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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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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