Wireless environment not working

[Rudraksha]

Hi Guys/Gals,

Can you please let me know a solution for this. I tried various things but no success:confused:
My setup is
1)PBO connected wireless with LinkSys Router
2)Win 7 Laptop connected with this router with a wire (its close to this router so wired :o )
3) Another Win 7 Lappy connected wireless with the router.

Now the PBO is finding the wired lappy and everything works smoothly. But the wireless lappy is not displayed :( I have most of the movies in the wireless lappy and i dont want to connect it with wire.

*Interesting fact is that when i wire the 2nd lappy it is also recognised by PBO smoothly.

So the main concern is why my wireless setup is not working as i am planning to get rid of that wire :cool:

Please let me know your suggestion.

[aasoror]

Now the PBO is finding the wired lappy and everything works smoothly. But the wireless lappy is not displayed :( I have most of the movies in the wireless lappy and i dont want to connect it with wire.


Are you browsing using NET->WORKGROUP->... etc ?
If so then try using "machine shortcuts" as outlines in the line in my signature below.

[Rudraksha]

I generally go thru

NET >> My Neighbours

Apart from this i can also see My Shortcuts (but never tried this)


Going to My Neighbours shows me the wired lappy but not the wireless one

[aasoror]

I generally go thru

NET >> My Neighbours

Apart from this i can also see My Shortcuts (but never tried this)


Going to My Neighbours shows me the wired lappy but not the wireless one

Going through my neighbors is even worse then Net->Workgroup
Please try machine shortcuts first and report back.

[Rudraksha]

When going thru that it asks for Net User id and password.
I have not set any of these for my lappys..What should be the values then?

[aasoror]

When going thru that it asks for Net User id and password.
I have not set any of these for my lappys..What should be the values then?

Leave them empty if you have specified non on your machines, but you have to make sure anonymous login is enabled on your windows machines, refer to the Win7 sticky in the networking section (the info there is also applicable on earlier versions of windows)

[Rudraksha]

Hi ..Atlast I managed to use that My ShortCut Thing...

I provided the userName(I saw something it as Rudraksha in the logs of the transcode server) kept password as blank....Entered the IP address of the lappy.

I was very happy to logon and view my folders in PBO.:D

But the happiness lasted few seconds :eek: as when selecting the file to play , it again asked me for the user name and password and this time I entered as Rudraksha and password as blank...it said "LOGON FAILED!!!!!!!"


I have done the reg settings and given the shared folders Read access for EveryOne group.

HELP!!!!

[scboley]

Hi ..Atlast I managed to use that My ShortCut Thing...

I provided the userName(I saw something it as Rudraksha in the logs of the transcode server) kept password as blank....Entered the IP address of the lappy.

I was very happy to logon and view my folders in PBO.:D

But the happiness lasted few seconds :eek: as when selecting the file to play , it again asked me for the user name and password and this time I entered as Rudraksha and password as blank...it said "LOGON FAILED!!!!!!!"

I have done the reg settings and given the shared folders Read access for EveryOne group.

HELP!!!!
To play the file it needs execute access too. Read only won't work for viewing the files over a share.

[Rudraksha]

In Win7 I can only share folders...to share a file i have to put it inside a folder first then share the folder..So should i give it Read/Write access to the shared folder"??

[scboley]

In Win7 I can only share folders...to share a file i have to put it inside a folder first then share the folder..So should i give it Read/Write access to the shared folder"??
Yes exactly to the folder so it will pass that to every file placed in the folder afterwards. You have to add execute to it as well btw so you want all 3 options enabled.

[aasoror]

But the happiness lasted few seconds :eek: as when selecting the file to play , it again asked me for the user name and password and this time I entered as Rudraksha and password as blank...it said "LOGON FAILED!!!!!!!"


I have done the reg settings and given the shared folders Read access for EveryOne group.


If you have followed the reg hack (which effectively includes Anonymous user to Everyone group) this means you don't need to supply a user/pass when accessing the shares or logging to the machine.

Try keeping both fields blank (and not Rudraksha /blank) when you access the machine (and also if you are asked for it when you access the file , though you shouldn't).

Also after setting the sharing permission for a folder (be it Read) you will need to double check if the files also carry the same access permissions (though there is no sharing tab for individual files but you can double check from properties -> security tab .. this is for Win7 Pro)