help with acessing folders

hello here is the strange situation

I have a laptop and a desktop
the desktop also has a wireless card

when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the laptop to
the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the desktop.


however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have internet and
sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop caan
acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the desktop
giving me an error (see screenshot
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )

both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using simple
folders sharing..

I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.

it should work!!!! but it doesnt.

any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....

Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure you have
to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to the
internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other rather
than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling file
sharing.

"bamboozle" wrote:

> hello here is the strange situation
>
> I have a laptop and a desktop
> the desktop also has a wireless card
>
> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the laptop to
> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the desktop.
>
>
> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have internet and
> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop caan
> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the desktop
> giving me an error (see screenshot
> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
>
> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using simple
> folders sharing..
>
> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
>
> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
>
> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
>
>
>

oh I have never used that automated wizard..

I set up using static IPs and workgroup not mshome...



"Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7B443FC1-9329-4171-A37F-2FF7695956FE@microsoft.com...
> Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure you
> have
> to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to the
> internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other rather
> than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling file
> sharing.
>
> "bamboozle" wrote:
>
>> hello here is the strange situation
>>
>> I have a laptop and a desktop
>> the desktop also has a wireless card
>>
>> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
>> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the laptop
>> to
>> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the desktop.
>>
>>
>> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have internet
>> and
>> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop caan
>> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the desktop
>> giving me an error (see screenshot
>> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
>>
>> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using simple
>> folders sharing..
>>
>> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
>>
>> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
>>
>> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
>>
>>
>>

Give it a try it's quite straight forward

"bamboozle" wrote:

> oh I have never used that automated wizard..
>
> I set up using static IPs and workgroup not mshome...
>
>
>
> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B443FC1-9329-4171-A37F-2FF7695956FE@microsoft.com...
> > Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure you
> > have
> > to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to the
> > internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other rather
> > than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling file
> > sharing.
> >
> > "bamboozle" wrote:
> >
> >> hello here is the strange situation
> >>
> >> I have a laptop and a desktop
> >> the desktop also has a wireless card
> >>
> >> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
> >> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the laptop
> >> to
> >> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the desktop.
> >>
> >>
> >> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have internet
> >> and
> >> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop caan
> >> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the desktop
> >> giving me an error (see screenshot
> >> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
> >>
> >> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using simple
> >> folders sharing..
> >>
> >> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
> >>
> >> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
> >>
> >> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

i found what the culprit was..

I had set up the desktop pc to use ICS (internet connection sharing) from
the lan card to the wireless card. I did this because I wanted to access the
internet via wireless on the laptop. However when I was using the lan cable
it somehow mixed it mixed up stuff. Once I disabled it everything worked as
normal...

so its not big a deal.. i can turn that ICS off and on.. and eventually ill
get a wireless router do I wont have to use ICS from the desktop to the
laptop...

i posted back just in case anyone else has the same problem..

thanks for your help



"Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:54AEF181-A608-4257-AE33-CB162CA61532@microsoft.com...
> Give it a try it's quite straight forward
>
> "bamboozle" wrote:
>
>> oh I have never used that automated wizard..
>>
>> I set up using static IPs and workgroup not mshome...
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7B443FC1-9329-4171-A37F-2FF7695956FE@microsoft.com...
>> > Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure you
>> > have
>> > to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to
>> > the
>> > internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other
>> > rather
>> > than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling
>> > file
>> > sharing.
>> >
>> > "bamboozle" wrote:
>> >
>> >> hello here is the strange situation
>> >>
>> >> I have a laptop and a desktop
>> >> the desktop also has a wireless card
>> >>
>> >> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
>> >> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the
>> >> laptop
>> >> to
>> >> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the
>> >> desktop.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have internet
>> >> and
>> >> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop
>> >> caan
>> >> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the
>> >> desktop
>> >> giving me an error (see screenshot
>> >> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
>> >>
>> >> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using
>> >> simple
>> >> folders sharing..
>> >>
>> >> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
>> >>
>> >> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
>> >>
>> >> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Hi
If you have a Router you do not need to use ICS when you are connect
directly computer to computer.
ICS is software Router and you already have a Router. So if you have WinXP
Pro or Vista you should use Bridging instead.
Type the term Bridging to Windows native Help.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"bamboozle" <bamb@oozle.com> wrote in message
news:47d65846@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>i found what the culprit was..
>
> I had set up the desktop pc to use ICS (internet connection sharing) from
> the lan card to the wireless card. I did this because I wanted to access
> the internet via wireless on the laptop. However when I was using the lan
> cable it somehow mixed it mixed up stuff. Once I disabled it everything
> worked as normal...
>
> so its not big a deal.. i can turn that ICS off and on.. and eventually
> ill get a wireless router do I wont have to use ICS from the desktop to
> the laptop...
>
> i posted back just in case anyone else has the same problem..
>
> thanks for your help
>
>
>
> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:54AEF181-A608-4257-AE33-CB162CA61532@microsoft.com...
>> Give it a try it's quite straight forward
>>
>> "bamboozle" wrote:
>>
>>> oh I have never used that automated wizard..
>>>
>>> I set up using static IPs and workgroup not mshome...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7B443FC1-9329-4171-A37F-2FF7695956FE@microsoft.com...
>>> > Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure
>>> > you
>>> > have
>>> > to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to
>>> > the
>>> > internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other
>>> > rather
>>> > than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling
>>> > file
>>> > sharing.
>>> >
>>> > "bamboozle" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> hello here is the strange situation
>>> >>
>>> >> I have a laptop and a desktop
>>> >> the desktop also has a wireless card
>>> >>
>>> >> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
>>> >> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the
>>> >> laptop
>>> >> to
>>> >> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the
>>> >> desktop.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have
>>> >> internet
>>> >> and
>>> >> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop
>>> >> caan
>>> >> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the
>>> >> desktop
>>> >> giving me an error (see screenshot
>>> >> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
>>> >>
>>> >> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using
>>> >> simple
>>> >> folders sharing..
>>> >>
>>> >> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
>>> >>
>>> >> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
>>> >>
>>> >> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

aha.. now thats an idea... I will try it out...

