> Hi guys
> I am trying to set up a wireless network between my desktop and my
> tablet PC.
>
> I have succeeded so far in that I can access the tablet (client)
> through my desktop (host), but not vice versa. I can see the host's
> named icon in Workgroup computers on the client, but when I click on
> it it tells me it's not accessible.
>
> I have disabled all virus and firewalls, but no improvement.
>
> When I try to ipconfig command it tells me that LAN connections 1 and
> 2 have no media connected, the wirelss looks ok (although no gateway
> is set)
>
> Do any of you bright sparks know where I can go from here??
> Help GREATLY appreciated (on verge of tears lol)

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Ollyd wrote:
>
>> Hi guys
>> I am trying to set up a wireless network between my desktop and my
>> tablet PC.
>>
>> I have succeeded so far in that I can access the tablet (client)
>> through my desktop (host), but not vice versa. I can see the host's
>> named icon in Workgroup computers on the client, but when I click on
>> it it tells me it's not accessible.
>>
>> I have disabled all virus and firewalls, but no improvement.
>>
>> When I try to ipconfig command it tells me that LAN connections 1 and
>> 2 have no media connected, the wirelss looks ok (although no gateway
>> is set)
>>
>> Do any of you bright sparks know where I can go from here??
>> Help GREATLY appreciated (on verge of tears lol)
>
> This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. I understand
> that you feel you've disabled the firewall, but perhaps you have a
> "hidden" one from an antivirus program or even the Nvidia firewall
> included on some Nforce motherboards. Run the Network Setup Wizard on
> both computers, making sure to enable File & Printer Sharing, and
> reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows
> Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party firewall or have an
> antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which
> acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have third-party firewall
> software, configure it to allow the Local Area Network traffic as
> trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an IP range. Ex.
> would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your
> correct subnet.
>
> If one or more of the computers is XP Pro:
>
> a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
> Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
> accounts/passwords on all computers.
>
> b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
> Simple File Sharing enabled.
>
> Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
> that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
> resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it
> matters in your situation.
>
> Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
> home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
> folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
> Shared Documents folder.
>
> If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
> troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
> and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
> http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
>
> And since you are running wireless (although the problem you are
> reporting is a local area network problem and has nothing to do with
> the fact that one computer connects wirelessly):
>
> Wireless - Basic Configuration -
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless - Basic Security -  http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
> Tom's Hardware Wireless Security FAQs
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/06/30/wireless_faq_security/index.html
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

>
>  Thanks for your comprehensive advice Malke.
>
> I have now had time to read and try everything suggested in your
> reply, but there is no improvement.
>
> I am stuck. I have an excellent wireless connection in both machines,
> I can access the harddrive of the client from the host, but not the
> host from the client. When I look at My Network places on the host I
> see all of the shared folders listed, including those of the client.
> But in My Network places on the client it just shows the client's
> folders. I see the host computer in Workgroup computers on the client,
> but get an error that it is not accessible when double click it.
>
> I have both machines with windows firewall off, and I have uninstalled
> the zonealarm virus/ firewall totally from the host. I can ping
> successfully from both machines.
>
> I seems odd to me that the machines can ping eachother, I can access
> files from the client, but just can't access the host's files.
>
> I really don't know where to go from here, other than buying a cable
> and plugging the machines directly to eachother!
>
> You mentioned that it was a LAN problem. The LAN icon still has a red
> cross, 'A network cable is unplugged' - how can I open this without
> actually plugging a cable in?? And why can I operate half a network
> despite the LAN not being connected? I have tried all of yours and the
> link's advice about this but it doesn't help.

"Ollyd" <Ol***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> I'm inclined to agree about getting a professional onsite.
>
> The reason I thought you had mentioned I had a LAN problem was because
>
> 'And since you are running wireless (although the problem you are
> reporting is a local area network problem and has nothing to do with
> the fact that one computer connects wirelessly): '
>
> Anyway, I am simply trying to set up a file sharing connection between a
> desktop and a tablet pc; a shared internet connection would be nice but
> not
> my main focus right now.
>
> My desktop has a First International Computer Inc motherboard, model
> P4M-800M, and an 802.11g PCI Wireless Network Adapter. It is running XP
> Home,
> and is connected to the internet by cable DSL modem.
>
> My tablet has an Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection Adapter,
> I'm not sure of the motherboard on the tablet. It is running XP pro Tablet
> edition, and has no internet connection.
>
> I have run the network set up wizard on both machines, enabled file
> sharing,
> shared the relevant folders within the each machine (noting that XP Home
> needs the actual folders inside My Docs sharing), and disable all of the
> firewalls I can see. Not sure how to detect and shutdown any firewalls
> which
> came with the motherboards for example (it's v difficult to even see what
> your motherboard is let alone what to do with it)
>
> I don't know whether I am trying to use ICS as I don't know what this is
> I'm
> afraid.

