3boot.