Networking laptop and desktop

Question

Both my laptop and desktop are running XP SP2. I have disabled Windows Firewall and uninstalled Zone Alarm on both systems. Both computers have the same workgroup name. On the desktop I can see and access the laptop. On the laptop I can see but I cannot access the desktop.   The desktop is wired directly to the router/modem. The laptop is wireless. They are successfully sharing an internet connection.   When at the laptop I can ping the desktop fine, but if I go to my workgroup and click on the desktop I get the error message that it cannot be accessed, that I might not have permission to use the network resource.   I am unsure as to what to do next.   Thanks, Mouse1

NemesisDB · Answer

XP Home or XP Pro?  If XP Pro, is simple file sharing turned on? Do you have a shared folder on each computer?

mouse1 · Answer

XP Home. Yes, both have a shared folder. I can access the shared folder on the laptop, but not the desktop.

NemesisDB · Answer

silly but i assume each computer has a unique name?  what happens if you try to browse to the computer's IP address (by typing into IE) instead of using network neighborhood?

mouse1 · Answer

Each computer has a unique name. When I type in the IP address it takes me to to my modem's page.

NemesisDB · Answer

the IP address of the computer, not of the modem...

mouse1 · Answer

The Page Cannot Be Displayed.......(for both computers)

mouse1 · Answer

Anyone else have any ideas????

NemesisDB · Answer

kinda odd that you could browse to one via network neighborhood but not with it's IP address...

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