Setting up peer-to-peer home network with a wireless & non-wireles

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I'm trying to network my laptop to my home PC - both connect to a cable modem
through a router: the laptop is wireless and also connects to a Netgear
wireless router (coming off the internet router), the home PC is wired into
the internet router. i set up both PC's as part of a home network - MSHOME.
When I "View Workgroup Computers" from the home PC, there is an Icon for my
laptop. I click on it and get: "\\laptop is not accessable. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact the admin of this
server - find out if you have access permissions - the network path wasn't
foound" When I click "View Workgroup Computers" from the laptop I get:
"MSHOME is not accessable. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Contact the admin of this server - find out if you have access
permissions".

I am able to ping each PC from the other - they communicate. I have even
disabled the Firewalls on both PC's and keep getting the same messages (see
above) There must be a simple setting that I am missing.

Help, Someome!!!!!!!!
 
I'm trying to network my laptop to my home PC - both connect to a cable modem
through a router: the laptop is wireless and also connects to a Netgear
wireless router (coming off the internet router), the home PC is wired into
the internet router. i set up both PC's as part of a home network - MSHOME.
When I "View Workgroup Computers" from the home PC, there is an Icon for my
laptop. I click on it and get: "\\laptop is not accessable. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact the admin of this
server - find out if you have access permissions - the network path wasn't
foound" When I click "View Workgroup Computers" from the laptop I get:
"MSHOME is not accessable. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Contact the admin of this server - find out if you have access
permissions".

I am able to ping each PC from the other - they communicate. I have even
disabled the Firewalls on both PC's and keep getting the same messages (see
above) There must be a simple setting that I am missing.

Help, Someome!!!!!!!!
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What firewall did you disable? Not all firewalls disable conveniently.
Misconfigured / overlooked firewalls:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html
Also, check registry setting restrictanonymous:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, and we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.
 
Jomama - I have almost the identical problem (laptop is connected directly to
router). I have been banging my head against a wall for 2 days trying to
solve this (I can ping, net view, pathping) etc. Other XP computers on the
network can see the lap top (but not my xp pro compter). I was able to
"see" the laptop from my xp-pro by using the "add a network place wizard" in
my networkplaces, but the laptop does not show up in the list of workgroup
computers. The same technique does not work for the laptop - it is totally
blind to all the other computers on the network.

I have no idead what try next.
 
here's the ipconfig for my laptop:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : austin.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-DB-8E-14


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : austin.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-19-DF-4C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.93.41.125
24.93.40.75
24.26.193.62

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 14, 2005 5:14:08
PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 17, 2005 5:14:08
PM

here's my desktop's ipconfig:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2SHEDS
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : austin.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-2D-97-A6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.93.41.125
24.93.40.75
24.26.193.62

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 14, 2005
12:14:38 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 17, 2005
12:14:38 PM

I re-enabled the firewalls, and and checked the acceptable exceptions.


I couldn't find the section in the registry that you reccomended I edit.

Jomama
 
here's the ipconfig for my laptop:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : austin.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-DB-8E-14


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : austin.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-19-DF-4C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.93.41.125
24.93.40.75
24.26.193.62

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 14, 2005 5:14:08
PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 17, 2005 5:14:08
PM

here's my desktop's ipconfig:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2SHEDS
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : austin.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-2D-97-A6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.93.41.125
24.93.40.75
24.26.193.62

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 14, 2005
12:14:38 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 17, 2005
12:14:38 PM

I re-enabled the firewalls, and and checked the acceptable exceptions.


I couldn't find the section in the registry that you reccomended I edit.

Jomama
Click to expand...

Jomama,

How about browstat? That is a key tool in diagnosing your problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html

We'll revisit the registry issue based upon what browstat shows.
 
Jamma - I solved my problem by installing the following:

"NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBios Compatible Transport Protocal" to the Local Area
Connection Properties on the laptop.

open the network connection properies; click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP),
click install, choose Protocols, click add and choose the above.; click ok
until you get back to the original screen;

as soon as I refreshed the computers in workgroup every computer in the
workgroup appeared.

hope this helps & good luck ( I for one, was way in over my head on this)
 
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