Missing Network Computers

I have installed a wireless network consisting of 2
desktop computers and a router. The router has a cable
modem attached. Each computer has cable internet access.
After installing Microsoft Client on each computer, the
Network Neighborhood shows its own computer, BUT NOT THE
OTHER COMPUTER. The Netgear router shows both computers
as connected devices. Each computer shows its own files
and printers as shared, as desired. Both specify the same
Workgroup. But each computer is not visible by the
other. Any ideas what's wrong???

Make sure the computers have unique names and common workgroups.
TCP/IP should be installed
Sometimes NETBeui needs to be installed
"Jim N" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:087401c38ec6$1d1b40e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have installed a wireless network consisting of 2
> desktop computers and a router. The router has a cable
> modem attached. Each computer has cable internet access.
> After installing Microsoft Client on each computer, the
> Network Neighborhood shows its own computer, BUT NOT THE
> OTHER COMPUTER. The Netgear router shows both computers
> as connected devices. Each computer shows its own files
> and printers as shared, as desired. Both specify the same
> Workgroup. But each computer is not visible by the
> other. Any ideas what's wrong???

In article <u62Gje#(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jordan Freeland"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>"Jim N" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:087401c38ec6$1d1b40e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have installed a wireless network consisting of 2
>> desktop computers and a router. The router has a cable
>> modem attached. Each computer has cable internet access.
>> After installing Microsoft Client on each computer, the
>> Network Neighborhood shows its own computer, BUT NOT THE
>> OTHER COMPUTER. The Netgear router shows both computers
>> as connected devices. Each computer shows its own files
>> and printers as shared, as desired. Both specify the same
>> Workgroup. But each computer is not visible by the
>> other. Any ideas what's wrong???
>
>Make sure the computers have unique names and common workgroups.
>TCP/IP should be installed
>Sometimes NETBeui needs to be installed

It's OK to install NetBEUI, but, in my experience, it's never
necessary. Every Windows network that I've ever set up works fine
with TCP/IP as the only protocol. Microsoft has dropped support for
NetBEUI in Windows XP.

Make sure that there isn't a firewall program blocking access to the
computers and that the router isn't configured to act as a firewall on
the local area network.

On both computers, try pinging both computers by their IP addresses
and by their computer names. The results could indicate where the
problem is.
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