Tom

OK - on my laptop, a black box flashed up and went away, but on my desktop it
stayed there with nothing on it but a flashing underscore.

"Tom" wrote:

> Sorry, what is "net view" ??
>
> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
>
> > It may be computer browser issue. On both computers, if you do "net view", What do you see?
> >
> >
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> > "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CC7B1D3B-6A99-43FE-96FD-0A665AFCA267@microsoft.com...
> > I have a Vista Laptop and a Vista Desktop.
> >
> > I would like to share my 'Public' folder from each computer on the network,
> > ie on the desktop so I can access public files from the desktop, and on the
> > laptop, so that on the desktop I can access the public folder on my laptop.
> >
> > At the moment, my desktop computer can access the 'Public' folder of my
> > laptop through the wireless network, however my laptop cannot view the folder
> > from my desktop.
> >
> > Clicking on 'Network' from my desktop, it comes up with my modem, the laptop
> > and the desktop itself, all of which I can click and go on to view the
> > 'Public' folder and printers. Clicking on 'Network' from my laptop however,
> > it comes up with the laptop, the desktop and the modem, all clickable except
> > the desktop, which is says it cannot find on the network.
> >
> > The only difference between the two computers I have noticed is that, when
> > single-clicking on the laptop on 'Network', in the 'Details Pane' it says
> > 'Network Location', whereas on the laptop, on 'Network', Clicking the desktop
> > it does not have this information.
> >
> > Thanks for you help in advance =)