Shared Folders in My Network Places showing under Internet not LAN

My home network is currently playing up on me and I can't work out why. The
desktop PC is connected by ethernet cable to the wireless router. My laptop
connects wirelessly to the network. Up until a few days ago I could access
the internet, printer and shared folders on the desktop with no probs. Now I
can still connect to the internet but cannot access the printer or desktop
shared folders from the laptop. But I can access the laptop folders from the
desktop.

I can ping the desktop from the laptop. In My Network places I can see both
computers under Mshome. I can also *find* the desktop using search but if I
try to open any of the folders I get an error that the network path cannot be
found. For some reason, in My Network Places all but one of the shared
folders are now listed under *The Internet* rather than under *Local Network*.

On the desktop I can *find* my laptop using search but I cannot open Mshome
(via My Network Places | Entire Network, etc) to see if both computers are
listed - I get network path cannot be found. But I can ping my laptop from
the desktop. Sorry if this is confusing!! I just cannot work out why it's
happened.

TIA for any help or suggestions. ~purplegrrl~

I had the same prob and cured it by cleaning up the registry with a registry
cleaner I found using google
greetings and succsess Terence

"~purplegrrl~" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B143040B-2B22-4276-9B69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My home network is currently playing up on me and I can't work out why.
> The
> desktop PC is connected by ethernet cable to the wireless router. My
> laptop
> connects wirelessly to the network. Up until a few days ago I could access
> the internet, printer and shared folders on the desktop with no probs. Now
> I
> can still connect to the internet but cannot access the printer or desktop
> shared folders from the laptop. But I can access the laptop folders from
> the
> desktop.
>
> I can ping the desktop from the laptop. In My Network places I can see
> both
> computers under Mshome. I can also *find* the desktop using search but if
> I
> try to open any of the folders I get an error that the network path cannot
> be
> found. For some reason, in My Network Places all but one of the shared
> folders are now listed under *The Internet* rather than under *Local
> Network*.
>
> On the desktop I can *find* my laptop using search but I cannot open
> Mshome
> (via My Network Places | Entire Network, etc) to see if both computers are
> listed - I get network path cannot be found. But I can ping my laptop from
> the desktop. Sorry if this is confusing!! I just cannot work out why it's
> happened.
>
> TIA for any help or suggestions. ~purplegrrl~

Hi
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://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"~purplegrrl~" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B143040B-2B22-4276-9B69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My home network is currently playing up on me and I can't work out why.
> The
> desktop PC is connected by ethernet cable to the wireless router. My
> laptop
> connects wirelessly to the network. Up until a few days ago I could access
> the internet, printer and shared folders on the desktop with no probs. Now
> I
> can still connect to the internet but cannot access the printer or desktop
> shared folders from the laptop. But I can access the laptop folders from
> the
> desktop.
>
> I can ping the desktop from the laptop. In My Network places I can see
> both
> computers under Mshome. I can also *find* the desktop using search but if
> I
> try to open any of the folders I get an error that the network path cannot
> be
> found. For some reason, in My Network Places all but one of the shared
> folders are now listed under *The Internet* rather than under *Local
> Network*.
>
> On the desktop I can *find* my laptop using search but I cannot open
> Mshome
> (via My Network Places | Entire Network, etc) to see if both computers are
> listed - I get network path cannot be found. But I can ping my laptop from
> the desktop. Sorry if this is confusing!! I just cannot work out why it's
> happened.
>
> TIA for any help or suggestions. ~purplegrrl~

It sounds to me like your firewall is blocking the info. What firewalls are
you running? Do you have Norton installed?

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"~purplegrrl~" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8A76556E-8C56-4485-9277-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the replies. I had done a registry clean and I had read the all
> that same info Jack gave on another thread. But I still have the same
> prob.
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> 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://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "~purplegrrl~" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:B143040B-2B22-4276-9B69-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > My home network is currently playing up on me and I can't work out why.
>> > The
>> > desktop PC is connected by ethernet cable to the wireless router. My
>> > laptop
>> > connects wirelessly to the network. Up until a few days ago I could
>> > access
>> > the internet, printer and shared folders on the desktop with no probs.
>> > Now
>> > I
>> > can still connect to the internet but cannot access the printer or
>> > desktop
>> > shared folders from the laptop. But I can access the laptop folders
>> > from
>> > the
>> > desktop.
>> >
>> > I can ping the desktop from the laptop. In My Network places I can see
>> > both
>> > computers under Mshome. I can also *find* the desktop using search but
>> > if
>> > I
>> > try to open any of the folders I get an error that the network path
>> > cannot
>> > be
>> > found. For some reason, in My Network Places all but one of the shared
>> > folders are now listed under *The Internet* rather than under *Local
>> > Network*.
>> >
>> > On the desktop I can *find* my laptop using search but I cannot open
>> > Mshome
>> > (via My Network Places | Entire Network, etc) to see if both computers
>> > are
>> > listed - I get network path cannot be found. But I can ping my laptop
>> > from
>> > the desktop. Sorry if this is confusing!! I just cannot work out why
>> > it's
>> > happened.
>> >
>> > TIA for any help or suggestions. ~purplegrrl~
>>
>>
>>