thanks


"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <jack@discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
news:OB4ZH26gIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi
> If you have a Router you do not need to use ICS when you are connect
> directly computer to computer.
> ICS is software Router and you already have a Router. So if you have WinXP
> Pro or Vista you should use Bridging instead.
> Type the term Bridging to Windows native Help.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "bamboozle" <bamb@oozle.com> wrote in message
> news:47d65846@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>i found what the culprit was..
>>
>> I had set up the desktop pc to use ICS (internet connection sharing) from
>> the lan card to the wireless card. I did this because I wanted to access
>> the internet via wireless on the laptop. However when I was using the lan
>> cable it somehow mixed it mixed up stuff. Once I disabled it everything
>> worked as normal...
>>
>> so its not big a deal.. i can turn that ICS off and on.. and eventually
>> ill get a wireless router do I wont have to use ICS from the desktop to
>> the laptop...
>>
>> i posted back just in case anyone else has the same problem..
>>
>> thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:54AEF181-A608-4257-AE33-CB162CA61532@microsoft.com...
>>> Give it a try it's quite straight forward
>>>
>>> "bamboozle" wrote:
>>>
>>>> oh I have never used that automated wizard..
>>>>
>>>> I set up using static IPs and workgroup not mshome...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7B443FC1-9329-4171-A37F-2FF7695956FE@microsoft.com...
>>>> > Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure
>>>> > you
>>>> > have
>>>> > to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to
>>>> > the
>>>> > internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other
>>>> > rather
>>>> > than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling
>>>> > file
>>>> > sharing.
>>>> >
>>>> > "bamboozle" wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> hello here is the strange situation
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have a laptop and a desktop
>>>> >> the desktop also has a wireless card
>>>> >>
>>>> >> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
>>>> >> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the
>>>> >> laptop
>>>> >> to
>>>> >> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the
>>>> >> desktop.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have
>>>> >> internet
>>>> >> and
>>>> >> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop
>>>> >> caan
>>>> >> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the
>>>> >> desktop
>>>> >> giving me an error (see screenshot
>>>> >> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
>>>> >>
>>>> >> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using
>>>> >> simple
>>>> >> folders sharing..
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>

i tried it and it didnt work..

I have a question, in this screenshot
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...p-bridge-6.gif

can you select each adaptor from the top box and configure it differently on
the bottom box.. in other worlds can you set adaptor1 to have one ip and
adaptor 2 to have a second ip?


"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <jack@discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
news:OB4ZH26gIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi
> If you have a Router you do not need to use ICS when you are connect
> directly computer to computer.
> ICS is software Router and you already have a Router. So if you have WinXP
> Pro or Vista you should use Bridging instead.
> Type the term Bridging to Windows native Help.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "bamboozle" <bamb@oozle.com> wrote in message
> news:47d65846@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>>i found what the culprit was..
>>
>> I had set up the desktop pc to use ICS (internet connection sharing) from
>> the lan card to the wireless card. I did this because I wanted to access
>> the internet via wireless on the laptop. However when I was using the lan
>> cable it somehow mixed it mixed up stuff. Once I disabled it everything
>> worked as normal...
>>
>> so its not big a deal.. i can turn that ICS off and on.. and eventually
>> ill get a wireless router do I wont have to use ICS from the desktop to
>> the laptop...
>>
>> i posted back just in case anyone else has the same problem..
>>
>> thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:54AEF181-A608-4257-AE33-CB162CA61532@microsoft.com...
>>> Give it a try it's quite straight forward
>>>
>>> "bamboozle" wrote:
>>>
>>>> oh I have never used that automated wizard..
>>>>
>>>> I set up using static IPs and workgroup not mshome...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7B443FC1-9329-4171-A37F-2FF7695956FE@microsoft.com...
>>>> > Have you tried setting up the home network again as I'm pretty sure
>>>> > you
>>>> > have
>>>> > to set things slightly differently when it asks how each connects to
>>>> > the
>>>> > internet. It seems you have connected both computers to each other
>>>> > rather
>>>> > than creating a network and putting both computers on it and enabling
>>>> > file
>>>> > sharing.
>>>> >
>>>> > "bamboozle" wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> hello here is the strange situation
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have a laptop and a desktop
>>>> >> the desktop also has a wireless card
>>>> >>
>>>> >> when I connect via tha wireless network in ad-hoc mode
>>>> >> everthing works fine, and I can access the shared folders from the
>>>> >> laptop
>>>> >> to
>>>> >> the desktop and vise versus. I also have internet via ICS on the
>>>> >> desktop.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> however when I connect via lan wire (through a router) I have
>>>> >> internet
>>>> >> and
>>>> >> sharing folders only in one direction... in other words the desktop
>>>> >> caan
>>>> >> acess the laptop shared folders but the laptop cannot browse the
>>>> >> desktop
>>>> >> giving me an error (see screenshot
>>>> >> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7637/sshot1yd1.jpg )
>>>> >>
>>>> >> both computers are xpsp2 and there are no strange settings.. using
>>>> >> simple
>>>> >> folders sharing..
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I can remote desktop either way since both PCs have pro.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> it should work!!!! but it doesnt.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> any ideas? i have ran out of ideas....
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>