First, I'm running Windows XP SP3 on a dell laptop. The wireless card in it works perfectly fine.
When I run ipconfig
with the wire plugged in I get both connections displayed:
ipconfig
Wireless
IP Address: 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
ipconfig
Wired
IP Address: 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
When I have the cable disconnected I can ping my other computers and receive reply's
ping ComputerName
...
Reply from 192.168.1.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
...
However, when the cable is connected it says:
ping ComputerName
Ping request could not find host...
On the flip side, I can
ping 192.168.1.102
...
Reply from 192.168.1.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
...
My network is four computers plugged into a Linksys wireless router.
Any ideas why the wired connection does not recognize my computer names?