Maybe that f/w problem, switch it off on desktop and check permissions of
the share dir on desktop
Arkady
"RAS100" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've got a desktop running Win XP connected by cable to a Linksys WRT54G
> router, and a laptop running Windows Vista. Internet access works fine on
> both machines, but I can only share files from the laptop - the desktop
> can
> access the shared folders on the laptop with no problem.
>
> Problem is that while "net view" on the laptop is listing the desktop, it
> can't see anything from the desktop and can't ping the desktop. In fact,
> the
> desktop can't even ping itself (I've tried by computer name and by static
> IP
> address). "net view" on the desktop yields "There are no entries in the
> list." There must be something fairly basic that I need to configure on
> the
> desktop's XP system, but I'm not sure what it is. (Apologies if this is
> answered elsewhere - I know there are a lot of threads on similar network
> config issues, but I couldn't find one that described my situation
> exactly.)
>
> Please help...
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