Setting up laptop wireless to LAN

[nrsolutions]

I have a Linksys WAP11 connected to my 3Com hub. I went through the install of the WAP using the defaults and used a open IP address relating to our network.

The laptop is a Dell with XP with the true mobile wireless pcmcia adapter.

I can see the other LAN computers on the network from the laptop but when I try to access any of the computers I get a message, you do not have access rights to the computer. The computers are set for anyone to access them and I have no trouble accessing them from any other computer.

I am missing something in setup. Appreciate any help. I am new at using wireless connections. Is there any links that will give me the settings (and may be steps) need for the laptop and WAP.

Thanks!

 

[telcomwork]

If you hard wire into the hub do you get the same error?

 

[nrsolutions]

I don't have any problems accessing any computers from a hard wire to hard wire.

 

[wookalar]

There shouldn't be anything in the wireless setup giving you this problem. As long as you can see/ping the machines then your wireless connection is working. Wireless is just a means of transportation and doesn't deal with any shared folder access rights.

If you did have that laptop hooked up hard wire working and then switched to the wireless, the computers you are seeing could be cached copies. Make sure you can ping the other machines through the wireless link.

 

[InnoTech]

that is a very good point wookalar. make sure you are rebooting everytime you're switching from wireless to wires. "Jack of all trades. Master of none."