Prashant wrote:

> Hello All Networking gurus,
> I have a simple network setup, wherein I have a laptop(wireless) and
> desktop(hard wired) connected to a router. The router is connected to
> the internet. I can share drives from either computers. Inspite of
> this when I check in the "my network place", I only see the current
> computer. I dont see the other computer. I think it has something to
> do with workgroup/domains. Can some one tell me what
> these(workgroup/domain) are? Is there a link which explains these
> concepts?

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You probably have a misconfigured firewall. Here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will pinpoint the problem area(s).

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

And here are some more links to help you understand networking:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/myths.htm
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.ezlan.net/index.html
http://www.howtonetworking.com/default.htm

Malke
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