Clive, I too am interested, retired, Wimborne based.
How about a self help group?
I am reasonably competent with routers, IP addressing and Wifi.
I have limited success with Networking and need to spend a little more time
there.
How about identifying the problems
1 Ubuntu-Ubuntu
2 Ubuntu-MS with some mutual research.
Regards,
Walter
Ubuntu 11.10, 10.04 LTS, XP & 7.
Netbook, Laptop, 2 PCs, NAS Drive (little recent use)
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> 2. New Year Project (Clive A Wills)
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>Is there anyone on list who is near enough to Wimborne who would be
>willing to come and teach me more about networks while setting up my
>system please?
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>Ideally it would be either 1 or 2 afternoons or evenings (I'm retired
>so available!) for a couple of hours; there is also the possibility of
>my next door neighbor also sitting in to learn! So it could be a small
>'workshop' type of situation!
>
>I think most of the problems are in the setting up of the router and
>inter-connections.
>
>The network contains:
>1 desktop PC (Ubuntu 10.10)
>2 laptops - Ubuntu 11.10 and old Windows XP( which will be replaced with
>Linux)
>Wireless Router ('G' at moment but hope to change to 'N' later)
>2 Printers, a HP Laserjet 5P (always on) and a HP Colour all in one
>print, scan & copy (on when required)
>The 5P is through a 3 port Edimax print server (2 USB's available) as it
>has a parallel connection; the other is ethernet connected to the router.
>At a later date I may like to connect to a new 'smart' TV.
>
>Wireless connection is WEP2 and not broadcast, has MAC address filtering
>enabled but does not have fixed IP's. One problem is that the 2 printers
>often have the same IP address and confusion exists when both are
>switched on!
>Talktalk will not give a fixed IP address to the router which is
>switched off to reset connection every 2 months at midnight.
>Any other info required please ask.
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