-=PCTechTalk=- Re: how? laptop settings to print
- From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:46:58 -0500
I'm back home. It was pretty nasty until I got out to the main roads.
Everything is covered in ice. Now, I'm staying put until tomorrow! and hoping
that my daughter can get home from college tomorrow.
Cris
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From: Cris
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: how? laptop settings to print
ps - we are getting an ice storm - I have to run to the bank, so I'm going to
try to do it now before it gets worse out there. wish me luck, and I'll yell
when I'm back.
thanks sooooo much!!
Cris
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From: ~OoO~
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:41 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: how? laptop settings to print
Alrighty... now we're getting somewhere. So, the laptop does not seem to be
accessing the network.
We need to check if the wireless connection is, well, connecting.
Let's answer a few questions:
1. The laptop uses 802.11g, right?
2. With the wireless connection on the laptop, there should be some sort of
monitor on the bottom right for the wireless. If you hover over it or open it,
somewhere on there should says CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED. Can you verify that
it says CONNECTED?
3. Checking in the same spot as #3, if it says connected, it should tell you
what SSID it is connected to. What is the SSID name given?
4. At this point, with the laptop, can you access the internet?
5. Using the laptop, can you access the router? How would you know. simple.
open your web browser on the laptop (IE or any other) and see if you can access
the router settings. If you can access the settings, then you're at least
connecting to the router. If you cannot access the router settings, then you
are not even connecting to the router. To access the router settings on a
Linksys, you should type in the browser http://192.168.1.1
<http://192.168.1.1/>
6. Assuming you can access the router settings, look somewhere in there at one
of the settings tab. I don't have a Linksys, so I am going off the top of my
head here. But, it may be a tab called SETTINGS or STATUS or ADMIN. Point is,
you are looking for a setting called SSID. When you find it, tell me what it
is, and is it the same as the SSID the laptop is connecting to.
7. And, last important, are you using Cable or DSL?
PS: As we correspond back and forth, DO NOT trim the post by deleting the old
content. Leave it all here so I can keep skimming back and forth with your
responses. Just hit REPLY, type and SEND.
:o)
Thanks.
---Troth
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Cris
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:28 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: how? laptop settings to print
Ok... Router is Linkseys Wireless G
Cris-main-9-04 shows cris main, and allmine laptop.
Laptop says - Schfam is not accessible, you might not have permission to use
this network resource. countact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. the list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available.
cris
----- Original Message -----
From: ~OoO~
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: how? laptop settings to print
Ok. back to the drawing board.
Here's what I have. You have a workgroup name of SCHFAM. Now. you've made sure
that BOTH the desktop (cris-main-9-04) and the laptop (crislaptop) have the
exact same workgroup name, right? Assuming that's correct, we can move to the
next step.
The desktop is XP Home. So, that's already set up as using 'simple file
sharing', as that's the only way XP Home can be set.
How about the laptop? Make sure 'simple file sharing' is enabled. Open MY
COMPUTER. Go to TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS. Click on the VIEW tab. In the bottom
pane, scroll all the way to the bottom. If XP Media Ed is the same as the Pro
version, the last option at the bottom should say USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING
(RECOMMENDED). Make sure that's checked. If the option is not there, let me
know.
Ok. Once you have that all set, shut down BOTH computers. Make sure they are
both off at the same time. Turn the first computer on, the desktop, and let it
boot up all the way. After its completely booted, move onto the laptop and
start that one up. Same thing, wait for it to boot all the way through.
Now. on each computer. open up MY COMPUTER again. On the left side, under OTHER
PLACES, you should see MY NETWORK PLACES. Select that. Doesn't have to be done
at the same time on each computer. You're just checking something, but you need
to check on both computers. Anyway. once you're in MY NETWORK PLACES, on the
left side, click on VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS. When you do that, you should see
both computers (the computer you're currently on, and the other computer).
Check and let me know if both computers are listed. After you respond to this
one, we can continue.
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