Monday, August 16, 2010

How do I share a wireless internet connection between WinXP and Vista using a Versalink DSL router?

I have a Dell WinXP desktop hooked directly to a Verizon Westell Versalink D90 327W15 wireless modem/router combo.





I recently bought a new Toshiba Satellite laptop with Vista Home Premium w/ the built-in 802.11bg wireless LAN. I am desparately trying to get this networked so my desktop will share an internet connection, but it just won't connect. The icon on my laptop shows connectivity in the bottom-right taskbar, but reads ';Access: Local only';. I'd imagine that just means that it's capable of file-sharing only for now.





I've set up a wireless network on the desktop, created an identical workgroup and set the SSID to the same name.





Can anyone give me further instructions as to what I need to do? Will I need to go under the configuration settings in the router and change anything? Any help would be appreciated.





Thanks in advance!How do I share a wireless internet connection between WinXP and Vista using a Versalink DSL router?
You can access the Connect to a network dialog box from many locations in Windows Vista, including the following:





• By clicking Start, and then Connect to from the Windows Vista desktop





• From the Manage wireless connections dialog box





• From the Connect/Disconnect context menu option of a wireless network adapter in the Network Connections folder


The new Connect to a network dialog box is a redesigned version of the Choose a wireless network dialog box in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2). This new dialog also supports virtual private network (VPN) and dial-up connections (including Connection Manager and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet [PPPoE]).





In Show, you can select the following:





• All Wireless, dial-up, and VPN connections.





• Wireless Only wireless connections.





• Dial-up and VPN Only dial-up and VPN connections.








By default, All is selected and the list of networks consists of wireless networks that have been detected and dial-up and VPN connections that have been configured. A non-broadcast network appears in the list with the name “Unnamed Network.” The list of available networks is subject to the allowed wireless networks configured through Group Policy or the command line and the types of wireless networks being detected, such as infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode networks.





To connect to a wireless network that is listed in the Connect to a network dialog box, double-click the network name or click the network name and then click Connect. For a non-broadcast network, you will be prompted to type the wireless network name. If the connection attempt is not successful, use Windows Network Diagnostics to diagnose the problem and suggest a solution.





If the wireless network you want to connect to is not listed, click Set up a connection or network. Windows Vista displays the following page.





http://www.microsoft.com/technet/communi…

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