Re: a network cable unplugged????

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I have XP on both the laptop and desktop. I have tried disabling the firewall
and nothing seems to help.
Thanks,
Adam

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Adam wrote:
> > i am getting a message saying "Local Area Connection A network cable
> > is unplugged." I am sure that they are all plugged in properly, but i
> > still get the message. the problem is that i can get internet access
> > fine on my laptop but the same computer will not communicate with my
> > desktop. i need to set up a printer wirelessly and it won't find my
> > printer hooked up to my desktop. i would also like to share some
> > files from desktop to my laptop.
>
> What OS on both?
> Firewall properly configured to allow this?
>
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