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It's unlikely to be an address issue if the machines can still ping each
other. But it might be a firewall issue.
Gordon, can you still temporarily plug the laptop into the network? Does
the behaviour change when you do that?
David Gillett
On 21 Jan 2005 at 17:43, Vincent Winterling wrote:
> Are you running a firewall? If so, you might want to consider disabling it
> or uninstalling it until your problems are resolved.
>
> Any possibility the laptop is getting a different IP address that is not
> accessible through your current firewall settings?
>
> Regards
>
> Vince
>
> Vince Winterling
> Vineland, NJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gordon Totty
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:15 AM
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> Subject: [PCBUILD] Network
>
> I have a three computer network in my home. One of the computers, a laptop,
> can no longer access shared files on the main computer. I think this may
> have happened when I changed the way the laptop computer is connected. It
> used to be hard wired to my router. Now, it is connected in a wireless
> manner to a Belkin Access Point that is, in turn, hard wired to the router.
>
> The main computer can still access the laptop's shared files and transfer
> them. Both computers can successfully ping each other. However, when the
> laptop tries to access shared files on the main computer or a networked
> printer it fails. An error message says that "permission" is denied.
>
> All three computers are running Windows XP. I've checked and re-checked all
> settings, etc., but can find no way to restore the laptop's access to shared
> stuff on the main computer.
>
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