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April 1st, 2006 12:00

Networking laptop and desktop

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

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    Posted April 1st, 2006 15:00

    XP Home or XP Pro?  If XP Pro, is simple file sharing turned on?

    Do you have a shared folder on each computer?

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    Posted April 1st, 2006 16:00

    XP Home.

    Yes, both have a shared folder.

    I can access the shared folder on the laptop, but not the desktop.

  • NemesisDB

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    Posted April 1st, 2006 18:00

    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?
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    Posted April 1st, 2006 20:00

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

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    Posted April 1st, 2006 21:00

    the IP address of the computer, not of the modem...
  • mouse1

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    Posted April 1st, 2006 21:00

    The Page Cannot Be Displayed.......(for both computers)
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    Posted April 1st, 2006 22:00

    Anyone else have any ideas????
  • NemesisDB

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    Posted April 1st, 2006 22:00

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