Wi-Fi networking in apt

[Dkay]

I have 2 computers in my apt both connected to a Hawking Wi-Fi adapter and run to a shared access point located somewhere in the apartment building. (i.e I don't have access to the access Point) This is how these computers connect to the internet. The tech from the IP company said 3 T-1's run into the entire complex.


Question is can I share files between these 2 computers throught the access point in the building? If so how?

Any help is or direction to a link would be helpful. Thanks

[Midknyte]

as long as your are in the same subnet, it would be just like networking anything else. please read the stickies in this forum for more help. if you have specific questions, please post again.

[Dkay]

Thanks for the reply, I have read the stickies and they don't seem to help my situation.

Both computers can see itself but it can't see the other comp.


I don't know if I should try ad-hoc, I did try and it did not seem to work, would the adapter be able to run 2 networks at the same time? that I don't know.

Since one connection is my internet access to the community access point.

[Midknyte]

you need to have them set to infrastructure to connect to a WAP.

what OSes are you running? what are the IPs of each computer? can you ping each computer from the other? are they both in the same workgroup? are you using the same usernames and passwords on both systems? do you have the same ssid and channel?

[Dkay]

Both are XP machines.

Machine 1 192.168.168.156
Machine 2 192.168.168.158


Can not ping eachother.



I am wondering if it would just be easier and safer to get a crossover cable and use the networking cards in each computer and share files that way?

[Midknyte]

I guess you could do that. strange that they are in the same subnet, but cannot ping each other. :confused: are you using static IPs or dhcp?

[Dkay]

They always have the same IP so I guess static although the specific IP's are not specifed anywhere. Guess I'll try a crossover cable tomorrow.

[tantone]

Sounds like you use them often enough to not let their DCHP leases expire, which would assign another IP.

The way it's set up, it doesn't sound as if you'll be able to network the through the WAP. Some sort of security measure in place that ensures no two PC's can "see" each other.

Crossover may be your best bet.

[kwebb]

A local firewall would stop pings. They could also have ICMP blocked on their switches. Try mapping to the shares. Use the UNC path, or just map from explorer or something. May still not work, and pinging is your first tool for connectivity, but unless you control the network, it isn't a guarantee things won't work just because you can't ping. Network Places cannot be trusted either, so while that may very well tell of a problem, it is certainly not a certainty there is a problem just because you can't browse using that pathetic MS tool.