Re: Please Help With Re-establishment of Home Network

From: Hans-Georg Michna (hans-georgNoEmailPlease_at_michna.com)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:26:28 +0200

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:57:55 GMT, "Wellsie"
<Wellsie7@optonline.net> wrote:

>When I initially got my router/laptop card last year, I had no problem
>setting up my home network. As I recall, I just set up the hardware, ran the
>wizards and everything seemed to work (Internet sharing, file & printer
>sharing, etc.).
>
>Since then, however, after having some problems with my laptop card and
>having to reinstall it, I can't seem to get the home network running
>correctly again. I keep re-running the wizard (first on the desktop, then on
>the laptop), but only the Internet sharing seems to be working.
>
>Here are some details:
>
>1) Desktop is running XP Pro, Laptop is running XP Home (all patches EXCEPT
>for Service Pack 2 have been installed)
>
>2) Using a D-Link 624 router with desktop connected via wire (Ethernet?) and
>laptop connected via wireless card
>
>3) I've enable sharing for the computer connected to desktop, and all
>folders I want to share on both computers
>
>4) Desktop "sees" the laptop, but if I click on any of the folders or on the
>laptop icon (in View Workgroup Computers) it says something about not having
>rights or permission or something (which didn't happen when I first set the
>network up)
>
>5) Laptop doesn't see desktop at all
>
>6) Printer cannot be found when running add printer wizard.

Please have a look at http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm.

Hans-Georg 

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