I currently have a PC with XP Pro (SP2) installed with a Belkin
802.11g wireless desktop network card installed. It's hooked up to the internet via a USB cable to an NTL broadband modem. I have recently bought a new laptop which is running XPHome (SP2) and is fitted with a Prism wireless network card. Is this all I need to set up a home network?I know the card on the laptop is working OK because my wife tested it at work and there were no problems. But I can't get the laptop and my PC to talk. How do I do that? Do I need an additional AP or router? I've run network wizard more times than I care to remember on both machines without success. TCP/IP is set to automatic for IP address and still nothing happens.
As a last resort I tried a D-Link router and my laptop recognises it as a default network and connects straight away. My Belkin card recognises the default network but won't connect to it. If I take the router away neither of them work. I've set up connections on both machines but I'm unable to "enable" them, they just sit there with a red cross on them.
People tell me that setting up a network is easy but it's driving me nuts having a laptop and PC that won't talk. Anyone got any suggestions before throw them both through the window?
Cheers,
Mark.
PS. You can probably tell I'm a newbie so layman's terms or idiot guide's only please