I can't figure this out

[Gooberlx2]

I have both my computers on my wireless (Dlink DI-524) router and connected to the internet fine. The desktop is running MCE2005 (which appears to be a quasi XP Pro with media enhancements), with "simple file sharing" enabled, the laptop is running XP Home.

Both are in the same workgroup, MSHOME, but simply will not connect to each other. I've found I can't even ping my desktop (192.168.1.100) from my laptop (192.168.1.101).

I can see the other computer, but can't see or access any shares...

Is there some port that needs to be forwarded on the router? Or does the semi-XP-Pro security in MCE2005 screw things up? All I wanna do is have the computers be able to access each others' shares/files, unabated, and without having to log in, etc...

 

[Gooberlx2]

Very strange, I tried creating a firewall rule, on the router, allowing all traffic of all types from all ports to be allowed between all LAN computers...though it looked like such a rule already existed by default. I hit apply, and then (I assume) the router restarted. The new rule wasn't there but everything now seems to work anyway.

*shrug* Beats me, man. XP networking seems to be quite the strange beast.

 

[Fardringle]

The Windows XP firewall is very picky sometimes. I have only rarely been able to get file sharing to work while the firewall is active. It sounds like you did get the firewall to accept and implement the rule allowing internal traffic, so hopefully it will continue to work properly for you.

 

[b315653]

Do you have Zone Alarm installed. If so, drop security down to Med in the Internet Zone.