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Sorry for the duplicate post.
I've been trying all day to setup a simple LAN at home (not my first, BTW)
with my desktop and laptop using WinXP Home Ed on both computers. On my
desktop, in Windows Firewall settings / Advanced / the following message
appears -
"The network connection settings have become corrupted. To fix this, click
Restore Defaults. This will delete all of you settings for Windows Firewall,
and it might cause some programs to stop working." The laptop does not
display that message.
"Restore Defaults" changes nothing. I reset TCP/IP, but that changed
nothing either.
Although both computers can access the Internet, (thru my LinkSys WRT54G
router), the two computers cannot "see" each other. My desktop can
successfully ping itself and the router, but not the laptop. The laptop can
only ping the router, not itself or the desktop.
Any clues on what might be the problem?
Thanks.
I've been trying all day to setup a simple LAN at home (not my first, BTW)
with my desktop and laptop using WinXP Home Ed on both computers. On my
desktop, in Windows Firewall settings / Advanced / the following message
appears -
"The network connection settings have become corrupted. To fix this, click
Restore Defaults. This will delete all of you settings for Windows Firewall,
and it might cause some programs to stop working." The laptop does not
display that message.
"Restore Defaults" changes nothing. I reset TCP/IP, but that changed
nothing either.
Although both computers can access the Internet, (thru my LinkSys WRT54G
router), the two computers cannot "see" each other. My desktop can
successfully ping itself and the router, but not the laptop. The laptop can
only ping the router, not itself or the desktop.
Any clues on what might be the problem?
Thanks.