> silver.nek***@gmail.com wrote:
> > I have a d-link ethenet/802.11g router connecting a desktop running xp
> > pro and a laptop running xp home. File sharing works between the two
> > computers but it took me hours to get it going. i now have a new laptop
> > running xp media center edition, and i can't get it into the workgroup
> > or file sharing. i have tried it with both wireless and wired
> > networking. firewalls are all disabled, netbios is enabled, pinging
> > works using ip address, but not comp name. the wizard has been run, set
> > to same workgroup. netbios was the problem between the original two
> > computers, so now i have no ideas. any help would be appreciated. if
> > you need any more info just ask.
>
> i found an extra firewall that i didn't realize was running, pinging
> now works on all computers using ip or name, except i can only ping the
> new laptop over the wired connection, using the ip for the wireless
> connection times out.
>
> i can now view the new laptops shared folders, but it cannot view the
> shared folders of the other computers.

"silver.nek***@gmail.com" wrote:

>
> silver.nek***@gmail.com wrote:
> > silver.nek***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > I have a d-link ethenet/802.11g router connecting a desktop running xp
> > > pro and a laptop running xp home. File sharing works between the two
> > > computers but it took me hours to get it going. i now have a new laptop
> > > running xp media center edition, and i can't get it into the workgroup
> > > or file sharing. i have tried it with both wireless and wired
> > > networking. firewalls are all disabled, netbios is enabled, pinging
> > > works using ip address, but not comp name. the wizard has been run, set
> > > to same workgroup. netbios was the problem between the original two
> > > computers, so now i have no ideas. any help would be appreciated. if
> > > you need any more info just ask.
> >
> > i found an extra firewall that i didn't realize was running, pinging
> > now works on all computers using ip or name, except i can only ping the
> > new laptop over the wired connection, using the ip for the wireless
> > connection times out.
> >
> > i can now view the new laptops shared folders, but it cannot view the
> > shared folders of the other computers.
>
> This problem is semi-solved. file sharing is working everything is
> great, if he is on the wired network, still no pinging through
> wireless. any creative insights would be great, but i am not overly
> concerned at this point, as i can transfer the files that i need to.
>
>