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I currently have a desktop computer connected to a DSL router and a wireless
linksys router for my laptop.
I am running Windows xp on both computers.
I ran the network wizard on the desktop and also the wireless wizard on the
laptop. Neither computer shows up on the network. What am I doing wrong
here. I know it's possible to do this, so could someone please simplify this
setup for me so I can get these two computers talking to each other?
Thanks.

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Dodgeboy wrote:

> I currently have a desktop computer connected to a DSL router and a
> wireless linksys router for my laptop.
> I am running Windows xp on both computers.
> I ran the network wizard on the desktop and also the wireless wizard
> on the
> laptop. Neither computer shows up on the network. What am I doing
> wrong
> here. I know it's possible to do this, so could someone please
> simplify this setup for me so I can get these two computers talking to
> each other? Thanks.

Running the Network Setup Wizard usually does it. The most common cause
of the inability for each computer to see each other is a misconfigured
firewall. If you are running a third-party firewall, make sure the
Windows Firewall has been disabled (the Wizard will enable it) and that
the third-party firewall has been configured to allow your lan as
trusted.

Make sure you create shares on each machine. Here are some links to help
you:

http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/
http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm - Small Network Troubleshooter by
Hans-Georg Michna

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

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The description of your setup confused me a little.

You have your desktop hard wired to a DSL Router/Modem? You then have a
wireless router connected to the DSL Router/Modem?

What models are you using for each piece of equipment? Could you not
just use the Wireless router and connect your desktop to that and run it
to the DSL modem?

Clark

Dodgeboy wrote:
> I currently have a desktop computer connected to a DSL router and a wireless
> linksys router for my laptop.
> I am running Windows xp on both computers.
> I ran the network wizard on the desktop and also the wireless wizard on the
> laptop. Neither computer shows up on the network. What am I doing wrong
> here. I know it's possible to do this, so could someone please simplify this
> setup for me so I can get these two computers talking to each other?
> Thanks.

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Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Dodgeboy" <Dodgeboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I currently have a desktop computer connected to a DSL router and a
wireless
> linksys router for my laptop.
> I am running Windows xp on both computers.
> I ran the network wizard on the desktop and also the wireless wizard on
the
> laptop. Neither computer shows up on the network. What am I doing wrong
> here. I know it's possible to do this, so could someone please simplify
this
> setup for me so I can get these two computers talking to each other?
> Thanks.

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