xp networking problem

I'm having trouble with two computers both running xp
netwoked with a hub one as the internet gateway and the
other as just a workstation. I can connect to the
internet (this compter shares the connection)but I cannot
get email from outlook. I can't get email from the web. I
can get both from the computer that has the internet
connection (DSL.)I can connect to Yahoo but cannot get a
search to come up it just locks up the computer. Lycos
works just fine. I had the same problem running Red Hat
Linux. I thought it was just a bug in Red hat but all the
same problems point to some type of firewall. I am
running a virus program and have tried diableing it and
nothing helps. I'm thinking about going back down to 2k.

Help!!!!!!

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.... is not accessible

Message: "....is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. The semaphore timeout period has expired."

Resolutions:
1) make sure no any firewall running.
2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and the same username on
w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer.
3) check user's rights.
4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp.
5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to disable it and
re-share the drive manually.
6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network, enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP.
7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if all computers are
w2k/xp.
8) stop Computer Browser service on wwin9x, ME and NT if this is a mixed OS
network.
9) cache credential by using net use \\computername\share /user:username
command (it is better to have the username logon shared computer).
10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but doesn't work, you may
try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your network).
11) Make sure the server service is running.

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"Imran Patel" wrote in message
...
xp client computer can access the workgroup and access the
internet when connected thought cat5 cable, but when
connected wireless, it can connect to the internet, but
can't see the workgroup. get this message : message
\\computername is not accessable. you might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact
the
administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions.
The network path was not found

please help. Could you email me on