How can I access the other computers on my home network?

I have a Linksys wireless router, a Dell desktop and an IBM laptop, both running Windows XP Pro. Both computers belong to a workgroup called OurNet. From the desktop, I can see the laptop in My Network Places but it won't let me in gives me a dialog box that I'm not allowed in and to talk to an admin. From the laptop I get the same dialog box, but at the workgroup level - it shows me the name of the workgroup but it won't show me which computers belong to the workgroup. I have set up shares on both computers. What am I missing?

BTW, my son took the laptop to a school sponsored "LAN Party" and had a similar issue - could get "on" the network but could not access any file servers, and no one could access his shared folders. Whether or not that's a good thing is an issue for another day, but I'd like to get it to work so that at least these two computers can trade files back and forth, share a printer, etc.

How can I access the other computers on my home network?norton

1st enable sharing, 2nd you have to set up a home network under start/my network places/set up home or small..network.

go through the steps and also made sure both routers and firewall for cpus are configured to allow each cpu to see the other. (use network address)

How can I access the other computers on my home network?spyware remover

You need to create a "Home Network" Go to Control Panel and look on how to create a home network it is very simple

Please can you keep me posted i really want to follow this one through.

Lee Thomas

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