Unable to connect laptop to (mshome workgroup) network.

[Guest]

I have a small home network. 2 PC's and 1 laptop, all have internet
connectivity via a Linksys WRT54-G Wireless router, PC's are ethernet wired
to router, laptop wirelessly.Both PC's see each other and have file and
printer sharing enabled. Laptop is not seen on network nor are PC's seen via
laptop. I've enabled TCP/IP on laptop and disabled Win Firewall, & 3rd party
software, so still no success. I've pinged all of the units, PC's see each
other & return ip addresses, with packets received. Laptop, nothing received,
"timed out!" -Please Help. Thanks in Advance.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a small home network. 2 PC's and 1 laptop, all have internet
connectivity via a Linksys WRT54-G Wireless router, PC's are ethernet wired
to router, laptop wirelessly.Both PC's see each other and have file and
printer sharing enabled. Laptop is not seen on network nor are PC's seen via
laptop. I've enabled TCP/IP on laptop and disabled Win Firewall, & 3rd party
software, so still no success. I've pinged all of the units, PC's see each
other & return ip addresses, with packets received. Laptop, nothing received,
"timed out!" -Please Help. Thanks in Advance.

Start the laptop in "Safe mode with networking" and see if pinging and
accessing the other computers work. If they do, something that runs
in normal mode, but not Safe mode, is causing the problem. That's
probably a firewall program, or an antivirus program, like Norton,
that includes a firewall component.
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[Guest]

Steve, - Presently at work (away from Home Network), I'll get back with you
concerning your suggestion. Cheers!

 

[Bob Willard]

Start the laptop in "Safe mode with networking" and see if pinging and
accessing the other computers work. If they do, something that runs
in normal mode, but not Safe mode, is causing the problem. That's
probably a firewall program, or an antivirus program, like Norton,
that includes a firewall component.

And some of those 3rd-party AV/firewall apps must be uninstalled, not
just disabled, to get their little 3rd-party fingers out of your LAN's pie.
Norton should be spelled Notorious.

Also, F&P sharing and Client for M$ Nets must be enabled on all PCs,
desktops and laptops.

All PCs must be in the same IPA subnet to easily communicate. The normal way
to arrange this is via DHCP: the router must have its DHCP server enabled,
and each PC must be a DHCP client. To check this, log onto your router,
then click on Status, then on Local Network, then on DHCP Clients Table.
If the Clients Table lists your desktops but not your laptop, then you need
to fix the laptop to gets its IPA via DHCP. {For a typical SOHO LAN, being
in the same IPA subnet means that each PC's IPA of a.b.c.d will have the
same a.b.c, and a unique d; and that each PC's mask will be 255.255.255.0}

 

[Guest]

Bob - Safe mode with networking was unsuccessful (pinging other PC's), on
DHCP Client Table lists "All" units are listed: Both PC's and Laptop.