Sorry for the delayed response.  I ran the two suggested experiments with no success from either.  I disabled the firewall but was still unable to view the shared docs on the main computer.  Then, I took the Ethernet cable from the wireless station and plugged it into the laptop, where it originally was when the network was first set up.  Still no improvement; can't see the shared files on the main computer.  The main computer can see the stuff on the laptop, however.  It is the "one way" nature of this problem that I find frustrating.

Gordon Totty

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:45:42 -0800, David Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  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
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> 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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