gabriella
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Hi all
I hope I have posted in the right section. First of all, there is nothing 'wrong' with either my PC or IBM laptop but folowing setting up a wireless network I can only access some of my files on the laptop.
For example: I have two big folders: 'gabs personal' and 'gabs work'. Although I have checked the 'sharing option' I cannot access 'gabs personal' on the laptop. It does appear in 'my network places' but when I try to access it on the lappy it says I do not have the permission to access. Re: 'gabs work': this folder does appear on the lappy but contains only one subfolder marked 'reports' and not the many other items I have in it. There is another folder 'gabs computer course' which I cannot get to share at all with the lappy.
What I want to be able to do is access all my various documents in these folders on either the lappy/PC.
If it helps, I am using a Netgear Router Model No: DG834GT with a 2mb BB connection. I have Norton installed on both machines +windows firewall + I think the router has its own firewall as well. I was advised to set up WEP encryption on the router if that helps too - so that's in place.
What I am wondering is whether this is some sort of firewall issue (not that I claim to know a great deal about it) in that the process of sharing seems to be ok when set up from the PC but that for some reason the lappy won't let me access.
I am rambling here about things I am guessing at.
I have downloaded various help things from the net which should work to fix the problem but don't. Can anyone help me with some simple instructions please?
Many thanks and love
Gabs xx
I hope I have posted in the right section. First of all, there is nothing 'wrong' with either my PC or IBM laptop but folowing setting up a wireless network I can only access some of my files on the laptop.
For example: I have two big folders: 'gabs personal' and 'gabs work'. Although I have checked the 'sharing option' I cannot access 'gabs personal' on the laptop. It does appear in 'my network places' but when I try to access it on the lappy it says I do not have the permission to access. Re: 'gabs work': this folder does appear on the lappy but contains only one subfolder marked 'reports' and not the many other items I have in it. There is another folder 'gabs computer course' which I cannot get to share at all with the lappy.
What I want to be able to do is access all my various documents in these folders on either the lappy/PC.
If it helps, I am using a Netgear Router Model No: DG834GT with a 2mb BB connection. I have Norton installed on both machines +windows firewall + I think the router has its own firewall as well. I was advised to set up WEP encryption on the router if that helps too - so that's in place.
What I am wondering is whether this is some sort of firewall issue (not that I claim to know a great deal about it) in that the process of sharing seems to be ok when set up from the PC but that for some reason the lappy won't let me access.
I am rambling here about things I am guessing at.
I have downloaded various help things from the net which should work to fix the problem but don't. Can anyone help me with some simple instructions please?
Many thanks and love
Gabs xx