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File and Printer sharing on wireless networkI have just set up a home wireless network with my desktop and laptop. Both
computers can access the high speed internet and will ping eachother but I can't get any filr and printer sharing between them. I have tried disabling the firewalls on both computers with no luck. The laptop uses the windows firewall and the desktop used the Norton firewall. I have also configuerd both firewalls to accept file and printer sharing. I have set the drives on both computers for sharing but still no luck. The wireless router is a Linksys G broad band router. Is there something I am forgetting or missing? Cheers John Hi
It is not a matter of Wire or Wireless. It is the Network Sharing that are not set well. May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quoteHide quote "John Lyle" <John L***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C86590DC-4AF5-4A37-9883-25D8B661C224@microsoft.com... > I have just set up a home wireless network with my desktop and laptop. Both > computers can access the high speed internet and will ping eachother but I > can't get any filr and printer sharing between them. I have tried disabling > the firewalls on both computers with no luck. The laptop uses the windows > firewall and the desktop used the Norton firewall. I have also configuerd > both firewalls to accept file and printer sharing. I have set the drives on > both computers for sharing but still no luck. The wireless router is a > Linksys G broad band router. Is there something I am forgetting or missing? > > Cheers > John Hi Jack
Thanks. your information helped, I got the network working. The problem was the firewall configurations. The laptop Microsoft firewall is fine, I just have to work on the Norton firewall on the desktop now. At least now when I want to file and printershare all I have to do is disable the firewalls and shut off the internet connection. Show quoteHide quote "Jack (MVP)" wrote: > Hi > It is not a matter of Wire or Wireless. > It is the Network Sharing that are not set well. > May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html > Jack (MVP-Networking). > > > "John Lyle" <John L***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C86590DC-4AF5-4A37-9883-25D8B661C224@microsoft.com... > > I have just set up a home wireless network with my desktop and laptop. Both > > computers can access the high speed internet and will ping eachother but I > > can't get any filr and printer sharing between them. I have tried disabling > > the firewalls on both computers with no luck. The laptop uses the windows > > firewall and the desktop used the Norton firewall. I have also configuerd > > both firewalls to accept file and printer sharing. I have set the drives on > > both computers for sharing but still no luck. The wireless router is a > > Linksys G broad band router. Is there something I am forgetting or missing? > > > > Cheers > > John > > >
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> I have just set up a home wireless network with my desktop and laptop. Both > computers can access the high speed internet and will ping eachother but I > can't get any filr and printer sharing between them. I have tried disabling > the firewalls on both computers with no luck. The laptop uses the windows > firewall and the desktop used the Norton firewall. I have also configuerd > both firewalls to accept file and printer sharing. I have set the drives on > both computers for sharing but still no luck. The wireless router is a > Linksys G broad band router. Is there something I am forgetting or missing? > > Cheers > John |
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