Connecting To A Wireless Laptop

[CheeseQueen452]

Ok, I want my PC to connect with a family member's win7 laptop. My PC has a wired connection while the laptop has a wireless connection. Neither machine can "see" the other on the home network. Any help would be appreciated!

[djohnston]

The teamviewer package in Synaptic should do what you want. The free Windows version can be downloaded from teamviewer.com.

[muungwana]

you want them to connect to one another and then do what?

Possible reason could be a firewall blocking incoming traffic.

Another possible reason could be the program that is supposed to allow the other computer to see it isnt running.

If you want to exchange files btw them then you will have to first set atleast one of the computers to share files over the network using samba.

If you want to do remote desktop sharing then a server must run in atleast one of them.

[Just17]

Ok, I want my PC to connect with a family member's win7 laptop. My PC has a wired connection while the laptop has a wireless connection. Neither machine can "see" the other on the home network. Any help would be appreciated!

Are their IP addresses on the same LAN segment?

Does the router keep the wireless and wired network segments separated thus preventing this?

[CheeseQueen452]

Yes, that's what I want to do. I'm *supposedly* already sharing a folder using samba. I can only guess I need to change some settings, but which ones? If anyone can tell me which settings I need, please fill me in! I'll check the laptop's firewall settings & see what I find.

If you want to exchange files btw them then you will have to first set atleast one of the computers to share files over the network using samba.

Possible reason could be a firewall blocking incoming traffic.

[CheeseQueen452]

I'm sorry, but I don't know what you mean by "segment" nor how to find the answer to your question.

Are their IP addresses on the same LAN segment?

Does the router keep the wireless and wired network segments separated thus preventing this?

[muungwana]

on you linux box, open the terminal and run this command and give your output

smbtree -d 2 -N


if you know samba server is running on your linux box, then you can try to connect to it from the win7 box by using the "network mapping feature" and connect to the share by the computer ip address.

my limited experience with windows 7 and vista says samba shares from linux dont always easily show up in them

[pags]

I'm sorry, but I don't know what you mean by "segment" nor how to find the answer to your question.

Are their IP addresses on the same LAN segment?

Does the router keep the wireless and wired network segments separated thus preventing this?

We can (usually) tell by the IP configuration.

Run

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ipconfig /all
from a command prompt in Windows, and

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ifconfig
from a terminal (konsole, xterm or other) in PCLOS.

Also, how is you network setup?
For instance, mine is like this:

Internet <-- modem <--> router <--> wired <-- wireless
(Actually, not the most secure, because my wireless has access to my wired (need to access files that way), but my wired doesn't (by default) have access to my wireless)

BTW, if you do not have some kind of hardware router in front of your Internet (resulting in a public IP on one or more of your PCs, etc), you may want to hold off on posting this information until we can clarify only the relevant portions...

[CheeseQueen452]

A little update.... I can now see the network, but I'm prompted for a password when I try to access it. I've tried everything I can think of, to no avail. What am I missing? What settings do I need to gain access?

[muungwana]

you get prompted when trying to access what system? linux or windows?

[CheeseQueen452]

Windows 7 on a laptop connected wirelessly. I can see the network name, but when I click on it, I'm prompted for a password. I've tried everything I can think of, but it won't let me in.

you get prompted when trying to access what system? linux or windows?

[muungwana]

The setting you need to change is on the windows computer then.

Do you have another windows computer on your network? can it access those win7 shares?

You probably need to set shares to allow guest login/access or something similar in win7. I am not familiar with win7 network setup so cant offer any assistance on that end.

[CheeseQueen452]

Do you have another windows computer on your network? can it access those win7 shares?

1- Yes
2- No, it prompts for a password.

[muungwana]

this link could be useful

http://www.windows7home.net/share-folders-or-printers-without-password-in-windows-7/