Make sure no firewall blocks sharing or install the LLTD. These two cases may help,
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"evilBoyGenius" <evilBoyGenius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8CD88DF5-9AFE-4DE3-B9C3-5F21F6FBFD04@microsoft.com...
I have 4 computers connected to my wirless router and all computers are under
the same DOMAIN. 3 copmuters are windows XP and the other computer is windows
vista....the problem is that my windows vista laptop says it doesn't detect
any other copmuters on the network but my windows xp computers show the vista
copmuter on the network but when i try to open it says i have no
access......I've tried about every settings I could to make it work and it
doesn't i need help...(FYI: My router is just for sharing files and
printers...and has no internet connection!!!)