Unable to connect to remote computer

Hi, see if this info will help you...

Thanks for the link Robert.

I went onto pinging by IP. I don't know if I am doing anything wrong but I am following the instructions in step A by typing: "ping 10.0.0.0.25" and I received "request time out". What is 10.0.0.0.25?? Or am I suppose to ping my own computer's IP? If so, that is not clear. I also have disabled XP firewall , so I doubt that is the culprit.

Have you ran the wireless network setup wizard on your desktop? Dont worry about the laptop, its not the problem. The desktop is stopping the access. Also, have you shared the drive on the desktop? Right click on the drive in My Computer and goto the Sharing and security option and go through that wizard.

As far as doing the ping, it wants you to try and ping the Desktop IP from the Laptop. Also in your origional message you said you have Zone Alarm and disabled it. I have seen many times disabling a 3rd party firewall does not work always. Sometimes you have to uninstall it and reinstall it after having a network connection. Why? I cant answer that, it just is sometimes.

Robert....

Yes to both, I just did and followed the instructions. Now BOTH computers don't see each other. I will attempt a system restore on my laptop to obtain my original settings, at least it will be partial. :-(

I ran ipconfig /all and my desktop's node name is UNKNOWN.

I said only work on the desktop, the laptop has no problem........

I know, I just followed the instructions of XP. Now, after system restore, my desktop can read the laptop but not the other way around. I am back to square one. Could the fact that my node's name on my PC say UNKNOWN have anything to do with it? The shared files are selected as far as XP Security and I am using NTFS. Any other suggestions?

Never mind....I figured it out. I had to increase the IRPstack size to 25 and now it works. Norton Ghost was the culprit.

Yes, the extra "0" was a typo. The link and directions on the site didn't bother to mention to enter your own IP address ie. ping your own IP address.

"10.0.0.0.25" is wrong. I don't know what the instructions were, but IP addresses only have 4 "octets" and that has 5. Is that a typo?

Cheers,

Cliff