Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #6780

From: "Neil Waldhauer" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] connected to home WiFi but not communicating
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:11:09 -0700
To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:57:13 -0400, "Phil Parker"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:

> Turning the radio off and on gets me connected at 80% signal strength, but my
> two eCS machines don't see each other. The new one is the T43 with RC7
> (silver) and the old one is a minitower with 1.25+.
>
> Neither sees the other via "net view" on the command line or via the Servers
> list in "Create a connection".
>
> Now what stupid thing have I done wrong?

There are two problems. Both are pretty easy to fix.
1. I don't think I installed NETBIOS on the WiFi adapter.
2. Your domain name needs to be the same as your local network.

Neil
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Neil Waldhauer, neil@blondeguy.com

Faith is believing that one of two things will happen; that there will be something for you to stand on, or that you will be taught to fly.

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