Network Problems...Please Help

I have a desktop and a laptop. Both are equiped with wireless g network
cards and for a while I had them connected through an ad Hoc connection.

Something recently happened that has caused problems, whether it was
something else or a mistake of my own, but now it does not work.

Symptoms:

The computer will connect to the network, but I cannot get the computers to
read their respectively shared files. I can click on the "View workgroup
computers" tab and see my laptop. However, when I try to access the laptop
from the desktop, a warning pops up that says:
\\(laptop name) 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 network path was not found.

So I try to access the desktop from the laptop and I do not see the desktop
icon at all. So I try the "View workgroup computers" and a warning message
pops up that says:
Mshome 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've followed the Microsoft Troubleshoot page that I really thought would
solve the problem. I went into the Advanced TCP/IP Settings and enabled the
NetBIOS over TCP/IP in the WINS tab in the wireless and the Local Area
Connection (just in case).

I then followed the instructions and went to Computer Management where I
started the Browser. The service status is currently at "Started."

Of course I have run the Network wizard and the wireless network wizard, but
maybe I'm doing something wrong. File sharing and printer sharing have been
turned on in both computers.

Can anyone help me?

Quatro64

"Quatro64" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:60B721AE-5478-4D0B-9025-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a desktop and a laptop. Both are equiped with wireless g network
> cards and for a while I had them connected through an ad Hoc connection.
>
> Something recently happened that has caused problems, whether it was
> something else or a mistake of my own, but now it does not work.
>
> Symptoms:
>
> The computer will connect to the network, but I cannot get the computers
> to
> read their respectively shared files. I can click on the "View workgroup
> computers" tab and see my laptop. However, when I try to access the laptop
> from the desktop, a warning pops up that says:
> \\(laptop name) 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 network path was not found.
>

You may have a firewall blocking your access. If a 3rd party one, turn it
off and try networking again. If XP is Pro on one machine then follow this:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-109

I have the same problem on XP Home and don't seem to have gpedit.msc. The
Guest account is switched on.

Please help.

"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> Win XP Pro updates have turned off guest access from network by
> default. To turn it back on follow these steps:
>
> 1. Run gpedit.msc
>
> 2. Go to "Computer Configurations \ Windows Settings \ Security
> Settings \ Local Policies \ User Right Assignments \ Deny access to
> this computer from the network"
>
> 3. Remove Guest account from the list denied access.
>
> I thought that the error message was rather instructive.
>
> On the side note, to see the computer in your network neighborhood, run
> Network Setup Wizard.
>
>