Re: absurdly simple LAN problem

From: Clive Menzies (clive_at_clivemenzies.co.uk)
Date: 09/16/05

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    On (15/09/05 17:10), Anthony Campbell wrote:
    > On 15 Sep 2005, Clive Menzies wrote:
    > > On (15/09/05 15:18), Anthony Campbell wrote:
    > > > I've struggled with this one for months! Much perusing of HOWTOs and
    > > > googling hasn't helped.
    > > >
    > > > I have two computers, desktop and laptop, and a wireless router and ADSL
    > > > modem. Both machines reach the internet without problems, one via a
    > > > cable link to the modem, the other via a wireless link to the router.
    > > >
    > > > However, they do not communicate with each other. I cannot ping from one
    > > > to the other though I can ping localhost on each. Turning off the
    > > > firewall (shorewall) does not help.
    > > Unless I'm being really dense, I'm not surprised they don't communicate;
    > >
    > > Can you elaborate on exactly how they are connected?
    > >
    > > PC ---------> ADSL modem -----> internet
    > >
    > > Laptop ------->Router------> ?
    > >
    >
    > > My point being how would they communicate?
    > >
    > > I suspect what you need is:
    > >
    > > PC -----------> Router------>ADSL modem
    > > ^
    > > |
    > > Laptop ---------|
    > >
    > > I accept that I may have totally misunderstood ;) Is the ADSL modem
    > > also a router? In which case it may be in it's configuration.
    > >
    > >
    >
    > It's a Netgear MR814 router. The ethernet cable from the PC goes to a
    > local port on the router and the internet port on the router goes to the
    > modem. The laptop communicates with the router by wireless. That seems
    > to be your second scenario.

    OK. It sounds as though this is a router configuration issue.

    If you are using the router's DHCP service for both machines, that
    should work or have you set them manually?

    Regards

    Clive 

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