Hi guys/girls.
I have my PC connected to my Netgear DG834G (.v3) router via an ethernet cable, and my girlfriend has a wireless laptop. I am trying to set up a network so I can throw files at her without having to fart around with burning disks or getting on my hands and knees and routing about in the cobweb of cables that lurks behind my PC with a USB flash drive (no USB's on front :-( ).
Oh yeah, both are running XP sp2.
.....anyways..... I have changed the names and put them both on the same workgroup but the problem is that my PC can "See" the laptop in the "View Workgroup Computers" but not access it. The laptop on the otherhand does not "See" my PC.
When i click on the laptop icon on my wired PC i get a message saying it is not accessable...blah, blah, blah...
the laptop does exactly the same thing when I click on the "View Workgroup Computers" and it doesn't even see my PC..
I have even tried connecting the laptop via an ethernet cable into the router but that made no difference either.
before you ask, yes i tried the network setup thingy with a USB pen drive and that don't work either.
I don't THINK my firewalls are a problem as I have zone alarm on both with the same setup and pc can see but not access laptop, but laptop can't even seem my PC.
Please help.
Thanx in advance.
I have my PC connected to my Netgear DG834G (.v3) router via an ethernet cable, and my girlfriend has a wireless laptop. I am trying to set up a network so I can throw files at her without having to fart around with burning disks or getting on my hands and knees and routing about in the cobweb of cables that lurks behind my PC with a USB flash drive (no USB's on front :-( ).
Oh yeah, both are running XP sp2.
.....anyways..... I have changed the names and put them both on the same workgroup but the problem is that my PC can "See" the laptop in the "View Workgroup Computers" but not access it. The laptop on the otherhand does not "See" my PC.
When i click on the laptop icon on my wired PC i get a message saying it is not accessable...blah, blah, blah...
the laptop does exactly the same thing when I click on the "View Workgroup Computers" and it doesn't even see my PC..
I have even tried connecting the laptop via an ethernet cable into the router but that made no difference either.
before you ask, yes i tried the network setup thingy with a USB pen drive and that don't work either.
I don't THINK my firewalls are a problem as I have zone alarm on both with the same setup and pc can see but not access laptop, but laptop can't even seem my PC.
Please help.
Thanx in advance.