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How to make Wireless-LAN computers and LAN computers see each other?

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    senthil8732
    last edited by Aug 17, 2008, 6:35 PM

    I have the following configuration :

    1 LAN (192.168.1.x [LAN])
    2 WAN networks (192.168.2.x [WAN] & 192.168.3.x [OPT1])

    1 Wireless Network (192,168.4.x)

    pfsense does Load balancing and failsafe between WAN & OPT1.
    And LAN is connected with pfsense.

    I have connected my netgear wireless router to the LAN. By this I get load balanced, failsafe internet connection of WAN & OPT1 into my wireless network.

    Now my question is :

    My Windows machines on wireless LAN can't access other Windows machines or printers on my pfsense LAN. (Using windows file/printer sharing)

    How do I access the LAN computers from wireless LAN computers?

    I did remove the firewall on my netgear router.

    I must be missing some thing pretty obvious here.
    I appreciate any help/suggestion.

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      GruensFroeschli
      last edited by Aug 17, 2008, 7:06 PM

      What exactly do you mean you cannot access other windows machines?
      Are you trying to access other windows-computers via the "my network places"?
      This wont work since you're routing from one subnet into another.

      You have to access them directly via the IP.

      We do what we must, because we can.

      Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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        senthil8732
        last edited by Aug 18, 2008, 11:00 AM

        Thanks. Apparently I didn't know that all windows computers have to be on the same subnet to see each other's resources through "my network places".

        I changed my wireless network IP addresses to be in the space of my LAN IP addresses.

        Now every things works fine.

        Thanks.

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