Please help a Network fool

[VB6]

I have a desktop PC that is connected to a Wireless Broadband Router by an RJ45 cable and a Laptop that is connected via wireless.

Both can access the Internet with no problem but I want to share files/Printers between the two and I can't. If I click on the network on my PC all I see is my PC. If I do it on the Laptop all i get is a "You don't have permission..." error.

I've ran the Network setup Wizard and made sure that both have exactly the same Network name and that Printer/File Sharing is turned on.

I've also turned off my Firewall.

I cannot ping either PC either.

Please help!

 

[tolien]

Can they both ping the router?
Sounds like there's still a firewall somewhere - is the Windows one disabled too (since by default it blocks ICMP)?

 

[VB6]

Just fixed it myself.

I had two errors.

1) The firewalls on both machines were blocking traffic. Well done

2) The Server and Computer Browser services were not started on either PC, despite having File and Printer Sharing Service ticked under the Network connection properties.

A quick uninstall and reinstall of the File and Printer Sharing Service did the trick!

hence the reason it did'nt work when I disconnected the Firewall.

I wish I could edit the title from "Fool" to "Pro" now...