Hi guys...help needed.
In my home / office I have a desktop pc windows xp home sp2 and i have an acer aspire ONE netbook windows xp home sp3......the desktop is wired to my router (wired and wireless) provided by verizon...the laptop i use around the house wireless...i have no problem connecting to internet on either one......
My problem is that i want to connect to each other. For instance if i am using the netbook to do work and want to send the files to my desktop i cant.
I have TRIED setting up the network and using the wizard and all that but to no avail. It looks like the problem might be the laptop. On the desktop i see my network places and all that but on the netbook i dont. When i click start menu there is no "my network places" listed as it does on the desktop.
I have run the wizard several times also. Is this a problem because one is wired and one is wireless?
I need some serious guidance.......thanks Well, I hope you're a reader. Start with the "Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing..." reference:
Home Network, Wireless Network and Computer Networking Made Easy
Setting up your network - Windows XP

Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP
File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows

Troubleshooting Computer Browsing on SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows
Computer Browsing for SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows
well, im about to give up but i dont want to......i've been reading those and trying to figure out but...not.
i cant get my netbook to see the other computer....i cant even see 'my network places' on the netbook.......any other suggestions? 1. Ping. Use the "ping" command within a "Command Prompt" window to test connectivity between the two computers (both logical and physical). From each computer, ping the other; both by its "IP address" and "computer name". Report the results. For example:
a. ping 192.168.0.5
b. ping PeggySue

2. Command Prompt. To get a Command Prompt window (within Windows XP):
a. Start
b. Run
c. Type "cmd" without quotes, select OK

3. Your IP Address. Use the "ipconfig" command within a "Command Prompt" window to view your IP address (for the network interface of the computer you're on).
a. ipconfig

4. Your Computer Name. Use the "ipconfig" command within a "Command Prompt" window to view your computer's host name. From the reported "Host Name" string, just use the portion from left side to the first period. For example:
a. ipconfig /all |more

If host name string reported is "PeggySue.sf.cox.net", you may just use "PeggySue".ok, so i was able to ping from desktop to wireless netbook and got the reply.....but no replies when pinging from netbook to desktop (timed Out) 1. Firewalls.
a. Are there "active" firewalls on either of those computers (possibly the desktop)?
b. If so, which firewall (Windows Firewall, something else)?

2. Reference:
Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems on Windows Networks (Part 1)Er, you mean like Zonealarm

ok, shut that off and now i can ping the desktop from netbook, but still no 'network places icon in the start taskbar, and if i manually navigate to that folder it is EMPTY.......yet if i do that on the desktop i will have 'network places' in the start taskbar and when opened it SHOWS my shared folders for that pc only1. Laptop. To share files in both directions between laptop and desktop, ensure the laptop is setup as both a "client" and "server".
a. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

b. Click the connection that is connected to your home network, and then, in the Tasks pane, click Change settings of this connection.

c. In the properties of the network connection, under This connection uses the following items, verify that the Client for Microsoft Networks component is installed and enabled (the checkbox is checked).

d. In the properties of the network connection, under This connection uses the following items, verify that the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks component is installed and enabled (the checkbox is checked).

2. Desktop. Likewise for the desktop.

3. Using Start-Run.
a. The easiest way to make a connection to a shared folder is by doing the following:
(1) Click Start, and then click Run.
(2) In Open, type \\ComputerName\ShareName (in which ComputerName is the name of the computer sharing the folder and ShareName is the name of the share when the folder was shared), and then PRESS ENTER.

For example, to open the share named STUFF on the computer named HOMESRV, you would type \\HOMESRV\STUFF. You can use upper or lowercase letters for the computer and share names. If the share name contains spaces, enclose the entire \\ComputerName\ShareName in quotes. For example, to open the Shared Documents share on the computer named MOMSPC, you would type "\\MOMSPC\Shared Documents".

b. If you don't remember the name of the share, you can do the following:
(1) Click Start, and then click Run.
(2) In Open, type \\ComputerName and then press ENTER.

The window that is displayed contains the file and printer shares of the specified computer.awesome.......did all that and after a little tinkering got it to work....the only problem is that for me to access desktop from netbook the zonealarm firewall has to be off.......is there a workaround for that?Add desktop IP to ZoneAlarm Trusted Zones.ok, tried that...but i still cant access until i turn off internet zone security....dont understand why thoughQuote from: Computer_Commando on December 07, 2009, 02:34:41 PM

Add desktop IP to ZoneAlarm Trusted Zones.

...If ZoneAlarm is on the desktop computer, I'd think you'd be adding the "laptop IP" to its trusted zone...