Problem setting up workgroup

[Guest]

I want to setup my two computers (a Dell Dimension 4500 and a new Dell
Dimension E510) on a home network using a wireless link (mostly so I can use
a printer on a single computer, on a local network and print from one
computer to the other), but I don’t really want to use ICS if I can help it.
As far as I am aware I should be able to do this, but so far I have been
unable to achieve it. I am sure I have all the necessary hardware (a Cable
Modem, a Wireless Router, and a Wireless Card in each PC). I have setup a
workgroup which each computer reports that it is a member of (under system
information->computer name etc.). I am able to ping each one from the other
and I am able to browse the network from the 4500 to the E510. However, I
cannot even see the workgroup (from Network Places) even with both firewalls
turned off.

I can connect to the internet from both PCs without any problem.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, my wife is currently losing me to
this problem!!

 

[Guest]

OK, let me clarify, from the E510 I cannot even see the 4500 when I hit the
"View workgroup computers" the response varies. Sometimes I will see the view
of the workgroup; sometimes I will just get an error which states (I believe)
that the "(workgroup) is not accessible. You may not have permission to use
this network resource". If I am able to see the workgroup from the E510 and
it shows both computers and I try to open the shares on the 4500, I will get
a similar message stating that the "(computer) is not accessible. You may not
have permission to use this network resource".

I am not sure if this helps any further.

 

[Guest]

I was having the same problem as you describe. I reviewed a lot of posts
here and at other sites. I got lucky and was able to solve my problem by
using the info at this MS page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318030/

A key to my success was knowing which computer was the problem. From your
post, it would be my opinion that the 4500 computer is not set up properly.
In my case, I had too many protocols running (IPX, NwLink Netbios).

I also decided to re-run the Home Networking setup wizard on both computers,
and used a different name for my workgroup. I thought it best to start from
scratch. Of course, this didn't help, so I then proceded to follow the steps
in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318030/

After reading the knowledge base article, and following the steps, I still
needed to remove the extra protocols (NwLink IPX, NwLink Netbios) except
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) on the problem computer.

In the end, I had 4 items listed in the General tab of the Properties for my
LAN.
1. Client for Microsoft Networks
2. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
3. QoS packet scheduler
4. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

I hope my description of the steps I took help. I am by no means an expert,
but maybe this information will help you. Since the posts helped me, I
thought I'd tell someone.