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Have a 2 machine setup on a DLINK wireless router. Main
machine is connected via cable, laptop via 802.11b PCIMA
card.

Main can see the laptop, but not access files. Laptop
can't even see workgroup. Both recieve the same error: "
Network is not accessible Yada Yada... The network path
was not found.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
 
Have you shared the drives and assigned permissions?
Also see my previous post to George for a few items to
check.
 
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Have a 2 machine setup on a DLINK wireless router. Main
machine is connected via cable, laptop via 802.11b PCIMA
card.

Main can see the laptop, but not access files. Laptop
can't even see workgroup. Both recieve the same error: "
Network is not accessible Yada Yada... The network path
was not found.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

I've had the same problems with both devices wired to the
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router. (Also Dlink) could be the router but I've found
that giving them a little time to sync, refreshing or
doing a new search either by network places or IP Address
makes them show up. Haven't decided whether it's dlink or
xp though
 
"SMJ" said:
Have a 2 machine setup on a DLINK wireless router. Main
machine is connected via cable, laptop via 802.11b PCIMA
card.

Main can see the laptop, but not access files. Laptop
can't even see workgroup. Both recieve the same error: "
Network is not accessible Yada Yada... The network path
was not found.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
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