Terrence Nolley wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>     I'm in the process of setting up a small home network with the
> following hardware:  Dell workstation running WinXP, Compaq laptop
> running Win98, Linksys wireless Access Point Router w/built in 4 port
> switch and a cable modem.  The Dell workstation is wired into one
> ethernet port and the laptop gains Internet access via Linksys
> wireless PC card.  The two computers have no problem gaining access
> to the Internet. My problem is that the Dell workstation can view
> shared resources on the Win98 laptop but the laptop can not browse
> the network nor view any folders shared on the Dell WinXP
> workstation.  BTW, I did use a Network Setup disk created by the
> WinXP wizard, when configuring the laptop to be added to the local
> network.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Good morning Terrence,

Do you have ZoneAlarm, or WinXP firewall enabled.

If you are using ZoneAlarm on the XP machine you need to put the IP address
of
the of the laptop in the Trusted Zone.

Just a thought.

Have a good day,

Jim Dodd

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