Wireless home networking

Hi everyone. I hope you can help me because I am at a loss. I have a Dell
Dimension running XP home and an Acer laptop running XP Media Centre. I have
recently bought a Linksys wireless router and have had no trouble setting it
up so the desktop and laptop can both use the internet at the same time.
Getting to the point, I know you can transfer files between the machines but
I am unable to do this. I have run the "Set up or change your home or small
office network" wizard and the "Set up a wireless network for a home or small
office". The desktop has found the laptop but is unable to access it. The
laptop doesn't seem to know that the desktop is even there. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

Hi
If the two commuters are using the Internet you have already a Home Network.
If you want to share files between the Networked computers you have to
configure the Network's Sharing setting on each Networked computer.
This process is the same for wired or and wireless connection
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.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"gooderz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone. I hope you can help me because I am at a loss. I have a Dell
> Dimension running XP home and an Acer laptop running XP Media Centre. I
> have
> recently bought a Linksys wireless router and have had no trouble setting
> it
> up so the desktop and laptop can both use the internet at the same time.
> Getting to the point, I know you can transfer files between the machines
> but
> I am unable to do this. I have run the "Set up or change your home or
> small
> office network" wizard and the "Set up a wireless network for a home or
> small
> office". The desktop has found the laptop but is unable to access it. The
> laptop doesn't seem to know that the desktop is even there. Any help would
> be
> greatly appreciated.
>