Thanks to both. Quite a lot for me to read up on.
In the meantime I've lost, and can't re-establish, my laptop internet
connection. Only happened since I last tried to sort the sharing problem.
I'll get back on this....but I may be a while !
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| "GoldHawk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| >I have a desktop running XP Pro hard wired to a D-Link router. I also
have
| >a
| > laptop running XP Home wireless connected to the router. I am set up
with
| > an
| > account on both machines as Administrator. Simple File Sharing is
enabled
| > on
| > the desktop (XP Pro). Windows firewall is not enabled on either machine,
| > as
| > I rely on the router firewall.
|
| Not a good idea. Not all things that can get to you come in through the
| router when using wireless.
|
| >
| > I have used the Wireless Network Set-Up Wizard to set up a home network
| > between the two machines. This seems to have completed successfully as
| > from
| > the desktop I can view both workgroup computers (Desktop & Laptop) and
| > "see"
| > shared folders on the laptop. However, the problem is that I cannot do
the
| > same from the laptop. Clicking on View Workgroup Computers from the
| > Laptop,
| > I get an error message :
| >
| > "Home network is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
this
| > network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
if
| > you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is
not
| > currently available."
| >
| > I am sure the PCs are connected because the 2 machines were listed on
the
| > laptop before I exited the Set-Up Wizard.
| >
| > My printer is connected to the desktop. However, from the laptop I am
not
| > able to complete the add printer wizard. I get as far as showing the
Home
| > Network, but the laptop cannot "see" the desktop or the printer. I have
| > enabled sharing of the desktop printer. I suspect this is all part of
the
| > same problem.
| >
| > This has been frustrating me on and off, now for weeks, but I still
can't
| > find the answer. I feel sure it is little more than a setting
| > configuration
| > (although I may be wrong). I wonder if it has something to do with
| > permissions on the laptop.
| >
| > I would really appreciate any help on this.
| >
|
| Check this out. Regardless of you not using the Windows firewall, it is
| likely that it may come on when you don't expect it to do so and doing as
| this says plus adding port 137 was the answer for me.
|
|
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-109
|
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