"David Hettel MVP MobileDevices" wrote:

> It sounds like the Cable DSL modem maybe directly connected to your desktop,
> is this correct? Rather than the Cable DSL modem connecting to a wireless
> router, and the wireless router connecting to your desktop.
>
> How these three pecies of equipment interconnect will determine how your
> network must be setup.
>
> If you right click on "My Network Places" on the desktop's desktop, and
> choose properties, what is listed on the Network connection page?
>
> --
> David Hettel
> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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> "Ollyd" <Ol***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C92BEE83-B7BF-4C74-9FF4-36C51742F57B@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > I'm inclined to agree about getting a professional onsite.
> >
> > The reason I thought you had mentioned I had a LAN problem was because
> >
> > 'And since you are running wireless (although the problem you are
> > reporting is a local area network problem and has nothing to do with
> > the fact that one computer connects wirelessly): '
> >
> > Anyway, I am simply trying to set up a file sharing connection between a
> > desktop and a tablet pc; a shared internet connection would be nice but
> > not
> > my main focus right now.
> >
> > My desktop has a First International Computer Inc motherboard, model
> > P4M-800M, and an 802.11g PCI Wireless Network Adapter. It is running XP
> > Home,
> > and is connected to the internet by cable DSL modem.
> >
> > My tablet has an Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection Adapter,
> > I'm not sure of the motherboard on the tablet. It is running XP pro Tablet
> > edition, and has no internet connection.
> >
> > I have run the network set up wizard on both machines, enabled file
> > sharing,
> > shared the relevant folders within the each machine (noting that XP Home
> > needs the actual folders inside My Docs sharing), and disable all of the
> > firewalls I can see. Not sure how to detect and shutdown any firewalls
> > which
> > came with the motherboards for example (it's v difficult to even see what
> > your motherboard is let alone what to do with it)
> >
> > I don't know whether I am trying to use ICS as I don't know what this is
> > I'm
> > afraid.
>
>
>

"Ollyd" <Ol***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi David
>
> Yes - I have a cable DSL modem directly into my desktop (I have used this
> as
> a stand alone machine until now - now I want to share the files with the
> tablet)
>
> When I look at my Network Connection page I see -
> Dial up - modem ticked
> Incoming - an incoming connections icon
> LAN or high speed internet - Local area connection (with a red cross),
> Wireless Network connection icon, and 1394 connection icon.
>
> "David Hettel MVP MobileDevices" wrote:
>
>> It sounds like the Cable DSL modem maybe directly connected to your
>> desktop,
>> is this correct? Rather than the Cable DSL modem connecting to a wireless
>> router, and the wireless router connecting to your desktop.
>>
>> How these three pecies of equipment interconnect will determine how your
>> network must be setup.
>>
>> If you right click on "My Network Places" on the desktop's desktop, and
>> choose properties, what is listed on the Network connection page?
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> "Ollyd" <Ol***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C92BEE83-B7BF-4C74-9FF4-36C51742F57B@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm inclined to agree about getting a professional onsite.
>> >
>> > The reason I thought you had mentioned I had a LAN problem was because
>> >
>> > 'And since you are running wireless (although the problem you are
>> > reporting is a local area network problem and has nothing to do with
>> > the fact that one computer connects wirelessly): '
>> >
>> > Anyway, I am simply trying to set up a file sharing connection between
>> > a
>> > desktop and a tablet pc; a shared internet connection would be nice but
>> > not
>> > my main focus right now.
>> >
>> > My desktop has a First International Computer Inc motherboard, model
>> > P4M-800M, and an 802.11g PCI Wireless Network Adapter. It is running XP
>> > Home,
>> > and is connected to the internet by cable DSL modem.
>> >
>> > My tablet has an Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
>> > Adapter,
>> > I'm not sure of the motherboard on the tablet. It is running XP pro
>> > Tablet
>> > edition, and has no internet connection.
>> >
>> > I have run the network set up wizard on both machines, enabled file
>> > sharing,
>> > shared the relevant folders within the each machine (noting that XP
>> > Home
>> > needs the actual folders inside My Docs sharing), and disable all of
>> > the
>> > firewalls I can see. Not sure how to detect and shutdown any firewalls
>> > which
>> > came with the motherboards for example (it's v difficult to even see
>> > what
>> > your motherboard is let alone what to do with it)
>> >
>> > I don't know whether I am trying to use ICS as I don't know what this
>> > is
>> > I'm
>> > afraid.
>>
>>
>>

"David Hettel MVP MobileDevices" wrote:

> Ok So guessing a little, the "Incoming - an incoming connections icon" is
> most likely connected to your highspeed cable/dsl connection. Assuming that
> there is no red X on it. Right click on this, and then click on properties,
> click on the Advanced (tab) You should see an option called "Internet
> Connection Sharing" check the box marked "Allow other network users to
> connect through this computer's Internet Connection" Under Home networking
> connection choose "Wireless Network connection"
>
> You will also need to put your wireless card in ad-hoc mode. Right click on
> the wireless card, click on the Wireless Network (tab) and then the Advanced
> button Choose Computer-to-Computer (ad hoc) networks only.
>
> Take a look at this page first:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx
>
>