Hi Nick,
Try to disable the firewall on both your machines for
starters. Then try to ping between both machines and see
if you get a reply.
Let us know if this works
>-----Original Message-----
>By some miracle, I have managed to get a shared internet
connection between
>my Main PC (attached to the D-Link 624) and my laptop
(with a D-link G650
>card). The problem is that I have run the network setup
on both machones
>(both usinh XP Pro) and I cannot get the
networkrunning. Work group names
>are the same but the setup on my PC fails, stating that
network could not be
>finished.
>
>I note that the D-Link router does not actually show up
as a piece of
>hardware in Device Manger (although, why shopuld it, as
it is hidden behind
>the Ethernet port). Is there something simple that I am
missing here? I
>clearly have a connection, as I am internet sharing, but
I cannot access
>files!!
>
>Any help/comment/suggestion would be hugely appreciated
>
>Thanks
>
>Nick Luck
>
>
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