Re: Unable to share data but can share internet on xp pro

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From: Mark Dormer (markd_at_mvpsx.org)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 18:45:09 +1100

Turn off the firewall on the USB connection if it is on.

Regards
Mark Dormer

"Job_mitsuo" <lain_iwakura001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1432c01c3f84a$1dd43260$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm totally new to networking but here the deal. I've
> been messing with this for th last three days and finally
> got the two computers to recognize that the other exists.
> One is a custom built desktop and the other is a HP
> pavilion ze5300 running winXP pro on both. Right now i
> have it set up, this is the only way i could get it to
> work as well as i have, as the lap top is connected to
> the internet via ethernet cable and i have a USB to
> Ethernet converter that connects the other computer, i
> hade it the other way around earlier but it wouldn't
> work. I just need to transfer data from the laptop to the
> desktop. They are exchanging packets between themselves
> and i can get onto the internet on the desktop via the
> shared connection on the laptop but nothing shows up in
> the "my network places" diectories. Also, in the
> workgroup computers only the laptop will recognize the
> desktop but i stil cannot access it. It gives me the
> message that "[comp name] is not accessible. you might
> not have permission to use this network resource. contact
> the administrator of this server to find ut if you have
> access permissions. The network path was not found." and
> as for the desktop i cannot even get to view the
> workgroup computers getting the message "Mshome is not
> accessible. blah blah blah. The list of servers for this
> workgroup is not currently availble" If anyone can help
> me with this i would very much appreciate it, thank you.

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