I have a question about Getting 
Network Neighborhood to recognize newly attached computers:


I've been having several problems over the past week whilst I've tried to install 
a new wireless network. Every time I feel I'm getting a little further, I hit a new 
problem!

I have two Desktops with XP on them. My main computer is connected to a wireless 
router via network card and cable, whereas the other has a wireless adapter. So far 
I've managed to get them sharing an internet connection, and just recently, I've 
also managed to get one computer sharing files with the other.

My main computer can access and browse files on the other computer if I search for 
it under 'Start' and 'Search.' If I try to go into 'My Network Places' and look for 
workstations that way, it comes up with the error message; "Home is not accessible. 
You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the system administrator 
of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for 
this workgroup is unavailable."

When I then try to access my main computer from the other computer, I can only get 
as far as recognising it - when I try to browse files, the above error message comes 
up.

I think I've done some of the more obvious things like ensuring the Windows Firewall 
is off, and that the network exists in a trusted zone of my third-party firewall. 
There was a thread in here somewhere that suggested installing NetBios, which again 
is something that I've already done, and that has already solved the last problem 
I was having!

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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It's been a few days and I'm still completely stuck. I'm not sure what else to do 
to solve the problem, besides throwing everything out of the window! I'll give cookies 
to anyone who can offer help...

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First, you don't need netbios. That's only required if you want to share between 
XP and  earlier OSs like 95, 98 or ME.

Are both computers running XP Pro or XP Home?

Some things to check.

1. Same Workgroup name
2. Simple File Sharing enabled
3. Obtain IP and DNS addresses automatically in Network Connections
4. Firewall setup to allow file sharing 

Open a command prompt. 
What does  net view  show you?
Can you ping each computers IP address from t he other computer?
What does ipconfig /all show on each computer?

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