windows xp home networking issue

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I have a laptop and a desktop both running xp home. I am trying to share a
printer on the desktop. The desktop can see the laptop but the laptop will
not see the desktop. I can ping in both directions. I can use the run \\ip
and see the laptop from itself but cannot see the desktop The desktop gives a
network path can not be found error when I try \\ip. I have disabled all
firewalls on both pc's. The windows firewall service will not start on the
desktop if this means anything. Help please!!
 
I have a laptop and a desktop both running xp home. I am trying to share a
printer on the desktop. The desktop can see the laptop but the laptop will
not see the desktop. I can ping in both directions. I can use the run \\ip
and see the laptop from itself but cannot see the desktop The desktop gives a
network path can not be found error when I try \\ip. I have disabled all
firewalls on both pc's. The windows firewall service will not start on the
desktop if this means anything. Help please!!
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What firewalls did you disable? Note that disabling third party personal
firewalls is not always a useful process.
<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

I would suspect LSP / Winsock corruption, if not a personal firewall issue.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html

I would look at Event Viewer, though, and see why the firewall service doesn't
start.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-event-viewer-to-get-details.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-event-viewer-to-get-details.html
 
Try to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP. To do this, go to the properties of TCP/IP>Advanced>WINS.

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
I have a laptop and a desktop both running xp home. I am trying to share a
printer on the desktop. The desktop can see the laptop but the laptop will
not see the desktop. I can ping in both directions. I can use the run \\ip
and see the laptop from itself but cannot see the desktop The desktop gives a
network path can not be found error when I try \\ip. I have disabled all
firewalls on both pc's. The windows firewall service will not start on the
desktop if this means anything. Help please!!
 
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