On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:06:37 -0700, (e-mail address removed) wrote:
Apologies if I ramble incoherently - it will quickly become clear that
I only just about understand what I'm talking about.
We have an PC with XP SP2
We have just bought a laptop, with Vista, and a Belkin router. The
router is currently between modem & PC - both ethernet connections;
the laptop connects wirelessly
It was easy to get the laptop to share the internet connection.
After considerable playing about I managed to share the Documents
folder on the laptop and have since mapped a drive on the PC to see
the laptop Documents folder. However, the Vista laptop seems unable to
access anything on the XP PC.
In the network window, when you look at the full map it shows the
Desktop connected via 'Switch' on the wireless network. But, I can't
find a way of actually accessing shared folders on the PC.
Any thoughts?
I'd start by looking at both computers, personal firewalls on each, and the
NetBT setting on each.
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And you could describe exactly what you're observing when you "can't find a way
of actually accessing shared folders on the PC.".
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And you could look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each
computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and
follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
Thank you for your offer of assistance.
I'll do my best to add detail.
Firstly, I have a PC running Windows XP SP2. It is connected via
ethernet to the Belkin 54g router which is in turn connected via
ethernet to a cable modem.
I also have a laptop running Windows Vista Home Basic. It is connected
via an in-built network card to the same Belkin router.
Both computers are able to access the internet via the router.
I have set up a 'Home Network' workgroup, to which both computers are
registered.
Using the XP-PC, I am able to see several of the laptop's shared
folders in my 'My Network Places' window, including 'Users' and
'Public' on the laptop. I have also used the 'Map Network Drive'
function to assign the drive letter L: on the PC to access \\Laptop
\Users\Michael which works well. From it, I am able to see my
documents that are stored on the laptop
On the laptop itself, the machine is registered to a Private Network.
When looking at the full network map it shows (correctly in my
opinion) the laptop being connected wirelessly to the Wireless
network, which is in turn connected to the Internet. It also shows a
'Switch' coming from the Wirless network connected directly to the
desktop PC.
Double-clicking on the laptop icon brings up the drives on the laptop;
it is not possible to double-clicking on the desktop PC icon. I have
enabled 'Network Discovery', 'File sharing' and 'Public folder
sharing' no the Vista laptop. I have disabled 'Password protected
sharing' and have switched off all firewalls, including Windows
Firewalls on both machines, and ZoneAlarm on the PC.
When I select 'View Computers and devices' on the laptop, only the
Laptop itself appears in the window.
Hopefully this explains a bit better? I shall look at running the
instructions you suggest and pasting the results here.
Thanks again
Michael
