File Sharing Problem

[Joshua]

Okay, this is a weird one. For more than a year I've had a wireless home
network (consisting of a desktop and laptop) running with no major problems.
Recently, however, my D-Link DI-784 wireless router conked out and had to be
replaced. The new one appears to work fine - the internet is always
available on both PCs.

But now something is wrong with Windows XP file sharing. On my laptop, the
file sharing network connection keeps dropping, as if I'd picked up the
laptop and carried it out of range. For no reason at all, that stupid little
PC icon will appear in the system tray and a message pops up telling me that
I'm now working offline. I then try to the Windows XP Synchronize feature,
but it tells me it can't synchronize the files because the other computer
(the desktop) supposedly isn't available. Restarting the laptop usually
solves the problem, but it soon reappears, often as I'm trying to open a
shared file.

This gremlin is really starting to piss me off. A paragraph in an important
Word document was reduced to gibberish, and I blame the file sharing glitch.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

You may want to re-set NIC speed to match the router's speed.

Troubleshooting limited or no connectivity "This connection has limited or no connectivity. " "You might not be able to access the Internet or some network resources" ...
www.chicagotech.net/Troubleshooting/noconnectivity.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Okay, this is a weird one. For more than a year I've had a wireless home
network (consisting of a desktop and laptop) running with no major problems.
Recently, however, my D-Link DI-784 wireless router conked out and had to be
replaced. The new one appears to work fine - the internet is always
available on both PCs.

But now something is wrong with Windows XP file sharing. On my laptop, the
file sharing network connection keeps dropping, as if I'd picked up the
laptop and carried it out of range. For no reason at all, that stupid little
PC icon will appear in the system tray and a message pops up telling me that
I'm now working offline. I then try to the Windows XP Synchronize feature,
but it tells me it can't synchronize the files because the other computer
(the desktop) supposedly isn't available. Restarting the laptop usually
solves the problem, but it soon reappears, often as I'm trying to open a
shared file.

This gremlin is really starting to piss me off. A paragraph in an important
Word document was reduced to gibberish, and I blame the file sharing glitch.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks