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I am trying to get a friend's network going. We have basically the
same systems. A Dell 4550 desktop, and an HP Pavilion laptop with
built-in wireless. The only real difference between his and mine is
that I use a combo Toshiba cable modem/router, and he uses a LinkSys
WRT54G router and a separate cable modem. The OS's are different too.
Mine is XP Pro. His is XP Home. My network runs fine, but his only
works on the Internet. The computers cannot see each other through
the LinkSys router.
I have read through this newsgroup trying to find a clue to the
problem. I have tried all the usual things. Ran the network wizard
on both machines. Made sure TCP/IP was set up correctly. Made sure
ICF was unchecked. Made sure everything was installed and checked in
the connection properties box. Made sure at least one folder was set
to share on both computers. There is no firewall other than the NAT
firewall in the router. My network practically fell into place. His
is fighting me every step of the way. Running out of ideas. Is the
problem more likely in the router setup or in Windows?
I am trying to get a friend's network going. We have basically the
same systems. A Dell 4550 desktop, and an HP Pavilion laptop with
built-in wireless. The only real difference between his and mine is
that I use a combo Toshiba cable modem/router, and he uses a LinkSys
WRT54G router and a separate cable modem. The OS's are different too.
Mine is XP Pro. His is XP Home. My network runs fine, but his only
works on the Internet. The computers cannot see each other through
the LinkSys router.
I have read through this newsgroup trying to find a clue to the
problem. I have tried all the usual things. Ran the network wizard
on both machines. Made sure TCP/IP was set up correctly. Made sure
ICF was unchecked. Made sure everything was installed and checked in
the connection properties box. Made sure at least one folder was set
to share on both computers. There is no firewall other than the NAT
firewall in the router. My network practically fell into place. His
is fighting me every step of the way. Running out of ideas. Is the
problem more likely in the router setup or in Windows?