Can't get my WLAN working

Hi there,

Recently, I have upgraded to wireless modem router for internet connection.
I have a laptop Packard Bell (running Windows XP Home Edition (OEM) SP2) wire
connected(ethernet) to Belkin ADSL Modem with Wireless G Router and another
PC Dell Dimension (running Windows XP Media Center) with Belkin Wireless G
USB Network Router.

It's fine that I am able to share internet. But the problem is I couldn't
connect my two computers for file sharing. This option is already selected on
both computers and hard disks and some other devices also are shared mode.
Both computers are on the same workgroup.

Besides, I can see the name of laptop on the Dell PC while browsing View
workgroup computers in the explorer but dp not find the name of Dell in the
laptop.
While I tried to click open the laptop name I get the error - ...... is not
accessible. You might not have permission ...

This is my first experiece with Wireless. So, I am not really sure what went
wrong.

Please help.
Thanks


Tamu

Tamu wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Recently, I have upgraded to wireless modem router for internet
> connection. I have a laptop Packard Bell (running Windows XP Home
> Edition (OEM) SP2) wire connected(ethernet) to Belkin ADSL Modem with
> Wireless G Router and another PC Dell Dimension (running Windows XP
> Media Center) with Belkin Wireless G USB Network Router.
>
> It's fine that I am able to share internet. But the problem is I
> couldn't connect my two computers for file sharing. This option is
> already selected on both computers and hard disks and some other
> devices also are shared mode. Both computers are on the same
> workgroup.
>
> Besides, I can see the name of laptop on the Dell PC while browsing
> View workgroup computers in the explorer but dp not find the name of
> Dell in the laptop.
> While I tried to click open the laptop name I get the error - ......
> is not accessible. You might not have permission ...

This really doesn't have anything to do with the fact that you are
connecting wirelessly.

This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the
Network Setup Wizard on both computers, making sure to enable File &
Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn
on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke
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