Re: Can't get started.
The first thing you need is make sure that all PC's are on the same Workgroup.
Click Start > Control Panel > System > On the Computer Name tab - make sure all pc's have the same Workgroup listed. E.g. WORKGROUP - if they are different - click change button and change the workgroup name.
Next you'll need to configure the IP Addresses of the PC's. As you want to watch video's on the PS3 it's easier if you assign static ip's to the pc's to avoid any problems with changing IP's.
To setup the ip addreses please do the following on each PC:
Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Highlight the Local Area Connection - select Properties. Scroll through the list until you get to Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] - highlight it and click Properties. Select Use the following IP Address:
Enter the following information into the corresponding fields:
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mast: 255.255.255.0 (This should autocomplete for you)
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Preferred DNS Server: 192.168.1.1
Click OK, Click OK.
Repeat above on all PC's but make the ip address of the next PC 192.168.1.3 and the one after that 192.168.1.4 and so on, use the same default gateway and dns entries as above though. You will also need to change the IP address on the PS3 to be 192.168.1.5 for example. Don't worry about the wireless setup yet just use a cable to connect that PC to the router for now. We are just trying to get the network setup and working correctly, then i'll take you through getting the wireless working.
Now check if you can access the internet. If not power off the modem, the router and your PC. Power on the modem wait roughly 30 seconds until it has powered up completely, then switch on the router. Wait until router has completed powering up, then turn on the PC's. Test internet connectivity again.
Now to check if all the pc's can communicate with each other:
On one of the PC's click Start > Run > type: cmd > Click OK
at the prompt type: ping 192.168.1.2 (whatever the ip address is of one of the other pc's)
You will 4 reply from lines if everything is working correctly. Repeat for other PC.
You should now be able to see all pc's from windows explorer. Right Click My Network Places > Click Explore. Click Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network > then the name of your workgroup. All the pc's should be listed here.
Please post after you have completed the above or if you encounter any problems.
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