Network computer not seen

I have a home wireless network, a "standard" one: the router is attached to
a desktop (XP) and I have a laptop (Vista) that is wireless. I print using
printer sharing on the desktop, so I know the laptop "sees" the desktop.
That's confirmed in My Network Places -- on the laptop, I see Documents and
Shared Documents on the desktop.

However, it doesn't work in the other direction: nothing on the laptop, not
even the laptop itself, shows up. However, if I click on "view workgroup
computers" in Start...My Network Places, the computer is listed.

I've already installed the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Responder,
or at least I thought I did. I went through the MS KB document (KB922120),
but when I ran services.msc on the desktop, it wasn't running.

I've enabled file sharing, to allow all computers on the network to write to
the Shared Documents folder. However, when I try to save a document there
(from my laptop), it won't let me.

Any suggestions?

Ernie,

I think your question may have a better chance of being answered in a
Networking newsgroup where there are folks who hang out that are experts in
fixing networking problems. If you don't get a solution here, try at:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP Shell User


"Ernie Lane" <ErnieLane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72A07A45-DE1B-4934-9111-131F9018FDE7@microsoft.com...
>I have a home wireless network, a "standard" one: the router is attached
>to
> a desktop (XP) and I have a laptop (Vista) that is wireless. I print
> using
> printer sharing on the desktop, so I know the laptop "sees" the desktop.
> That's confirmed in My Network Places -- on the laptop, I see Documents
> and
> Shared Documents on the desktop.
>
> However, it doesn't work in the other direction: nothing on the laptop,
> not
> even the laptop itself, shows up. However, if I click on "view workgroup
> computers" in Start...My Network Places, the computer is listed.
>
> I've already installed the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Responder,
> or at least I thought I did. I went through the MS KB document
> (KB922120),
> but when I ran services.msc on the desktop, it wasn't running.
>
> I've enabled file sharing, to allow all computers on the network to write
> to
> the Shared Documents folder. However, when I try to save a document there
> (from my laptop), it won't let me.
>
> Any suggestions?