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Hi Press 2,

My B/Band router is a Linksys wrk54g, DSL modem is an zxyel p600 from Earthlink. I have a laptop (Toshiba Satellite) I have it all up and running. I thought the problem would need an access point in between the Laptop and Desktop. Wrong....an IT geek friend of mine set it all up. My ...

Thanks Press2,

I got a linksys pcadapter for the laptop and all is in order..thanks...jongru

Hi All,

I've got some wonderful advice from some members and here I am again. Could someone give me a diagram of the flow of Ip and tcp addresses through my system. I am still not able to grasp the concept....I need to see the flow of the action:

I have: A desktop tower xp hard wired to a Linksys ...

Hi Stonecat,

Just downloaded and installed the SP2 on my laptop. Tried the configuration and still unable to connect to the network. Here is my configuration--I have a Broadband wireless router (Linksys WRK54G) hard wired to my Tower computer. I am trying to set my laptop to wirelessly connect to ...

Hi Stoecat,

I could hardwire my Laptop to the internet and download the SP2? How long will it take?? That would save me a lot of time waiting around. Do you have a specific site to go to and will it install automatically? Please let me know right away....might clear up my connection to the wireless ...

Hi Stonecat,

I am waiting for my cd from microsoft with the SP2 udgrade. I hope that applies to an OEM Windows Xp SP! retail installation. I bought my Toshiba from Best Buys....thanks for the help...jongru

Hi All,

I have spent two weeks probably making the same mistakes over and over again. I have a DSL (PPPoE) modem( configured by my ISP as a bridge device) hooked to the WAN port on a Linksys Router (WRK54g) On port 1 I have hard wired with ethernet my Desktop Xp computer. I am trying to do a ...

Hi Stonecat,

I finally bought a new Linksys pc adapter card. I probably didn't need it after reading your above comments. I uninstalled the toshiba adapter, but still am not getting connected to the wireless component....my laptop through the router. I am reading the entire manual for the wireless ...

Hi Stonecat,

I looked into my device manager. Two Network adapters showing: 1-Realtek RTK8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC. 2- Toshiba Wireless Mini PCICard.
Does this mean I don't need a pci card or adapter connected to the laptop??
Thanks Stonecat for your help...

Thank you stonecat...

I have the dsl modem in bridge mode according to Earthlink. I don't know how to determine if I have the right adapter or card in my Toshiba...How could I tell if I have all the right hardware and software on the Toshiba...thanks in advance....jongru

Brand newbie! Not too bright about networking yet, but will get better. I have a Toshiba Satellite 1135-S1554 notebook (2003 vintage) I am trying to connect it to a Linksys WRK54G router. Do I need to have a pc wireless adapter to connect to the internet or share files on the Desktop which I have ...