How to run a USB wireless adapter and a router together ?

[DelJo63]

does SSD = SSDP discovery service?? If so then ive popped it on Auto

does UPnP = universal plug and play device host?? If so ive popped it on Auto

Plug & Play <(is not)> UPnP; Plug & Play is necessary while UPnP can be an exposure.

SSDP is not required, but some like it as well as the Bonjour Service (I don't)

To get access to resources on other systems, you need

• Simple File Sharing
• your firewall to enable ports 138,138,445 (Which FW are you using)

On the XP/HOME, setting (a) has some hoops to jump thru
here's a good reference for you

 

[tipstir]

Home XP is limited in networking features than Pro XP. SSDP won't harm the system UPnP has been talked about all over. I never seen a real issue using it security or not. I just said to link the Router directly to the System. This feature is now standard in Vista and 7 part of the Network Discovery.

 

[RustyZip]

Ok - done up to "show UPnP" - but cant find the link... Any clues??

Ahaa... Found it....

D'oh.. Sorry i was looking at "network connections", not network places...

It currently says - "hide icons for networked UPnP devices", so i presume that means its showing them and not have to do anything??

 

[RustyZip]

Under Services.msc
Make sure Browsing is set to Auto/Enabled (only one system on the network should have this set to auto)
Make sure Network Connections is set to Auto/Enabled
SSD Auto/Enabled
UPnP Auto/Enabled

I cant find SSD and UPnP under services ??

 

[RustyZip]

To get access to resources on other systems, you need

• Simple File Sharing
• your firewall to enable ports 138,138,445 (Which FW are you using)

On the XP/HOME, setting (a) has some hoops to jump thru
here's a good reference for you

But ive only got this 1 system...

Whats FW ??

 

[tipstir]

I cant find SSD and UPnP under services ??

Check out this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323713

SSDP Discovery Service
UPnP
Network Connections
Computer Browsing or Computer Browser

All of the above would need to be started, enabled and set to auto

 

[DelJo63]

Check out this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323713

SSDP Discovery Service
UPnP
Network Connections
Computer Browsing or Computer Browser

All of the above would need to be started, enabled and set to auto

Many systems run quiet nicely without SSDP or UPnP, so clearly these are not necessary -- even in Win/7 which uses these ONLY to create pretty network pictures.

Enough; I'll retire to my own corner of the world by unsubscribing which may please many.

 

[tipstir]

You don't need it in 7 it's already has Network Discovery feature but coded differently. I would only recommend XP users to trigger this dormant feature only if they have wireless or network issues. This way the system and the router are always connected. If the system doesn't see the router then you know there is an issue. Just a good feature to run. Not going to hurt the system. But one feature you get is that you can click on the router link and the router Web Admin would open up in your browser. I've been doing it this way for years on XP really never had a issue.

To each their own I say!