Networking path not found

[JohnBurrage]

I have a small LAN at home with 4 PCs connected to a netgear ADSL router.

All 4 can access the internet fine.

I have one desktop running ME connected via ethernet cable

1 laptop connected via wireless running W2K

2 laptops connected via wireless running XP home

the ME machine and 1 XP machine can share directories and printers no problem, but the other 2 refuse to participate.

The only thing I can see that differentiates them is that they have both previously been connected to another network. I have seen many discussion about domains v workgroups, but couldn't get anything to work.

I get the error message \\machinename is not accessible. the network path was not found. This is when I click on the computer name on the W2K machine in my network places.

Any help would be gratefully received.

John

[At0mic]

ok can you access the computers by IP? have you checked your firewall settings?

Edited September 30, 2005 by At0mic

[JohnBurrage]

On a windows 2000 machine, I can't find any settings for firewalls in control panel.

For the XP machine I have switched it off until I can get it to work.