PC "Not Accessable!"

I've seen similar question but still acn't figure it out!

I have two PCs on a WIFI connection (WIFI + modem box)...

From One PC#1 I can access my shared folders on PC#2 with no problem - PC#2
has a Firewall but I've set PC#1 as an exception - it all seems to work well!

Now PC#1 doesn't have a Firewall (excpet for the XP one) - this is currently
disabled - however when I try to Access PC#1 from PC#2 I get the really
useful message that it can't be accessed and I don't have permission...

I can Ping from either machine with no trouble....

Any suggestion gratefully received...

"Steve Bedford" <Steve (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4F8561AB-FB53-479F-982B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've seen similar question but still acn't figure it out!
>
> I have two PCs on a WIFI connection (WIFI + modem box)...
>
> From One PC#1 I can access my shared folders on PC#2 with no problem -
PC#2
> has a Firewall but I've set PC#1 as an exception - it all seems to work
well!
>
> Now PC#1 doesn't have a Firewall (excpet for the XP one) - this is
currently
> disabled - however when I try to Access PC#1 from PC#2 I get the really
> useful message that it can't be accessed and I don't have permission...

LOL I like the "really useful message" part. Its certainly nicer than my
"WTF does that mean?!"

--
Tara

Steve,

If you can ping, but not access or even see in the network, try accessing it
by IP address. Often the problem is a "master browser issue" meaning PC #2
simply has the wrong IP address (or no IP address) for PC #1. Go to the
network connections for PC #1. Right-click and choose Status and then choose
the support tab. Next open any windows browser (open My computer for
example) and type "\\" followed by the IP address of computer one. It would
look something like "\\192.168.1.2" and hit enter. Often this will not only
open the shared files on the problem computer, but it will fix the problem
until the IP address changes.

Jeff


"Tee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Steve Bedford" <Steve (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4F8561AB-FB53-479F-982B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I've seen similar question but still acn't figure it out!
>>
>> I have two PCs on a WIFI connection (WIFI + modem box)...
>>
>> From One PC#1 I can access my shared folders on PC#2 with no problem -
> PC#2
>> has a Firewall but I've set PC#1 as an exception - it all seems to work
> well!
>>
>> Now PC#1 doesn't have a Firewall (excpet for the XP one) - this is
> currently
>> disabled - however when I try to Access PC#1 from PC#2 I get the really
>> useful message that it can't be accessed and I don't have permission...
>
> LOL I like the "really useful message" part. Its certainly nicer than my
> "WTF does that mean?!"
>
> --
> Tara
>
>