"YZ" wrote:

> I'm trying to set up a home network with the following components, a
> desktop running XP Home Edition SP2 with a printer attached, a laptop
> runing XP Pro SP2, a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router, a DSL modem.
>
> I want to share files and printer on my desktop. I ran network setup
> wizard on both computers and rebooted them. I chose to share files and
> printers on both. The laptop machine could see the desktop machine as
> part of the MS network I had created, but couldn't access file or
> printer on the desktop. The desktop couldn't even see the laptop
> computer as part of the MS network.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> yz
>
>

On 21 Aug 2006 22:50:25 -0700, "YZ" <yizhao.em***@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm trying to set up a home network with the following components, a
>desktop running XP Home Edition SP2 with a printer attached, a laptop
>runing XP Pro SP2, a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router, a DSL modem.
>
>I want to share files and printer on my desktop. I ran network setup
>wizard on both computers and rebooted them. I chose to share files and
>printers on both. The laptop machine could see the desktop machine as
>part of the MS network I had created, but couldn't access file or
>printer on the desktop. The desktop couldn't even see the laptop
>computer as part of the MS network.
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>yz

> On 21 Aug 2006 22:50:25 -0700, "YZ" <yizhao.em***@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to set up a home network with the following components, a
> >desktop running XP Home Edition SP2 with a printer attached, a laptop
> >runing XP Pro SP2, a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router, a DSL modem.
> >
> >I want to share files and printer on my desktop. I ran network setup
> >wizard on both computers and rebooted them. I chose to share files and
> >printers on both. The laptop machine could see the desktop machine as
> >part of the MS network I had created, but couldn't access file or
> >printer on the desktop. The desktop couldn't even see the laptop
> >computer as part of the MS network.
> >
> >Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> >yz
>
> You probably have a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other
> security component. There are several other possibilities too, and any might be
> the cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
>
> You could look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and
> "net config workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem.  Read
> this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download
> browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>    actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

> I'm trying to set up a home network with the following components, a
> desktop running XP Home Edition SP2 with a printer attached, a laptop
> runing XP Pro SP2, a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router, a DSL modem.
>
> I want to share files and printer on my desktop. I ran network setup
> wizard on both computers and rebooted them. I chose to share files and
> printers on both. The laptop machine could see the desktop machine as
> part of the MS network I had created, but couldn't access file or
> printer on the desktop. The desktop couldn't even see the laptop
> computer as part of the MS network.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> yz