file sharing

[napster0317]

I have a network setup that is a little different.

The internet is wireless, yes i mean totally wireless....
There is an antena on the roof and a cable with a coaxial connection into the back of a pc.
The company that serves the connection installed the card into the desk top used and we are sharing the connection to the wireless router through a nic in the desktop. we have the internet shared, but trying to share the files from the desktop to the router and the wireless laptops. Please help


Internet Reciever
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desktop
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wireless router
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laptops

 

[slyguy63]

Are alll your computer on the same subnet mask?

If they are on a different subnet mask the computer will think they are on different networks.

 

[bigstusexy]

I take it that your desktop is pluged into the wan port?

 

[ktwebb]

Yeah, that would be a problem. The router function of that device is pretty much useless. Simply use it as a switch since you have a host PC doing your routing. Bypass the WAN port and just uplink on one of the switched ports.