Microsoft Network Utility "No devices found on local network"

Both computers on my local network can access Internet....But...
They can't access each other. File Sharing is turned on in both and they are
both on the same workgroup.
I can successfully ping to the laptop which is Wireless, but not from the
Wireless to the desktop, which is Ethernet.
The desktop successfully pings the Gateway (MN-700) device.

Here's output from ipconfig /all on desktop:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papabear
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 01-50-8D-78-89-29
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57:46
AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 30, 2006
9:57:46 AM


Any ideas would help...this is driving me up a tree!!
--
Thanks,
Barny

Hi
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what is allowed
to be shared.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Barnyf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C39D032B-2B98-4AA3-824E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Both computers on my local network can access Internet....But...
> They can't access each other. File Sharing is turned on in both and they
> are
> both on the same workgroup.
> I can successfully ping to the laptop which is Wireless, but not from the
> Wireless to the desktop, which is Ethernet.
> The desktop successfully pings the Gateway (MN-700) device.
>
> Here's output from ipconfig /all on desktop:
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papabear
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
> Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 01-50-8D-78-89-29
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.8
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 29, 2006
> 9:57:46
> AM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 30, 2006
> 9:57:46 AM
>
>
> Any ideas would help...this is driving me up a tree!!
> --
> Thanks,
> Barny

Barnyf wrote:
> Both computers on my local network can access Internet....But...
> They can't access each other. File Sharing is turned on in both and they are
> both on the same workgroup.
> I can successfully ping to the laptop which is Wireless, but not from the
> Wireless to the desktop, which is Ethernet.
> The desktop successfully pings the Gateway (MN-700) device.
>
> Here's output from ipconfig /all on desktop:
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papabear
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
> Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 01-50-8D-78-89-29
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.8
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57:46
> AM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 30, 2006
> 9:57:46 AM
>
>
> Any ideas would help...this is driving me up a tree!!

nForce has a built-in firewall. You need to configure it to permit file
sharing.