problems with home network

[Guest]

ok guys here we go im not the smartest cookie but ill try ive got
desktop(windowsxp) a laptop(xp) both connected thru a linxys wirless
802.11g wireless router . ive done everything possible to get them to talk
there in the same workgroup and all at 1 point i was able to see my laptop
on my desktop but couldnt see desktop on laptop. now i get all the shared
folders listed under network icon( on my desktop ) but it wont show my
laptop under my workgroups just shows my desktop so some how i lost
connection to the other . everytime i try to see my workgroup connections
with laptop it shows nothing i get unable to access errors ive even tried to
have a buddy try to figure it out he was stumped i dont no what else to do
if u guys can help i would greatly appreciate it and i dont no if u need ne
more info but let me no and ill give nething u need thanks alot in advance.
bobby

 

[Chuck]

ok guys here we go im not the smartest cookie but ill try ive got
desktop(windowsxp) a laptop(xp) both connected thru a linxys wirless
802.11g wireless router . ive done everything possible to get them to talk
there in the same workgroup and all at 1 point i was able to see my laptop
on my desktop but couldnt see desktop on laptop. now i get all the shared
folders listed under network icon( on my desktop ) but it wont show my
laptop under my workgroups just shows my desktop so some how i lost
connection to the other . everytime i try to see my workgroup connections
with laptop it shows nothing i get unable to access errors ive even tried to
have a buddy try to figure it out he was stumped i dont no what else to do
if u guys can help i would greatly appreciate it and i dont no if u need ne
more info but let me no and ill give nething u need thanks alot in advance.
bobby

Bobby,

Can you get Internet service on each computer? If you can start from there,
then you don't have to worry about connectivity issues.

If you have any Internet access problems with any computers, then start from the
beginning.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

 

[Guest]

ty chuck for ur reply yes the 2 computers both access the internet with
no problems i just cant get them to see each other at 1 point my desktop saw
my laptop but wouldnt open ne thing now it cant even see it ive disabled
all firewalls ive got maccafee on desktop pc cillin on laptop disabled
firewall on router no firewalls runnin under xp security so right now im a
sitting duck lol i keep getting this error message now on both comp.
( mshome is not accessible. you might not have permission to use this
network resource, contact the administrator of this server to find out if u
have access permission a list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available ) i am now checking ur links to see if nething will help
if so will check back ty again bobby

 

[Chuck]

ty chuck for ur reply yes the 2 computers both access the internet with
no problems i just cant get them to see each other at 1 point my desktop saw
my laptop but wouldnt open ne thing now it cant even see it ive disabled
all firewalls ive got maccafee on desktop pc cillin on laptop disabled
firewall on router no firewalls runnin under xp security so right now im a
sitting duck lol i keep getting this error message now on both comp.
( mshome is not accessible. you might not have permission to use this
network resource, contact the administrator of this server to find out if u
have access permission a list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available ) i am now checking ur links to see if nething will help
if so will check back ty again bobby

Be patient and persistent, Bobby. File sharing under Windows is a lot of fun,
and there are a lot of things that can stop it from working.

 

[Guest]

ty so much chuck i spent a few hours and finally got it up n running i just
started 1 by 1 narrowing it down and finally figured it out my wifes
laptop came with a 6 month free pc cillin internet security even tho ive
never used or heard of it for that matter i decided to use the 6 months up
before i go to mcafee. mcafee is user friendly but cillin is not it took me
forever to try to configure it for network and ive foundly done it under
the firewall it gives u 4 choices of profiles. , direct connection, home
network, office network, wireless network. well thinkin since it was a home
network i figured thats what should be set as , boy i was wrong so i tried
wireless network since the laptop is wireless, umm nope wrong, so tried
direct connection even tho i pretty much new it wasnt it . and sure enough
the last choice i did was office network and guess what it works jeez
cillin is an internet security that is not for us computer dummies. not user
friendly at all but i got it and imnvery pleased with it i love the idea of
networking . once this cillin security time is up im done with it lol
gonna get mcaffee.

again ty so much for ur time chuck n i hope u have great day

 

[Chuck]

ty so much chuck i spent a few hours and finally got it up n running i just
started 1 by 1 narrowing it down and finally figured it out my wifes
laptop came with a 6 month free pc cillin internet security even tho ive
never used or heard of it for that matter i decided to use the 6 months up
before i go to mcafee. mcafee is user friendly but cillin is not it took me
forever to try to configure it for network and ive foundly done it under
the firewall it gives u 4 choices of profiles. , direct connection, home
network, office network, wireless network. well thinkin since it was a home
network i figured thats what should be set as , boy i was wrong so i tried
wireless network since the laptop is wireless, umm nope wrong, so tried
direct connection even tho i pretty much new it wasnt it . and sure enough
the last choice i did was office network and guess what it works jeez
cillin is an internet security that is not for us computer dummies. not user
friendly at all but i got it and imnvery pleased with it i love the idea of
networking . once this cillin security time is up im done with it lol
gonna get mcaffee.

again ty so much for ur time chuck n i hope u have great day

Great, Bobby. Thanks for the update, and the same to you.