File and Print Sharing
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Seeing - You mean the browse list ?
If your server can see the client then it is likely you have configured everything correctly. One reason a computer may be missing from the browse list is that there are no shares available, hence, it is not on the browse list, make sure that your machines that are not listed in the browse list have implemented File and Print Sharing. You didn't mention what your default protocol is so I will assume it is TCP/IP. Your DSL connection is likely serviced by a DHCP server on the ISP side and will only give IP addresses to registered NICs, your network computers will not be able to use the DHCP services from your ISP. You will need to configure the TCP/IP manually and your network will require that the DSL modem IP be assigned as the gateway. You will want to assign the DNS servers on your ISP side as the DNS servers your computers will use.
There is software that does all this for you, a proxy server software is what you want. Most proxy server software will assign non routable IP addresses in the 192.168.nnn.nnn subnet.
You might want to remove the IPX/SPX and Netbeui protocols from all machines. This will ensure that connectivity issues are clear, you have to know which protocol your computers are using and default protocols are usually loaded by the OS. The connection you are seeing could be an IPX/SPX or Netbeui link, which is not what you want.
NIC's have two lights. One light, the Link Light, should turn on as soon as you have a Layer 1 connection, regardless of protocols or network settings. The linklight verifies the correct physical connections have been made. It is up to you to make the TR/RX light work, heheheh. Linksys makes an excellent 5 port Router/Hub that is made for sharing DSL connections among home computers. It is less than a hundred dollars. |
