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Old 11-27-2007   #3 (permalink)
Mick Murphy


 
 

RE: ICS works, but file sharing not

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/l.../bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above

"Xenobius" wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> I have very intresting case here. I have DesktopPC running XP Pro SP2 and
> laptop running Vista Biz. My Desktop is connected to the internet via DialUp
> ADSL modem. I am using cross cable or bluetooth connection to connect these
> two computers to LAN. I managed to share the internet connection, i.e. laptop
> is accessing internet via desktop in both cases (cable & bluetooth), however,
> I can't share the files on these two computers. Moreover, then I open Network
> And Sharing center on laptop and view the full network map, the picture is
> normal: I see laptop, the hub, my DesktopPC and internet. When I open the
> "Network" there are the laptop and "Residential Gateway Device" instead of a
> DesktopPC. When I open "View workgroup computers" form "My network places" I
> see both computers, however if I try to open the laptop share I get the
> message "The network path was not found."
>
> Do you have any suggestions or maybe you need any additional information?
>
> Thanx in advance,
> Xenobius
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