jaytc2003

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I have a laptop running xp pro and a desktop running xp home, both access the internet via a wireless conection to a wireless modem/router.
I have set up a network and put both computers on the same workgroup.
However I cannot access files on the other computer. I can see the machines in the workgroup on both computers however if i try to access them I get the following message
\\comp _name is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found

This is probably something really siple but I can find aything to allow me to do it.

jpor

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Have you activated the network file/print sharing option on the PC you want to connection to ?

Also you have configured the MS Firewall to connect on both PCs ?

jaytc2003

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yes sharing has been activated on both computers and the ms firewall is switched off. I have a firewall on my router and I also run zonealarm as well. Have got the router set up so that computers on the same lan group can contact each other, and have also tried it without the router firewall as well!!

sparkplug

Have you got any other security ie Norton or mcafee

sparkplug

router firewall should only block attacks form your broadband connection not local network ip addreses

jaytc2003

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just checked, on the laptop i cannot see the desktop machine, but on the desktop i can see the laptop, thought I could see both from both but I cant. I have tried doing different configs on the network setup, creating a disk and replicating the setup on the other machine and rebooting etc, but no different, can see both on 1 machine but only 1 on the other

mike1210

Yes router firewall is fine but have you allowed pc in zone alarm trusted access, are you running zoone alarm on both PC's. For elimination turn off zone alarm for now (should be protected from router firewall externally),

jaytc2003

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sorted it, just added the ip address to the trusted zones in zonealarm. Never noticed that feature before!
Doh, easy really!!
Cheers for your responses guys