Wireless home networking issues with 3 computers (2 laptops) (1 desktop). Help?

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Hi, I have 3 computers in the house. The desktop is a Compaq and the 2 other laptops are Dells. Currently, 2 computers are in the wireless network, one laptop and the desktop, as I can share files and the printer between the 2. The other laptop is supposedly in the network, but I can't access the files from the other 2 computers. All of the computers are in the same workgroup under the same name. I have ran network setup wizard and wireless networking wizard countless of times but to no avail. Sharing files is enabled on all computers and all run on Windows XP Home with SP2. Windows firewall allows file and printer sharing on all of them. I don't know what to do now. Any new suggestions would be awesomeness. Thanks!

dude · Accepted Answer

i don't know if this will help you, but i have just been informed that due to my Norton's 2006 anti-virus i cannot enable mine. and i cannot successfully uninstall it. good luck.

Erika · Answer

This should not be too perplexing. you will desire to attempt utility that takes the time and soreness out of it like community Magic, yet which would be somewhat expensive. in case you're utilising equipped-in Microsoft networking and you have already got the infrastructure in place, then run the community wizard on XP, yet basically make certain you employ WORKGROUP as a results of fact the workgroup call, as that's used via the different 2 via default. do not enable the homestead windows 7 device set up a homegroup, basically verify that report and printer sharing is became on on all 3 besides as community discovery. you're certain to run into some unusual issues, yet once you check out boards around the internet, you will desire to locate sturdy suggestions. sturdy luck (you would be wanting it)

Jhered · Answer

regardless of whether or ont they are on the same workgroup you should be able to file share as long as:

each machine can connect to eacother and file sharing is enabled.

Check connectivity: first try pinging the problematic machine from a working machine. Just because they can see the internet doesn't mean they see eachother.

Ensure that file sharing is enabled and the "Server" service is started and set to automatic on the machine you're trying to connect to.

Try connecting by IP address rather than UNC name (\\<ip>\<sharename>) instead of \\<machinename>\<sharename>

if IP works but name is not, you might make a host file that usees the name to point to the right machine. (yahoo/google search host file)

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Wireless home networking issues with 3 computers (2 laptops) (1 desktop). Help?

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