Unable to establish home network

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Bob in DE wrote:

>
>
> I have two desktop computers, both with Windows XP. Signal comes from
> cable to a wireless router which is hard-wired to one computer and
> wireless (USB-G) to the other. Both access internet OK. Both will ping
> router IP, and wireless IP, and neither will ping hard-wired IP
> address. Folders on both computers are set to allow file sharing.
> Procedure for setting up home network in My
> Network Places seems to work OK. However, the network doesn?t work.
> In ?My Network?, I see the wireless folders from the wireless
> computer, but from the
> hard-wired computer, I see only ?My Web sites on MSN?. In ?View
> Network Computers? error message suggests that I may not have access
> permission, but I don?t have any passwords set on either computer. Two
> months ago the home network worked OK, and I don?t know what?s
> changed.
>

If either of your computers is SP2, look in the Windows Firewall
configuration and make sure the lan is permitted. It sounds like you
have a firewall preventing you from connecting.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

You're welcome to email me at carey@careyholzman.com if you would like to
work this through one-on-one in email...

Carey

"Bob in DE" <Bob in DE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BBA4427-13D4-4641-9694-38380D27E3B5@microsoft.com...
>
>
> I have two desktop computers, both with Windows XP. Signal comes from
> cable
> to a wireless router which is hard-wired to one computer and wireless
> (USB-G)
> to the other. Both access internet OK. Both will ping router IP, and
> wireless
> IP, and neither will ping hard-wired IP address. Folders on both computers
> are set to allow file sharing. Procedure for setting up home network in My
> Network Places seems to work OK. However, the network doesn't work. In
> "My
> Network", I see the wireless folders from the wireless computer, but from
> the
> hard-wired computer, I see only "My Web sites on MSN". In "View Network
> Computers" error message suggests that I may not have access permission,
> but
> I don't have any passwords set on either computer. Two months ago the home
> network worked OK, and I don't know what's changed.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Bob
> RDB1306@aol.com
>

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I'm having the exact same problem, and no amount of playing in the Firewall
settings has availed anything. Is there something specific I need to do
within the firewall settings to make it all work? It's so frustrating!

James

"Malke" wrote:

> Bob in DE wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I have two desktop computers, both with Windows XP. Signal comes from
> > cable to a wireless router which is hard-wired to one computer and
> > wireless (USB-G) to the other. Both access internet OK. Both will ping
> > router IP, and wireless IP, and neither will ping hard-wired IP
> > address. Folders on both computers are set to allow file sharing.
> > Procedure for setting up home network in My
> > Network Places seems to work OK. However, the network doesn?t work.
> > In ?My Network?, I see the wireless folders from the wireless
> > computer, but from the
> > hard-wired computer, I see only ?My Web sites on MSN?. In ?View
> > Network Computers? error message suggests that I may not have access
> > permission, but I don?t have any passwords set on either computer. Two
> > months ago the home network worked OK, and I don?t know what?s
> > changed.
> >
>
> If either of your computers is SP2, look in the Windows Firewall
> configuration and make sure the lan is permitted. It sounds like you
> have a firewall preventing you from connecting.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
>