Can I "Undo" a home network?

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I recently set up a new TRENDnet Router on my desktop and it's working fine.
I then set up a wireless printer adapter so I could share out my printer.
Next, I set up the router on my laptop. To begin with, everything worked
great...I could print from both computers and they could both get on the
Internet.

Next, I decided to click on the "Set up a home or small office network" link
so that I would be able to share documents in folders. Once I set it up on my
desktop, I went to the laptop to do the same, but now my laptop is not seeing
my TRENDnet router wireless connection. I cannot get on the Internet or use
the printer on my laptop. Also, I'm unable to print from my desktop...it's
saying it's not seeing the connection.

Is there anyway to "undo" the "home network" that I sat up? I kind of think
that's where the problems started.

Thanks for any help!!

Terri

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
If needed, set a New network and the old one would go away.
However Sharing is Not done primarily in the Network Setting but rather a
matter of the sharing configuration in each computer.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network
settings,http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx
Basic XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/filesharing.mspx
Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).