"Bill" <b***@bill.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All.
>
> At home have a workgroup set up follows
>
> 1 Windows 2000 PC connected to router via LAN
> 2 Windows XP Home PC connected to router via LAN
> 3 Window XP Pro (from work) Laptop connected to router via Wireless
>
> In each case the Windows Firewall is disabled as I have a third party
> product.
> Sharing works fine.
> I know how to configure the work laptop when used at home and nothing has
> changed via delivered polices at work etc.
>
> Changed the XP Home PC to wireless and now I can't access the workgroup
> from
> the XP Pro Laptop!
>
> During investigation I have disabled the firewall on all PC's/Laptop to no
> avail.
>
> Any ideas please.
>
> Regards.
> Bill.
>
>

"David Hettel" <No***@NoWhere.net> wrote in message
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> You might want to take a look at the 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
>
> Also take a look at my new wireless does not work -
> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
>
>
> --
> David Hettel
>
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>
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> "Bill" <b***@bill.com> wrote in message
> news:OmK89YH8GHA.1496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Hi All.
> >
> > At home have a workgroup set up follows
> >
> > 1 Windows 2000 PC connected to router via LAN
> > 2 Windows XP Home PC connected to router via LAN
> > 3 Window XP Pro (from work) Laptop connected to router via Wireless
> >
> > In each case the Windows Firewall is disabled as I have a third party
> > product.
> > Sharing works fine.
> > I know how to configure the work laptop when used at home and nothing
has
> > changed via delivered polices at work etc.
> >
> > Changed the XP Home PC to wireless and now I can't access the workgroup
> > from
> > the XP Pro Laptop!
> >
> > During investigation I have disabled the firewall on all PC's/Laptop to
no
> > avail.
> >
> > Any ideas please.
> >
> > Regards.
> > Bill.
> >
> >
>
>

"Bill" <b***@bill.com> wrote in message
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> Many thanks.
> FYI it was a networking problem not specially wireless and it turned out
> that the LAN port on the laptop suffered the same problem.
> It turned out that the node type had changed to peer to peer. Deleted the
> registry entry as per the instructions and it changed to unknown (which is
> an acceptable state according to the instructions - the other being
> Hybrid)
> and it started to work.
> Don't know what caused the change but that's computers I suppose!!!
> Regards.
> Bill.
>
> "David Hettel" <No***@NoWhere.net> wrote in message
> news:%23hcI$uJ8GHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> You might want to take a look at the 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
>>
>> Also take a look at my new wireless does not work -
>> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
>>
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>>
>> 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
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights
>>
>>
>> "Bill" <b***@bill.com> wrote in message
>> news:OmK89YH8GHA.1496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi All.
>> >
>> > At home have a workgroup set up follows
>> >
>> > 1 Windows 2000 PC connected to router via LAN
>> > 2 Windows XP Home PC connected to router via LAN
>> > 3 Window XP Pro (from work) Laptop connected to router via Wireless
>> >
>> > In each case the Windows Firewall is disabled as I have a third party
>> > product.
>> > Sharing works fine.
>> > I know how to configure the work laptop when used at home and nothing
> has
>> > changed via delivered polices at work etc.
>> >
>> > Changed the XP Home PC to wireless and now I can't access the workgroup
>> > from
>> > the XP Pro Laptop!
>> >
>> > During investigation I have disabled the firewall on all PC's/Laptop to
> no
>> > avail.
>> >
>> > Any ideas please.
>> >
>> > Regards.
>> > Bill.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>