Home Networking Question

[Nemesis]

Currently I have the following setup.

Two desktops



1: SONY VAIO P4 SYSTEM
2: CUSTOM BUILT AMD X2 SYSTEM

Both running above 2.5GHZ.

PC number 2 acts as a makeshift server for now, since it soon will have approx. 1 Terabyte of hard drive space after I install more drives. Now both computers are wirelessly connected to the internet via a Netgear 108MBS router. Now my question is, I currently have PC number 2's hard drives accessable by PC number 1 via the desktop, however they are connected wirelessly. Therefore, transfer rates are pretty slow. Now, I bought a 10/100 switch today in hopes to connect them this way. Both have NIC cards that have standard CAT5 cables running into the switch, but the computers are having a tough time connecting in any way.

Below is a screen shot of what PC number shows.



And here is the switch that is automatically configured to work which show green lights on all ports that are connected.




Please give me some help, so that I can transfer files across the switch at a higher rate, rather than wirelessly.

[4dmin]

you need to connect them directly into the switch to take advantage of transfer rates, i would suggest going w/ a 100/1000nic and switch for good transfer rates.

[Nemesis]

you need to connect them directly into the switch to take advantage of transfer rates, i would suggest going w/ a 100/1000nic and switch for good transfer rates.

thats what I have, but they arent connecting

[~The_Duke~]

Unless you have a hardware or software bridge you ought to get rid of that bridge connection in your network connections page.

Just click on the networking wizard button and follow the instructions.

Shoot me a PM I am will answer it will exact instructions when I get home form work.

EDIT: Something else you might want to try is disabling the wireless connections on both machines so that they are forced to use the NIC cards instead of the wireless. Computer are retarded and get confused when there is more than one way to connect to something. I learned that the hard way.

[4dmin]

^ yes what he said, you shouldn't be using wireless and cat5 connected... disable your wireless cards. run static ip's, make sure both cards are configured correctly

[The Yousef]

thats what I have, but they arent connecting

i say you kill yourself and all your problems will go away...

[Wurm]

set both computers up on the same workgroup

[threehundred]

the answer is simply what Admin and Duke said. He needs to disable wireless when doing transfers, especially if the wireless connections are set to connect automatically to the network. The computer doesn't know which connection to use, so it uses the one that was setup first.

[CALIWEST]

and again...i agree it wat duke and admin says...

[shortysm22]

reset power on the switch/router after everything if reconfigured

[Trey]

Get rid of XP Home.

[v3rd1g0]

haha if i could +1 you i would :-D

[~The_Duke~]

Get rid of XP Home.

that is a very good networking tip.

[v3rd1g0]

all in favor of *nix systems say "I"


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