Accessing Files

I have set up a wireless network in my home. My primary computer is wired
directly to the wireless router, and I have one laptop that is accessing the
wireless router with an internal wireless network card. Both are running on
windows XP.
I set up the Shared Folders on each computer so that the could be shared on
the network. However, I cannot see any sharing on either computer. What
am I doing wrong???

Aloha GNAW,

Is the Windows XP Firewall blocking file/printer sharing?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html

> I have set up a wireless network in my home. My primary computer is
> wired directly to the wireless router, and I have one laptop that is
> accessing the wireless router with an internal wireless network card.
> Both are running on windows XP. I set up the Shared Folders on each
> computer so that the could be shared on the network. However, I
> cannot see any sharing on either computer. What am I doing wrong???
>

I'm not sure. In the exceptions tab of windows firewall, the "file and
printer sharing" box is checked. Is that correct??

GNAW

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:

> Aloha GNAW,
>
> Is the Windows XP Firewall blocking file/printer sharing?
>
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>
> > I have set up a wireless network in my home. My primary computer is
> > wired directly to the wireless router, and I have one laptop that is
> > accessing the wireless router with an internal wireless network card.
> > Both are running on windows XP. I set up the Shared Folders on each
> > computer so that the could be shared on the network. However, I
> > cannot see any sharing on either computer. What am I doing wrong???
> >
>
>
>

Aloha GNAW,

Yes. Can you connect to the other device by name? i.e. if you go to Start
| Run and type in:

\\[machinename]\[sharename]

(where [machinename] = the name of the other machine and [sharename]= the
name of a share you've created on that machine)

What happens?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html

> I'm not sure. In the exceptions tab of windows firewall, the "file
> and printer sharing" box is checked. Is that correct??
>
> GNAW
>
> "Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Aloha GNAW,
>>
>> Is the Windows XP Firewall blocking file/printer sharing?
>>
>> -Ben-
>> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
>> Roland Schorr & Tower
>> http://www.rolandschorr.com
>> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>>> I have set up a wireless network in my home. My primary computer
>>> is wired directly to the wireless router, and I have one laptop that
>>> is accessing the wireless router with an internal wireless network
>>> card. Both are running on windows XP. I set up the Shared Folders
>>> on each computer so that the could be shared on the network.
>>> However, I cannot see any sharing on either computer. What am I
>>> doing wrong???
>>>

No. It say the the Network path was not found. And when I do a browse
through Network Places (on either computer), I can see the folders that I
classified as Shared for that particular computer, but not the other.

"Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:

> Aloha GNAW,
>
> Yes. Can you connect to the other device by name? i.e. if you go to Start
> | Run and type in:
>
> \\[machinename]\[sharename]
>
> (where [machinename] = the name of the other machine and [sharename]= the
> name of a share you've created on that machine)
>
> What happens?
>
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
>
> > I'm not sure. In the exceptions tab of windows firewall, the "file
> > and printer sharing" box is checked. Is that correct??
> >
> > GNAW
> >
> > "Ben M. Schorr - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Aloha GNAW,
> >>
> >> Is the Windows XP Firewall blocking file/printer sharing?
> >>
> >> -Ben-
> >> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> >> Roland Schorr & Tower
> >> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> >> Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html
> >>> I have set up a wireless network in my home. My primary computer
> >>> is wired directly to the wireless router, and I have one laptop that
> >>> is accessing the wireless router with an internal wireless network
> >>> card. Both are running on windows XP. I set up the Shared Folders
> >>> on each computer so that the could be shared on the network.
> >>> However, I cannot see any sharing on either computer. What am I
> >>> doing wrong???
> >>>
>
>
>