hello to all!!,
I'm hopeing someone can shed some light on a network issue i've got.
i have a pc that has xp pro running and a laptop with vista. I've run the home network setup on both and assigned them both with the same workgroup name.
I restarted both and allowed a drive to be shared. i then tried to view work group computers and they where both listed. i tried to open one but got the error message "(workgroup name) isn't accessible. you might not have permissions to use this network resource" I am currently logged as admin on both machines.
I decied to test network connectivly with a ping (this is where is gets odd) i'm able to ping the laptop from the pc but not from the laptop to the pc. i have a router sat in the middle and as far as i can see all configured right. i've set up home networks before but this one has me stumped.
Please help as i'm getting a blad patch where i keep scrathing my head!
thanking you all in advance
I'm hopeing someone can shed some light on a network issue i've got.
i have a pc that has xp pro running and a laptop with vista. I've run the home network setup on both and assigned them both with the same workgroup name.
I restarted both and allowed a drive to be shared. i then tried to view work group computers and they where both listed. i tried to open one but got the error message "(workgroup name) isn't accessible. you might not have permissions to use this network resource" I am currently logged as admin on both machines.
I decied to test network connectivly with a ping (this is where is gets odd) i'm able to ping the laptop from the pc but not from the laptop to the pc. i have a router sat in the middle and as far as i can see all configured right. i've set up home networks before but this one has me stumped.
Please help as i'm getting a blad patch where i keep scrathing my head!
thanking you all in advance