Deborah
Fri Jun 20 12:46:01 PDT 2008
I got some help figuring it out!
They had me type in the IP address of my PC from my laptop (in a browser) .
. . the files on my PC showed up! I then clicked on the shared folder - right
clicked, and mapped the drive. It all works now - don't understand why it
didn't work before
"Deborah" wrote:
> \\laptop\deborah - for a folder I created on my laptop
>
> \\wife\deborah - for a folder I created on my PC
>
> Here's a weird thing I forgot to mention. We got everything to map correctly
> - then I turned off my laptop, went into another room of my house, turned it
> on, and ever since then it won't map again. I made sure the checkbox
> "reconnect at restart" was enabled.
>
> Something else - when I view "workgroup" on my PC it shows my laptop, but
> when I view "workgroup" on my laptop it doesn't show my PC.
>
> Thanks! :)
>
>
> "Steve Winograd" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:11:00 -0700, Deborah
> > <Deborah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Hello - I have a PC running XP Media Center, and a new laptop running XP
> > >Professional. I was successful in setting up my wireless router - both
> > >computers can access the Internet.
> > >
> > >I've shared folders, but cannot map a network drive - "it can't find network
> > >path". I've turned off my Windows Firewall . . . I can "ping" back and forth.
> > >As you can see, I need help!!! A friend says it's some kind of firewall
> > >issue? I removed Norton from my new laptop . . . and don't have any security
> > >(yet) on my PC. I contacted the router company . . . they said "it's not our
> > >problem, since you can access the internet".
> > >
> > >Many thanks to anyone that can help!
> >
> > What exactly are you specifying for the name of the folder (or disk)
> > that you want to map? The syntax is:
> >
> > \\computer\folder
> >
> > where "computer" is the name of the computer that has the shared
> > folder, and "folder" is the share name of the folder.
> > --
> > Best Wishes,
> > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> >
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