Home networking file/printer sharing problems

I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern work with at home.

The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have been able to run the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home computer, shares or printer from my laptop.

Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix this for days now...

Try this:
- Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could
be caused by the upgrade)
- Check for the same on your home machine.
- try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice
versa.
Let us know what you find.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to
solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to
a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a
laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern
work with at home.
>
>The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have
been able to run the "Set up a home or small office
network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would
show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes
on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in
process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with
recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home
computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
>
>Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my
laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my
home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not
the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
this for days now...
>.
>

I too, have recently encountered the same problem.
I can bring up the router and see the DCHP tables and see my laptop and
desktop machine.
I can not ping either machine from the other. This used to work fine.
I've checked my TCP/IP settings but see nothing amiss.
Thanks.

"Paw" <Paw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F58C0CB2-23BB-40A1-B862-16544828E4C8@microsoft.com...
> I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to solve. At home I
have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys broadband (wireless)
router. I also have a laptop from my office with wireless access that I
oftern work with at home.
>
> The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have been able to run
the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and my shares and
connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any
changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in process set up on
it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot
locate my home computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
>
> Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my laptop? My laptop
has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has a workgroup name set
up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
this for days now...

I have the same configuration, and same problem.
I can not ping either machine from the other.
The firewall is not turned on.

"JR" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:007501c46dc2$8318f370$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Try this:
> - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could
> be caused by the upgrade)
> - Check for the same on your home machine.
> - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice
> versa.
> Let us know what you find.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to
> solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to
> a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a
> laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern
> work with at home.
> >
> >The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have
> been able to run the "Set up a home or small office
> network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would
> show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes
> on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in
> process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with
> recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home
> computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
> >
> >Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my
> laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my
> home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not
> the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
> this for days now...
> >.
> >

Whoops.
Never mind.
I just recalled I installed the pro version of ZoneLabs Firewall. It had
default settings preventing me from
pinging.
While I'm on the topic however, what is the recommended way of allowing
sharing, but only between computers on my network? Are there specific
firewall settings I can make that will allow sharing in my network, but not
allow access from the outside? I guess that's what a firewall's all about,
but I'm not that familiar with these settings.
Thanks again.

"J.T.Kirk" <kirk@enterprise.com> wrote in message
news:ukdAdMcbEHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I too, have recently encountered the same problem.
> I can bring up the router and see the DCHP tables and see my laptop and
> desktop machine.
> I can not ping either machine from the other. This used to work fine.
> I've checked my TCP/IP settings but see nothing amiss.
> Thanks.
>
> "Paw" <Paw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F58C0CB2-23BB-40A1-B862-16544828E4C8@microsoft.com...
> > I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to solve. At home I
> have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys broadband (wireless)
> router. I also have a laptop from my office with wireless access that I
> oftern work with at home.
> >
> > The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have been able to run
> the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and my shares and
> connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any
> changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in process set up
on
> it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot
> locate my home computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
> >
> > Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my laptop? My
laptop
> has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has a workgroup name
set
> up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
> this for days now...
>
>

JR... well you nailed it. I checked this same thing multiple times on the "home computer", but neglected to check this on my connecting laptop - as I had never set /change that config before.

Once I disabled the firewall through the wireless network connection, everything is back. Thanks very much!

"JR" wrote:

> Try this:
> - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could
> be caused by the upgrade)
> - Check for the same on your home machine.
> - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice
> versa.
> Let us know what you find.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to
> solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to
> a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a
> laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern
> work with at home.
> >
> >The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have
> been able to run the "Set up a home or small office
> network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would
> show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes
> on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in
> process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with
> recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home
> computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
> >
> >Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my
> laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my
> home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not
> the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
> this for days now...
> >.
> >
>

