Network Connectivity

Hi there,

I have just attempted to set up a wireless home network. I have two machines (a Laptop and a Desktop) both running XP Home Edition. I am currently trying to share folders and have the following problems...

On the Desktop I can see both my Desktop and Laptop in a Workgroup that I have named Home, I have access to my Desktop shares but not my Laptop shares via this workgroup. When I try I get " \\Laptop is not accessible, ensure you have permission to access this network resource etc etc. (also) Network Path Not Found " I also cannot ping my Laptop from my Desktop and recieve a Request Timeout

On the Laptop I can see both my Desktop and Laptop in my workgroup (Home (as above)). I can access both the Desktop and Laptop shares via this workgroup but cannot ping my Desktop from my Laptop and recieve a Request Time Out (as above).

I have browsed my ipcofig settings and all seems present and correct. I have also verified that I have NetBios over TCP/IP enabled.

Any ideas guys ?


Many thanks in advance


Pete

 

What firewalls are on the machines?

 

Ahh think I may have sussed it.

I had Sygate 4.5 on my Desktop and 4.6 on my laptop. Turning the Laptop one off did the trick !

Pete

 

If you look through the Sygate settings, there is probably a way to allow it to not disturb local peer to peer connections. That way you can leave it on.