I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
25-06-2008, 21:41
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I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
I just recently set up a wireless network at my work place, However with the new computers i have set up I'm not able to connect to my server at work by start > run > \\server name, or through a remote desktop connection. I'm using a Netgear wireless N rangemax router with the netgear 108mps wirless card, I'm able to connect those PC's to the internet but not to my server? Please Help!
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25-06-2008, 21:43
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Is the server in the right IP range? It is quite normal for a server to have a static IP set, if it is not in the same subnet then there will be no access!
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25-06-2008, 21:45
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
I have the router set as a DHCP.
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25-06-2008, 21:46
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Can you browse the web from the server?
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25-06-2008, 21:47
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Yes
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25-06-2008, 21:47
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Do you get a response from
ping SERVERNAME
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25-06-2008, 21:52
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
yes,
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we have no domain by the way everything is connected by work group.
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25-06-2008, 21:58
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Thats fine, so you can ping it, what error do you get when you try \\SERVERNAME then ?
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25-06-2008, 22:04
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
"ping request canot find host \\servername please check the name and try again".
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25-06-2008, 22:12
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
may sound silly but check all PCs are using the same name, not sure if it is case sensitive
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25-06-2008, 22:13
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Quote:
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"ping request canot find host \\servername please check the name and try again".
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No thats not what I meant, when you put \\SERVERNAME in run or the explorer address bar, what exactly comes up/happens?
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25-06-2008, 22:24
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
I understood, it will say "cannot connect" to server
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25-06-2008, 22:32
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Are any of the Clients/Servers running Firewalls?
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25-06-2008, 22:48
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
No, all firewalls were disabled.
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it kind of weird I have a computer that is wireless at my work that can access the server and i have tried to configure the others the same way but still no luck.
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25-06-2008, 22:50
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Re: I cannot connect to my work server from my wireless connection
Any DNS involved? Can you connect via IP address ( \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)? I suspect it is something to do with name resolution. Presumably, the clients are on a different sub-net to the server, with the router ....routing.
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