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Wireless network help

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  • 29-01-2007 10:44pm
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    JoseJones
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys, need help here...My PC and laptop are connected wirelessly...I have no problem opening shared folders etc. on my pc, but when I try connect to my pc from my laptop by going to My Network Places>View Workgroup Computers>FamilyPC, I get an error message saying

    "\\FamilyPC is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found."


    Anyone know why I can only connect from PC>Laptop, not the other way around, and how to solve this?

    Thanks.


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    quaidox
    Registered Users Posts: 399 ✭✭quaidox


    is the windows firewall turned on on the PC?


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    Diddy Kong
    Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Diddy Kong


    Is the file sharing enabled on that PC?


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    JoseJones
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭JoseJones


    Windows Firewall is turned on, and file sharing is turned on but it seems to work fine now...that's strange, I didn't change anything on either computer...


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    quaidox
    Registered Users Posts: 399 ✭✭quaidox


    it takes a good few mins for my remote pc to obtain an ip address from the mini dhcp server running on the pc with internet connection sharing enabled on it. maybe this is what was happening to you...............


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    JoseJones
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭JoseJones


    Ok guys, the problem is back again...both comps have been on for well over an hour now so they still can't be waiting for an ip address...this is really bugging me as it seems to be hit and miss whether it works or not, last time I didn't change a thing and it just came back....


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    _CreeD_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,150 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    It's your Firewall. If it's Windows Firewall then install something else like Comodo or Zonealarm and configure your local network as trusted (most likely 192.168.x.x) then disable the windows version.


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