Professional and Home in the same network?

I have one wireless laptop with XP home edition and one cabled pc with XP
pofessional which I try to get together in a network. I also have Norton
Internet Security 2006 which should be installed ok with access by ip
adresses. I'm able to ping on the computer name both ways and I can go on
internet so the connection is ok. From both computers I can see the network
but I can't see any computers there. Sitting on the cabled one I can get into
the shared folder on the wireless one, but not the another way. What seems to
be the problem? A friend of mine told me that I cant use XP home edition in a
network because it is not prepared for it. Is that true??? Please help me
before I get stomach ulcer... :-)

Hi
All versions of Windows can talk one to the other when using standard
Ethernet Network.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what is allowed
to be shared.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Niko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have one wireless laptop with XP home edition and one cabled pc with XP
> pofessional which I try to get together in a network. I also have Norton
> Internet Security 2006 which should be installed ok with access by ip
> adresses. I'm able to ping on the computer name both ways and I can go on
> internet so the connection is ok. From both computers I can see the
> network
> but I can't see any computers there. Sitting on the cabled one I can get
> into
> the shared folder on the wireless one, but not the another way. What seems
> to
> be the problem? A friend of mine told me that I cant use XP home edition
> in a
> network because it is not prepared for it. Is that true??? Please help me
> before I get stomach ulcer... :-)