File & Printer Sharing not listed under Firewall Exceptions

I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
do that?

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> I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
> work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
> wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
> the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
> a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
> need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
> do that?
>

what is Firewall software........

Lez Pawl wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
> > work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
> > wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
> > the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
> > a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
> > need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
> > do that?
> >
>
> what is Firewall software........

Just the included XP Pro firewall. I'm running XP Pro on both machines.

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> Lez Pawl wrote:
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
>> > work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
>> > wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
>> > the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
>> > a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
>> > need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
>> > do that?
>> >
>>
>> what is Firewall software........
>
> Just the included XP Pro firewall. I'm running XP Pro on both machines.
>

have you checked under the Advanced tab that Firewall is enabled for
Wireless Network Connection ticking this box may make file and printer
sharing checkable

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>I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
>work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
>wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
>the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
>a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
>need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
>do that?

<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/sp2firewall.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0204.mspx>

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Lez Pawl wrote:
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> > Lez Pawl wrote:
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >> > I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
> >> > work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
> >> > wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
> >> > the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
> >> > a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
> >> > need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
> >> > do that?
> >> >
> >>
> >> what is Firewall software........
> >
> > Just the included XP Pro firewall. I'm running XP Pro on both machines.
> >
>
> have you checked under the Advanced tab that Firewall is enabled for
> Wireless Network Connection ticking this box may make file and printer
> sharing checkable

Yeah, the wireless connection is checked. I've unchecked it before and
it made no difference.

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> Lez Pawl wrote:
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> >
>> > Lez Pawl wrote:
>> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> >> > I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
>> >> > work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when
>> >> > it's
>> >> > wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing
>> >> > under
>> >> > the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed
>> >> > as
>> >> > a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added.
>> >> > I
>> >> > need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know
>> >> > where/how I
>> >> > do that?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> what is Firewall software........
>> >
>> > Just the included XP Pro firewall. I'm running XP Pro on both
>> > machines.
>> >
>>
>> have you checked under the Advanced tab that Firewall is enabled for
>> Wireless Network Connection ticking this box may make file and printer
>> sharing checkable
>
> Yeah, the wireless connection is checked. I've unchecked it before and
> it made no difference.
>

Silly question time.
You do have F&PS installed & enabled for the NIC in question don't you ?
Check the properties for the NIC and make sure F&PS is installed and ticked.

S

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> > Lez Pawl wrote:
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> >> > Lez Pawl wrote:
> >> >> <Haris.Hadzimurato...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> >> > I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
> >> >> > work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when
> >> >> > it's
> >> >> > wired into the router. I tried to enable File & Printer sharing
> >> >> > under
> >> >> > the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed
> >> >> > as
> >> >> > a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added.
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know
> >> >> > where/how I
> >> >> > do that?
>
> >> >> what is Firewall software........
>
> >> > Just the included XP Pro firewall. I'm running XP Pro on both
> >> > machines.
>
> >> have you checked under the Advanced tab that Firewall is enabled for
> >> Wireless Network Connection ticking this box may make file and printer
> >> sharing checkable
>
> > Yeah, the wireless connection is checked. I've unchecked it before and
> > it made no difference.Silly question time.
> You do have F&PS installed & enabled for the NIC in question don't you ?
> Check the properties for the NIC and make sure F&PS is installed and ticked.
>
> S

Haha yeah, it would have been embarrassing if that weren't installed.
But it's there and it's checked. I'll reinstall to see if that changes
anything

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
> work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
> wired into the router.

What are you saying here that you can do sharing resources between
machines when it's wire and you can't do it when it's wireless.

> I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
> the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
> a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
> need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
> do that?
>

Think about it, if the machines can share resources when they are on
wire and they can't do it when they are on wireless, then what you're
trying do to up above and what you're ready to do in your last post I
read is not going to do anything for you, because the problem is not
with the computers as they are sharing resources when they are on the
wire connection.

The problem is with the wireless side in the situation and the problem
has nothing to do with O/S setup on either machine.

What O/S(s) are on the machines and what network protocols are on the
wire and wireless NIC(s).

Duane

Mr. Arnold wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > I'm trying to get my laptop and desktop on a network, and it doesn't
> > work when my computer is connected by wireless but it works when it's
> > wired into the router.
>
> What are you saying here that you can do sharing resources between
> machines when it's wire and you can't do it when it's wireless.
>
> > I tried to enable File & Printer sharing under
> > the exceptions in the firewall, but on my laptop, that is not listed as
> > a checkable item, and it isn't on the list of programs to be added. I
> > need to browse for it and add it manually. Does anyone know where/how I
> > do that?
> >
>
> Think about it, if the machines can share resources when they are on
> wire and they can't do it when they are on wireless, then what you're
> trying do to up above and what you're ready to do in your last post I
> read is not going to do anything for you, because the problem is not
> with the computers as they are sharing resources when they are on the
> wire connection.
>
> The problem is with the wireless side in the situation and the problem
> has nothing to do with O/S setup on either machine.
>
> What O/S(s) are on the machines and what network protocols are on the
> wire and wireless NIC(s).
>
> Duane

Ah, Duane is back. Everything will be back now. I'm running XP Pro on
both machines, and have NetBEUI, Aegis, WLAN, and TCP/IP installed on
the wireless NIC. The wired NIC has only TCP/IP and NetBEUI
installed.... and NetBEUI is not checked. That's the setup on the
laptop.