File sharing

I'm new to wireless. I have Netgear WGR614 router on my desktop and WG511
adaptor in my laptop. The connection to the internet works fine on both
machines. Using windows explorer, on the desktop I can access the files on
the laptop, but on the laptop I cannot access the files on the desktop. The
error message says the network path was not found. The drive is shown as a
disconnected network drive. Drive has been mapped, and is accessible when I
use the Ethernet cable connection instead. What am I doing wrong, or is the
way it is supposed to work?

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Jim Craig
Hendersonville, NC

On 12-Jul-2006, "Jim Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I'm new to wireless. I have Netgear WGR614 router on my desktop and WG511
> adaptor in my laptop. The connection to the internet works fine on both
> machines. Using windows explorer, on the desktop I can access the files on
>
> the laptop, but on the laptop I cannot access the files on the desktop.
> The
> error message says the network path was not found. The drive is shown as a
>
> disconnected network drive. Drive has been mapped, and is accessible when
> I
> use the Ethernet cable connection instead. What am I doing wrong, or is
> the
> way it is supposed to work?
>
> --
> Jim Craig
> Hendersonville, NC

Check your firewall settings of the desktop, if you're using one. If so,
place the wireless connection in the trusted zone. If you're not using a
firewall of any kind, unplug the cable/DSL modem, the wireless router and
shut off both the laptop and the desktop PC.. Afterwards, turn the items
back on in the order you turned them off, i.e., cable/DSL modem, wireless
router, etc. That usually solves your dilemma.

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Just Me, D

On 2006-07-13, Doug Jamal <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> On 12-Jul-2006, "Jim Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I'm new to wireless. I have Netgear WGR614 router on my desktop and WG511
>> adaptor in my laptop. The connection to the internet works fine on both
>> machines. Using windows explorer, on the desktop I can access the files on
>> the laptop, but on the laptop I cannot access the files on the desktop.
>
> Check your firewall settings of the desktop, if you're using one. If so,
> place the wireless connection in the trusted zone. If you're not using a

Note that Windows Home Edition and Pro Edition installed and
configured in "standalone-mode" has the firewall on by default and file
sharing off by default. Pro Edition configured as a member of a
domain does not have quite as much of a default lockdown.

The router also may be refusing to pass packets from the "wild"
wireless network to your desktop, which it likely considers a more
protected network. At least by default.

those are guess; I hope they help.
K

I was finally able to access files on both computers by turning off the
Windows Firewall on both computers. My question now is is it safe to do so.
I understand that the router acts as a firewall itself, everything is in
full stealth mode at Gibson's security site, so maybe I'm OK?

One other question - before wireless, my CPU usage at idle usually ran
2-5% - now it runs about 25%. A program named csrss.exe uses about 10-11%,
several others use 1-3%. Laptop is a Dell 1100 with 384K RAM. Normal
behavior?

Jim

"Jim Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hDgtg.833775$084.388518@attbi_s22...
> I'm new to wireless. I have Netgear WGR614 router on my desktop and WG511
> adaptor in my laptop. The connection to the internet works fine on both
> machines. Using windows explorer, on the desktop I can access the files on
> the laptop, but on the laptop I cannot access the files on the desktop.
> The error message says the network path was not found. The drive is shown
> as a disconnected network drive. Drive has been mapped, and is accessible
> when I use the Ethernet cable connection instead. What am I doing wrong,
> or is the way it is supposed to work?
>
> --
> Jim Craig
> Hendersonville, NC
>

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:16:59 GMT, "Jim Craig"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<fQAvg.846256$084.298965@attbi_s22>:

>I was finally able to access files on both computers by turning off the
>Windows Firewall on both computers. My question now is is it safe to do so.

No. The Windows Firewall can and should be configured properly.

>I understand that the router acts as a firewall itself,

NAT alone isn't as effective as a real firewall.

>everything is in
>full stealth mode at Gibson's security site, so maybe I'm OK?

Gibson's security site is inaccurate and hysterical.

>One other question - before wireless, my CPU usage at idle usually ran
>2-5% - now it runs about 25%. A program named csrss.exe uses about 10-11%,
>several others use 1-3%. Laptop is a Dell 1100 with 384K RAM. Normal
>behavior?

Could be a trojan -- see
<http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/csrss/>


>"Jim Craig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:hDgtg.833775$084.388518@attbi_s22...
>> I'm new to wireless. I have Netgear WGR614 router on my desktop and WG511
>> adaptor in my laptop. The connection to the internet works fine on both
>> machines. Using windows explorer, on the desktop I can access the files on
>> the laptop, but on the laptop I cannot access the files on the desktop.
>> The error message says the network path was not found. The drive is shown
>> as a disconnected network drive. Drive has been mapped, and is accessible
>> when I use the Ethernet cable connection instead. What am I doing wrong,
>> or is the way it is supposed to work?

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