A word from experience on a similiar problem was actually solved and very reliable by using ethernet cable! I know if you haven't got access for a cable then wifi, but over distance cable and...

are you using automatic DCHP or have you set the TCP/IP addresses by hand. On some machines I have on a network by setting the TCP/IP addresses (different) in the usual range
192.168.1.X and...

oops! to continue
pacquets received 100%. If nothing received ther eis usually an electrical fault.
If all pacquets OK then the likely problem is a software one in windows.
BOL
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ps I think...

Oh dear networks from scratch!

Try this ther eis a network wizard that can help.
Basically you have to have a connection between the machines (either ethernet cross over direct cable) or...

TRY USING HIGHER ip ADDRESSES LIKE 192.168.10.20 &21 AS OFTEN CARDS,ROUTERS AND adsl MODEMS CHOOSE THESE AS STATiC ADDRESSES FOR THEIR OWN USE;
(oops caps lock on!)

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agree with all the above and even suggest if the distance is too long for one cable buy (yes you will have toà) a router and just extend again. Wirelss is ok but not through stone walls metal or in...

Oh yes! I have a similiar clietn problem! In this case it is a livebox and usb key wifi. with exactly same problems of weak and strong with one comptuer.

The solution as far as I was concerend was...

if all else fails then there are some usual servers for most ISPS like

OUTGOING = SMTP.ISP.FR

where ISP is the name of the ISP and FR is the country (in this case france!)

INCOMING=...

I have found an interesting note on this from experience. I have xppro sp3 on one machine and xphome on another. The network will NOT talk to each other if both have dynic DHCP IP addressing. It DOES...

Wireless does not travel well through any metal frameworks, or through buildings with lots of thick stone walls.
It may also be that ther eis some nearby close frequency wireless signals that are...