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Home Network (should be easy)

  • 25-08-2011 08:13PM
    #1
    wild_eyed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 986 ✭✭✭


    hi all.
    doing some work for my brother on his home network.

    he has one laptop and one linux based settop box.

    but are connected wirelessly to a Thompson 585 router.

    the laptop should see the settop box but it does not.

    when i connect to the router via the lap i can see that the router "sees" the set top box.

    so i think its that the router is blocking communication between devices on home network.

    i cannot seem to locate a function or setting on the router that would help me to "open up" the home network so that devices on the home network will see each other and communicate.

    can someone please help me out here as i dont want to let my brother down...


Comments

  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,450 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Are you connecting wirelessly? If so check that client isolation is turned off.


  • #3
    wild_eyed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 986 ✭✭✭wild_eyed


    Spear wrote: »
    Are you connecting wirelessly? If so check that client isolation is turned off.


    both devices are connecting wirelessly.

    i'll google client isolation and thompson 585 routers


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,529 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Sometimes it's called 'AP isolation' too.


  • #5
    wild_eyed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 986 ✭✭✭wild_eyed


    Alun wrote: »
    Sometimes it's called 'AP isolation' too.

    i cannot see it mentions in the manual at all and cant find a setting on the router itself!!! arrgh!

    i dont suppose anyone has one of these routers?


  • #6
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,450 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    wild_eyed wrote: »
    i cannot see it mentions in the manual at all and cant find a setting on the router itself!!! arrgh!

    i dont suppose anyone has one of these routers?

    In the meantime, let's check some basic aspects first. Can you ping from one to the other? Are each of them running local firewalls?


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