bob wrote:
> i have linksis wireless router with five connections (3 desktops, 1
> vonage phone service and one wireless laptop)the desktops are hard
> wired to the router. after i set up a small home oroffice network with
> the wizard i get the-
> "<WORKGROUP> is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
> this
> network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find
> out if you have access permissions.
>
> The List of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."
>
> i dont know what to do i did do an ipconfig for each computer and the
> the only one i dont get a ping from i the one i need to shar files
> with.
>
>
This problem is most often caused by a misconfigured firewall. Make sure
all firewalls - whether third-party or XP's SP2 Windows Firewall - are
configured to allow the lan as trusted. Here is a troubleshooter by MVP
Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it and it will pinpoint
the problem area(s):
http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm
Malke
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