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
>
>
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>
> 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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