Sharing mshome workgroup

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Hi,

I'm trying to connect my laptop (with XP Professional) to my home computer
(also with XP Professional). I have wireless networking through dell (2300
router). The wireless is working well in that I get access to the internet
on both computers through the router.

However, I cannot seem to be able to do file sharing on both computers.
I've run the "Set up a home or small office network" on both computers, etc.
But when I try to see workgroup computers using the "View workgroup
computers," from the desktop computer, it sees the laptop, but doesn't give
me permission to go to it (I get a "\laptop is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administator for
this server..."). From the laptop, I don't even see the desktop computer in
the "View workgroup computers" screen.

Where should I look?

Help!!

Pascal

 

[Yaser Arafat]

Did you turn off firewall on your laptop and other compts?
Did you create a share on the drive?
you should repeat the same steps of creating mshome on
your laptop and desktops as well.

Jihad be your God

Yaser Arafat

 

[Pascal]

Yes. I did all that (I removed McAfee). Unless the router has a built-in
firewall? Can I turn that off somehow?

Thanks.

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Do you have the exact same workgroup name installed on both computers?

 

[disgruntled]

Do you have tcp/ip enabled?
Do you have the same user id account on all machines?
Do you have folders/hard drive set as shared?
Do you have the winXp firewall disabled?

 

[Pascal]

Do you have tcp/ip enabled?
Yes.

Do you have the same user id account on all machines?
Yes.

Do you have folders/hard drive set as shared?
Yes.

Do you have the winXp firewall disabled?

Don't know. How do I find out, and how do I disable it if its on?

By the way, I have another computer on the network, and I set up the network
on it with File/Printer sharing in less than 2 minutes. So it must be
something on the laptop.

Thanks again.

Pascal

 

[Please reply to news group.]

If file/printer sharing works on your LAN connection and you use your
LAN connection for the Internet, then ICF is disabled.