Ad Hoc Wireless network problems

[Guest]

hi, i have got a laptop and a pc both running winXP home. using the turbo US Robotics wirless cards. i have established a connection so the laptop can use internet through the PC. but i can't seem to share files or the printer. i have enabled the files i want to share on both machines. i tried creating a network using the wizard, and i can access the workgroup from both computers and on each machine it displays both computers. when i try to open the laptop from the PC or visa versa, by clicking icon, it says not accessable, no permission, network path not found
if they can see each other and share internet why can't i access files etc..
if anyone can help much appreciate
rob

 

[Chuck]

hi, i have got a laptop and a pc both running winXP home. using the turbo US Robotics wirless cards. i have established a connection so the laptop can use internet through the PC. but i can't seem to share files or the printer. i have enabled the files i want to share on both machines. i tried creating a network using the wizard, and i can access the workgroup from both computers and on each machine it displays both computers. when i try to open the laptop from the PC or visa versa, by clicking icon, it says not accessable, no permission, network path not found!
if they can see each other and share internet why can't i access files etc..?
if anyone can help much appreciated
rob

Rob,

Are you running ICF or any third party firewall on either computer? Many
firewalls have to be configured to allow file and printer sharing, by opening
the following ports: TCP 139, 445; UDP 137, 138, 445.

Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in
Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

From each computer:
1) Ping the other by name.
2) Ping the other by ip address.
3) Ping itself by name.
4) Ping itself by ip address.
5) Ping 127.0.0.1.
6) Ping 192.168.2.1 (router).
Report success / failure of each of 12 pings.

Cheers,
Chuck
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[Anthony Brougham]

US Robotics wirless cards. i have established a connection so the laptop can
use internet through the PC. but i can't seem to share files or the printer.
i have enabled the files i want to share on both machines. i tried creating
a network using the wizard, and i can access the workgroup from both
computers and on each machine it displays both computers. when i try to open
the laptop from the PC or visa versa, by clicking icon, it says not
accessable, no permission, network path not found!