I would like to set up a home wireless network. What confuses me are the sheer multitude of tutorials that address exotic issues I am not at all confronted with and the time required to scan through the contents. So I would be grateful if someone could point me to some simple, concise tutorials to get started (or maybe provide some installation hints). :=)
I would like to replace my Ethernet network with a wireless configuration. The situation is very simple:
2 machines (PC1, PC2, both XP Home Ed) and a wireless router (ETech). The wireless network SSID, named "WLNK", is encrypted with a WEP key. Network configuration: peer to peer. Currently, each machine is able to access the web independently via the router.
The router's LAN configuration is configured to support the following dynamic addresses :
192.168.1.2 PC1 #Laptop
192.168.1.3 PC2 #Desktop
These addresses are also included in each machine local "hosts" file as well (req'd ??). Both machines can be pinged w/o problems via their IP address or host names.
Questions:
- How do I set up the network so that each machine recognizes each other? For instance, PC1 has a local web server (Abyss). I would like PC2 to access a web site on PC1 for ex. via http://PC1//Site1 .
- Do I have to run the Network manager to configure the set-up or is the network manager smart enough to figure out how to network both machines once they are running (both have the same SSID)? (Does not seem to work, though.)
I did this years ago for cable networking, but forgot how I went about this.
TIA for providing me with some simple references.