Hi,
I just bought a gateway laptop with Vista Home Basic on it.  It it wirelessly connecting to my desktop through a netgear router that is connected to the desktop.

Both COMPUTERS connect to the internet fine.
On the laptop using the wireless I can see & open the desktop computer and its shared files.

However the desktop computer cannot open the laptop to get to the shared files and printer.  When I open the workgroup (all named the same) and double click 'laptop' it TELLS me I may not have PERMISSION.  Sometimes it doesnt want to SHOW even the laptop icon.

I have all sharing turned on both on the folders themselves and through the network & sharing center but the desktop still cannot access the laptop or printer that is connected to the laptop.  Same results when the windows firewall is turned off.

I have McAffee but there doesnt seem to be any settings affecting that.

Any help?  Oh..and the desktop has windows XP w/ sp2.   I have had a friend who knows about networking and computers check it but he has not been able to find the problem yet.

thanks,
DianaPlease expound on exactly WHAT McAfee product you have?  I find it hard to believe that McAfee doesn't have any setting pertaining to it.  If there is a network problem and McAfee is present, it is almost ALWAYS at fault.  IMHO.  Is there a way to completely close the McAfee program?  Is so, I would close it completely and see if that fixes your problem.  That wouldn't be a permanent fix of course, but it would help you point the finger of blame more accurately.guess I just needed moral support LOL.

Turned out it was the Mcaffee (security suite with firewall).   It was supposed to be allowing the private network and even had an IP range listed but still didnt let it through.  So since it worked when I turned off that firewall I messed with the settings more.  I just added the specific IP address for that computer and then it was allowed in (even though it should have already been allowed since the IP range was listed and private network was to be trusted).

Anyway, Thanks

DianaWell, good. I like the easy fixesme too...bummer that my friend and I have been working WAY too hard on this for a couple of weeks, lol.   Kind of like BOGGLE..right under your nose and you may not see it.

Diana