Re: Stumped!!--How to open up file sharing

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In article <upjcpTVdFHA.1504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gary Burton"
<burton.garyNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a home network with 3 computers. Until today, I had successfuly implemented file and print sharing and a shared internet connection. Now one of the computers will no longer let me see it's shared folders.
>
> I have a wireless router. The router is hard-wired to the main computer, and that is the one that won't let me see it's files. All computers can access the internet. The two computers connected wirelessly can still share files in both directions. The main computer can see the shared folders on both of the wirelessly connected machines, but neither of them can see the files on the main computer.
>
> I have confirmed that the wirless signal strenth is strong. The home network is clearly visible on both the wireless machines. I have disabled and re-enabled sharing on the shared folders in the main computer. Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Print Sharing are installed. The firewall is disabled on all machines. I looked at Computer Management. Although I am not very familiar with that utility, all seems normal. There is an entry in "Shares" folder that I don't recognize (IPC$), just in case that means something.
>
> I must be overlooking something obvious and basic, but it truly escapes me. Please help.

The IPC$ (Interprocess Communications) share is automatically created
by Windows XP and is used for communicating with other computers.

The disks and folders that you've shared should also appear in the
"Shares" folder. Do they?

What happens if you try to access the main computer from one of the
others by typing the main computer's name in the Start | Run box in
this format?

\\computer

If that command shows the main computer's shared disks and folders,
what happens when you double click them?

If there's an error message in either case, what is the complete and
exact text of the message?
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