Hi JT,
Glad that you found your problem...
To avoid internet access to your shared files, enable to
firewall in your router.
If you need specific ports to be open for gaming/etc then
it usually allows for that, depending on the type of
router you have.
>-----Original Message-----
>Whoops.
>Never mind.
>I just recalled I installed the pro version of ZoneLabs
Firewall. It had
>default settings preventing me from
>pinging.
>While I'm on the topic however, what is the recommended
way of allowing
>sharing, but only between computers on my network? Are
there specific
>firewall settings I can make that will allow sharing in
my network, but not
>allow access from the outside? I guess that's what a
firewall's all about,
>but I'm not that familiar with these settings.
>Thanks again.
>
>"J.T.Kirk" <kirk@enterprise.com> wrote in message
>news:ukdAdMcbEHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> I too, have recently encountered the same problem.
>> I can bring up the router and see the DCHP tables and
see my laptop and
>> desktop machine.
>> I can not ping either machine from the other. This
used to work fine.
>> I've checked my TCP/IP settings but see nothing amiss.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> "Paw" <Paw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F58C0CB2-23BB-40A1-B862-
16544828E4C8@microsoft.com...
>> > I have a strang problem that is probably very easy
to solve. At home I
>> have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys
broadband (wireless)
>> router. I also have a laptop from my office with
wireless access that I
>> oftern work with at home.
>> >
>> > The wireless connection works fine. In the past I
have been able to run
>> the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and
my shares and
>> connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't
have to make any
>> changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and
log in process set up
>on
>> it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows
upgrades?) I cannot
>> locate my home computer, shares or printer from my
laptop.
>> >
>> > Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from
my laptop? My
>laptop
>> has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has
a workgroup name
>set
>> up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have
been trying to fix
>> this for days now...
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Glad I could help !
>-----Original Message-----
>JR... well you nailed it. I checked this same thing
multiple times on the "home computer", but neglected to
check this on my connecting laptop - as I had never
set /change that config before.
>
>Once I disabled the firewall through the wireless
network connection, everything is back. Thanks very much!
>
>"JR" wrote:
>
>> Try this:
>> - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled
(could
>> be caused by the upgrade)
>> - Check for the same on your home machine.
>> - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and
vice
>> versa.
>> Let us know what you find.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to
>> solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired
to
>> a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a
>> laptop from my office with wireless access that I
oftern
>> work with at home.
>> >
>> >The wireless connection works fine. In the past I
have
>> been able to run the "Set up a home or small office
>> network" wizard and my shares and connected printer
would
>> show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any
changes
>> on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in
>> process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with
>> recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home
>> computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
>> >
>> >Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from
my
>> laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my
>> home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are
not
>> the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to
fix
>> this for days now...
>> >.
>> >
>>
>.
>

I have a similar problem.
I have a wireless laptop connected to my Linksys router as is my desktop.
On the desktop I have installed an HP1000 printer and have enabled sharing.
On the laptop, I click to install a printer and have it browse for a
printer.
On the 'Browse for a printer page', I see a tree with my workgroup name
followed by my desktop computer name, bu no printer.
Shouldnt' it appear there? Is there some other setting to make it
shareable?
I am able to share drives.
Thanks.


"JR" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:007501c46dc2$8318f370$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Try this:
> - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could
> be caused by the upgrade)
> - Check for the same on your home machine.
> - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice
> versa.
> Let us know what you find.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to
> solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to
> a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a
> laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern
> work with at home.
> >
> >The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have
> been able to run the "Set up a home or small office
> network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would
> show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes
> on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in
> process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with
> recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home
> computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
> >
> >Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my
> laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my
> home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not
> the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
> this for days now...
> >.
> >

Hi Francis,
Click "Start" Printers and faxes.
Now right click your printer and select "Sharing"
Select "Share this printer" and give it a name easy to
remember.
That should make this printer appear when you browse for
a printer on your network
Hope it helps !
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a similar problem.
>I have a wireless laptop connected to my Linksys router
as is my desktop.
>On the desktop I have installed an HP1000 printer and
have enabled sharing.
>On the laptop, I click to install a printer and have it
browse for a
>printer.
>On the 'Browse for a printer page', I see a tree with my
workgroup name
>followed by my desktop computer name, bu no printer.
>Shouldnt' it appear there? Is there some other setting
to make it
>shareable?
>I am able to share drives.
>Thanks.
>
>
>"JR" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:007501c46dc2$8318f370$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Try this:
>> - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled
(could
>> be caused by the upgrade)
>> - Check for the same on your home machine.
>> - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice
>> versa.
>> Let us know what you find.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to
>> solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired
to
>> a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a
>> laptop from my office with wireless access that I
oftern
>> work with at home.
>> >
>> >The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have
>> been able to run the "Set up a home or small office
>> network" wizard and my shares and connected printer
would
>> show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes
>> on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in
>> process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with
>> recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home
>> computer, shares or printer from my laptop.
>> >
>> >Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from
my
>> laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my
>> home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not
>> the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix
>> this for days now...
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>