"MSHOME is not accessible" message on a new wireless network

I am a new network users with Windows XP home and Linksys Wireless-G router
and Verizon DSL installed.

I can access the internet via DSL thru the router on the desktop and also
from the laptop computer with a Centrino wireless chip. However, when I
view workgroup computers from the desktop computer it only list the desktop
resources. When I do the same thing from the laptop(both are defined with
MSHOME workgroup), I get a "MSHOME is not accessible" error message. Both
computer's are logged on as Administrators.

I have checked the workgroup names on both computer and they are spelled the
same. Does anyone have any idea

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:44:53 GMT, "NORMAN NAYLOR"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am a new network users with Windows XP home and Linksys Wireless-G router
>and Verizon DSL installed.
>
>I can access the internet via DSL thru the router on the desktop and also
>from the laptop computer with a Centrino wireless chip. However, when I
>view workgroup computers from the desktop computer it only list the desktop
>resources. When I do the same thing from the laptop(both are defined with
>MSHOME workgroup), I get a "MSHOME is not accessible" error message. Both
>computer's are logged on as Administrators.
>
>I have checked the workgroup names on both computer and they are spelled the
>same. Does anyone have any idea

Let me guess. You installed XP SP2 and now you don't have local area
networking because the firewall isn't configured? Go into the
configuration pages for the firewall and enable something like
"Windoze Networking and Sharing" or whatever MS called it.

Just for fun, let's see if you have connectivity.
Start -> Run -> cmd -> ipconfig
Do this on both computahs. Scribble down the IP address of the two
computahs. It should be something like 192.168.xxx.xxx. Now, try to
ping the *OTHER* computah with:
Start -> Run -> cmd ->
ping 192.168.xxx.xxx
If successful, you have connectivity. If you have 100% packet loss,
there's something screwed up with the LAN. One nice thing about the
Windoze firewall is that it doesn't seem to totally block useful
services like ping.

Anyway, if you have connectivity between the two computahs, it's
probably the firewall. If you don't have the Windoze firewall
installed, look for other "personal firewall" products such as Norton
Firewall, McAffee Firewall, ZoneAlarm, Kerio, Black Ice Defender, etc.


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Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558

"Jeff Liebermann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:44:53 GMT, "NORMAN NAYLOR"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I am a new network users with Windows XP home and Linksys Wireless-G
>>router
>>and Verizon DSL installed.
>>
>>I can access the internet via DSL thru the router on the desktop and also
>>from the laptop computer with a Centrino wireless chip. However, when I
>>view workgroup computers from the desktop computer it only list the
>>desktop
>>resources. When I do the same thing from the laptop(both are defined with
>>MSHOME workgroup), I get a "MSHOME is not accessible" error message. Both
>>computer's are logged on as Administrators.
>>
>>I have checked the workgroup names on both computer and they are spelled
>>the
>>same. Does anyone have any idea
>
> Let me guess. You installed XP SP2 and now you don't have local area
> networking because the firewall isn't configured? Go into the
> configuration pages for the firewall and enable something like
> "Windoze Networking and Sharing" or whatever MS called it.
>
> Just for fun, let's see if you have connectivity.
> Start -> Run -> cmd -> ipconfig
> Do this on both computahs. Scribble down the IP address of the two
> computahs. It should be something like 192.168.xxx.xxx. Now, try to
> ping the *OTHER* computah with:
> Start -> Run -> cmd ->
> ping 192.168.xxx.xxx
> If successful, you have connectivity. If you have 100% packet loss,
> there's something screwed up with the LAN. One nice thing about the
> Windoze firewall is that it doesn't seem to totally block useful
> services like ping.
>
> Anyway, if you have connectivity between the two computahs, it's
> probably the firewall. If you don't have the Windoze firewall
> installed, look for other "personal firewall" products such as Norton
> Firewall, McAffee Firewall, ZoneAlarm, Kerio, Black Ice Defender, etc.
>
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558

You were right on. The problem was with the firewalls. I had both XP's and
McAfee's firewalls blocking traffic. After removing the blocks, the "view
workgroup computer" options worked. Thank you.