Home Netowrk - One works; the other doesn't

Hi,

I recently tried to set up a small home network for a friend of mine. She
has a wireless router with a desktop hardwired to it and a laptop accessing
it wirelessly. I used the MS wizard to set up the workgroup so that the 2
computers could see each other. I ran the wizard first on the laptop, then
saved it to a diskette and re-ran it on the desktop.

Both computers are working just fine and can access the internet with no
trouble. However, although I was able to "share" the laptop's drive on the
network so that the desktop can see it, I can't seem to make it work the
other way around. I've tried re-running the wizard a couple of times and have
repeated the steps, but I just can't seem to get it. What could I be doing
wrong?

Any more information that is needed, I'll be happy to supply. Thanks in
advance for any help on this matter.

Regards,

--- Gary

GTifeld wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I recently tried to set up a small home network for a friend of mine. She
>has a wireless router with a desktop hardwired to it and a laptop accessing
>it wirelessly. I used the MS wizard to set up the workgroup so that the 2
>computers could see each other. I ran the wizard first on the laptop, then
>saved it to a diskette and re-ran it on the desktop.
>
>Both computers are working just fine and can access the internet with no
>trouble. However, although I was able to "share" the laptop's drive on the
>network so that the desktop can see it, I can't seem to make it work the
>other way around. I've tried re-running the wizard a couple of times and have
>repeated the steps, but I just can't seem to get it. What could I be doing
>wrong?
>
>Any more information that is needed, I'll be happy to supply. Thanks in
>advance for any help on this matter.
>
>Regards,
>
>--- Gary
>
>
If it fully works one way but not the other, it is likely a firewall --
probably on the desktop. Turning the Windoes firewall off should be
enough, but other firewalls may need to be completely uninstalled.

--
Cheers, Bob

Hi Bob,

I'm not sure if that's it because the same firewall is installed on both.
But I will try it anyway just to see if it has any effect. Thank you for your
response.

Regards,

--- Gary

"Bob Willard" wrote:

> GTifeld wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I recently tried to set up a small home network for a friend of mine. She
> >has a wireless router with a desktop hardwired to it and a laptop accessing
> >it wirelessly. I used the MS wizard to set up the workgroup so that the 2
> >computers could see each other. I ran the wizard first on the laptop, then
> >saved it to a diskette and re-ran it on the desktop.
> >
> >Both computers are working just fine and can access the internet with no
> >trouble. However, although I was able to "share" the laptop's drive on the
> >network so that the desktop can see it, I can't seem to make it work the
> >other way around. I've tried re-running the wizard a couple of times and have
> >repeated the steps, but I just can't seem to get it. What could I be doing
> >wrong?
> >
> >Any more information that is needed, I'll be happy to supply. Thanks in
> >advance for any help on this matter.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >--- Gary
> >
> >
> If it fully works one way but not the other, it is likely a firewall --
> probably on the desktop. Turning the Windoes firewall off should be
> enough, but other firewalls may need to be completely uninstalled.
>
> --
> Cheers, Bob
>