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veera

I have desktop with windows XP with network adaptor, and
laptop with windows XP with a Linksys wireless network
adaptor. Also I have a router and my cable modem is
connected to router and two connections to my desktop and
Laptop.
Here comes my problem.

I could share internet without any problem.
But I want to share my files, printers and scanners,
which I could not do. I ran network set up wizard and
still no luck.
I can ping from my laptop to itself, and to my desktop,
but I cannot do the same from my desktop i.e I cannot
ping to itself.
Iam getting 2 IP addresses one for my desktop and one for
my laptop.
I appreciate if someone suggest me what Iam missing and
what I should do share my file.

Thanks,
Veera
 
Based on some messages in the newsgroup similar to my
problem, I disabled Norton internet firewall from my
computers. Then I could see my computers each other.

Key is firewall software
 
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