[K12OSN] setting up a standalone lab with a wireless router

[Gustav J Kramer]

Gary,

There are others on the list far more capable but I will try and get you
started until they can chime in:

I'm assuming that when you say the clients cant see the server you mean
they can't connect via a windows (smb) share not that they cant ping the
server?

For the wireless XP clients they will have to belong to the same domain
or workgroup as the server. Given the size of your lab I would guess
Workgroup.  You can check it by right clicking on "My Computer", then
left clicking on "Properties" and again on the "Computer Name" tab.

You can confirm the Domain/Workgroup (and that the SAMBA servers are
running) from within WEBMIN.  Click on the "Servers" button, then "Samba
Windows File Sharing",(from here you can see whether the servers are
running) then on "Windows Networking".

With respect to the wired clients, If they are thin clients and they
boot to a graphic log on prompt then they are connected, the server
appears as a local device.  If they are standalone linux boxes then they
will only "see" the server if you connect via NFS or through a Windows
share, again on the same workgroup or domain.  If the wired clients are
windows clients, then like the wireless clients, you will have to
confirm that they belong to the same workgroup or domain.

I'm a bit confused when you say that you connect the server to the
internet.  Is the server configured with two NICs, one wired to the
internet and the other to one of the four LAN ports on the router (which
has DHCP disabled)?


I hope this helps,

- gustav

On Wed, 2005-27-04 at 07:30 -0500, Gary Frederick wrote:
> Howdy
> 
> I am trying to set up a standalone lab, one that is not connected to the
> internet. It has a k12ltsp server and a Netgear wgt624 v2 wireless
> router and 4 clients.
> 
> I have two clients connected to the router via ethernet cable and two
> connecting via wireless. The wireless clients are running XP.
> 
> The two clients connected to the router via ethernet cable can talk to
> each other.
> 
> The two connected via wireless can talk to each other.
> 
> The wired clients can not see the wireless clients and vice versa.
> 
> None of the clients can see the server.
> 
> and when I connect the server to the internet, all 4 clients can see the
> outside world (but still will not talk to the server or across the
> wire/wireless connection.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Gary
> 
> This is a recent k12ltsp setup. The XP clients are current.
> 
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