I have a wireless router connected to an NTL broadband modem.  Two computers connect to the router (via wired CAT5 cables) and connect fine.  There is no problems sharing information across these two pc's and i can access the different computers in the workgroup.  I have two laptops, one a Dell Inspiron 8600 and the other a Dell Latitude D800.  These two laptops wireless connect to the router.

 

Internet access is fine for both pcs but i cannot integrate these two laptops into the workgroup so filesharing and print sharing becomes impossible.  The workstations can see the laptops but cannot open them ("network path not found error") and occassionally the laptops see the workstations and can access but this does not occur the next time around.  I have experimented with disabling DHCP on router (54MBps 802.11g router) and assigned ip addressed manually but it doesnt seem to work.  All computers run Windows XP Pro SP2 except the Latitude laptop running Windows XP Home.  Of course, the other laptop runs the same OS but still cannot connect.

 

Any advice on how to file share properly would be appreciated

 

Geoffrey Warnock