hakeem5454 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 i have a desktop pc hooked up to a router, and another desktop pc running wirelessly through the router.i wanted to network them so on the main pc(with router) i click on "set up or change your home or small office network" and followed the steps, then i went on the wireless pc and put my windows xp cd in and did the steps as the network wizard told me to. and when i click on view workgroup computers on my main pc(routered) it says"MsHome 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.what do i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 what does it say when you do that from the laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakeem5454 Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 its not a laptop, its a desktop pc that has a wirless adapter. It says the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porn Loader Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 (edited) forgive me as it has been awhile since i used the used the wizard.. but lets start at the basicsget to your control panel (click start->control panel if on default xp, start->settings-control panel on classic), select network connections. right click on your connection, select properties, make sure file and prnt sharing is on..also can you ping each computer?firewalls? Edited February 22, 2006 by Porn Loader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakeem5454 Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 file and printer sharing is checked,whats a ping?and no i dont have a firewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 ping is a basic way to test communication between 2 network sourcesfrom a command window (start -> run -> cmd) type "ping <computername>" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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