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kalli

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heya all

currently i have a desktop and laptop connected using a crossover cable... the desktop has adsl modem through USB.. the connection between these two is fine...

today i got a HP PDA and i want to connect this through wireless with my laptop... possible? well i would LOVE some help....

currently TCP/IP settings are as follows:

desktop - LAN
ip: 192.168.0.2
subnet: 255.255.255.0
gateway: empty
DNS: (hardcoded dns ip address)

laptop - LAN
ip: 192.168.0.3
subnet: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.0.2
DNS: (again hardcoded dns ip addresses)

laptop - wireless
ip - auto
dns - auto

PDA - wireless
ip - auto
dns - harcoded dns ip addesses


here is the ipconfig /all for the laptop
Windows IP Configuration


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kalli
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor DP83815-Based PCI Fast

Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-9D-43-06-B6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.12.160.35
203.12.160.36

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-4B-61-19-E3
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.24.99
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :




so windows is saying the wireless is "connected" but the PDA doesnt show up anywhere... eventually i want to be able to go on the net on the PDA...

help?
 

MedNez

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You can't run a wireless server from a laptop, as it's functioning as a client on a network, not an access point :\
 

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