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Gareth · 19-08-2005, 16:59

You ping by going to a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd, then type ping computer_name ...replacing computer_name with the machine you want to ping).

Have you got a firewall running, and if so, have you got it configured to allow your laptop to connect?

Are both machines in the same workgroup? Are they both using the same subnet mask?
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ack, I really am slow at typing today.

19-08-2005, 16:59	#13
Gareth cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 50 Posts: 7,101	Re: need help networking a pc and laptop in order to share files... You ping by going to a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd, then type ping computer_name ...replacing computer_name with the machine you want to ping). Have you got a firewall running, and if so, have you got it configured to allow your laptop to connect? Are both machines in the same workgroup? Are they both using the same subnet mask? __________________ ack, I really am slow at typing today.