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When connecting to my desktop from my laptop, I have to
disable both firewalls. I tried creating ports but that
has not help.


Any suggestions?

Thank you

The desktop is running Win XP.
On your desktop click Start-> Help and Support->
Networking and the Web ->Home and Small Office
Networking -> Using the Network Setup Wizard
read, read, get a blank, formatted floppy disk. Read
about -> create a network setup floppy disk.
Start the Network Setup Wizard
Come back and tell us ow it went.


>-----Original Message-----
>When connecting to my desktop from my laptop, I have to
>disable both firewalls. I tried creating ports but that
>has not help.
>
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thank you
>.
>

What "firewalls" are you talking about? The Windows Firewall on XP SP2 will
allow LAN traffic, and can be adjusted, if it doesn't, in Control
Panel/Windows Firewall/Exceptions tab. If you're using a third-party
firewall like ZoneAlarm, Symantec (Norton) or McAfee, you should check that
documentation.
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"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When connecting to my desktop from my laptop, I have to
> disable both firewalls. I tried creating ports but that
> has not help.
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you