Home Networking won't work

My desktop and laptop both have XP installed. I have attempted to establish a home network through a hub and cable system. I have run the network wizards and have tried to diligently follow all instructions. However, I can't see the other computer from either. When I try on the desktop to see the shared files on my laptop I get this message:
\\Laptop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contat the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.
Any suggestions?

If you are running a software firewall like Norton Internet Security,
disable it. That should do it. (It worked for me.) There must be some way to
allow the other computer access, but I haven't figured that part yet.

Mark

If the PC(s)/Laptop(s) are running a software "Firewall", you'll need to
configure the "Firewall" to allow the other computer on the network has
access to it. I run ZoneAlarm Pro with a 4 PC/Labtop Network and I have the
IP ranges of my "Home Network" as "Trusted" where the IP of the DNS Router
as "Internet - aka non trusted".

"Franklin Breeden" wrote in message
news:XhoIb.705523$Fm2.607921@attbi_s04...
My desktop and laptop both have XP installed. I have attempted to establish
a home network through a hub and cable system. I have run the network
wizards and have tried to diligently follow all instructions. However, I
can't see the other computer from either. When I try on the desktop to see
the shared files on my laptop I get this message:
\\Laptop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contat the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. The network path was not found.
Any suggestions?

Franklin Breeden wrote:

My desktop and laptop both have XP installed. I have attempted to establish a home network through a hub and cable system. I have run the network wizards and have tried to diligently follow all instructions. However, I can't see the other computer fro
m either. When I try on the desktop to see the shared files on my laptop I get this message:
\\Laptop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contat the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.
Any suggestions?

One common cause of this problem is ICF. Permanently disable ICF on all
XP PCs, as it will inhibit F&P sharing.

While other firewalls may be configured to allow a trusted zone, ICF is
pretty simple and inflexible.
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Cheers, Bob

I am the original author of this message. After you guys kept hitting me in the head I remembered I had Zone Alarm installed on my desktop. When I deactivated it, everything worked perfect. Thanks for you advice and comments. I hope this will help a little.
Frank
"Franklin Breeden" wrote in message news:XhoIb.705523$Fm2.607921@attbi_s04...
My desktop and laptop both have XP installed. I have attempted to establish a home network through a hub and cable system. I have run the network wizards and have tried to diligently follow all instructions. However, I can't see the other computer from either. When I try on the desktop to see the shared files on my laptop I get this message:
\\Laptop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contat the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.
Any suggestions?

Thank you SO much, i just spent 6 hours trying to get my Lan to work...someone in my family hit the mydoom and it destroyed our Lan. I had the same problem as everyone else but once i turned off norton it worked perfectly. Thank you all.

Thank you SO much, i just spent 6 hours trying to get my Lan to work...someone in my family hit the mydoom and it destroyed our Lan. I had the same problem as everyone else but once i turned off norton it worked perfectly. Thank you all.

Thank you SO much, i just spent 6 hours trying to get my Lan to work...someone in my family hit the mydoom and it destroyed our Lan. I had the same problem as everyone else but once i turned off norton it worked perfectly. Thank you all.

Thank you SO much, i just spent 6 hours trying to get my Lan to work...someone in my family hit the mydoom and it destroyed our Lan. I had the same problem as everyone else but once i turned off norton it worked perfectly. Thank you all.