Netoworking...

Karoma

Check the computer's firewall.

Idgeitman

Hey all

just a small problem i got at the moment. I currently have a wireless router, one computer is wired and the other is wireless. Going on the net never seems a problems and they connect perfect. On one computer i can view the files on the other, but from the latop i cant view the other computers files

any ideas?

thanks,
idgeitman

Idgeitman

ive been fiddeling with that for a while now hmmm

formatman

try disabling the wireless card on the laptop and then reinable it

formatman

presuming you have some folders shared and turned off windows firewall or other for test purposes

Idgeitman

tryed that and no joy

computer A - is wired, all the files on computer B are showinng up
Computer b is wireless, nothing but its own shard files are showing,

i was working with the firewall and it still aint going down good.

Karoma

on computer B:
@ command prompt (Start -> run -> cmd)
1. Ping computer A - paste result (ping ipaddressOfCompA)
2. nbtstat -A ipaddressOfcompA - paste results.

What OS is on each?

Idgeitman

both windows XP. strange thing keeps happening though, whenever I try to open cmd on A, it automaticly closes

Idgeitman

I pinged A from B, and all is going fine.

EOA_Mushy

WinKey F and search for the other computer (By name).
Make sure both computers are shareing at least one folder.

Idgeitman

tryed that search and no luck so far

Ziycon

try setting up a small home network, go into my network places and there should be a link to setup a small home network, make sure u have windows firewall setup to allow the two systems or disable it altogether!