Simple network question?

I made a network between my desktop pc and my laptop in order to have internet on both comps. 2 network cards, a crossover cable andit's done. I share my internet and I can now acces the internet from my laptop as well....so, since I can access the net I take it the network is functional. Still, when I go to my network neighbourhood I can't see the other computers (from my laptop I can't see the drives on desktop pc and vice vers). I shared all the drives but I can't see them. Someone told me the problem is from the settings at the local area connection. Right now at Tcp IP I have manually put Ip addresses and subnet mask(255.255.255.0) and the rest of fields are empty). So what should I do in order to be able to see the other drives?

Simple network question?
two things are important. First one is you should be able to ping each other IP addresses and both should be on the same work group. Second is Enable netbios over tcp/ip which is the option availble under TCP/IP properties %26gt;Advanced %26gt;wins should be checked. Try to browse neighbour computer by typing \\%26lt;ipaddress%26gt; in run under start menu





If you still have probles check computer browser service in services of control panel and also check firewall settings if any.
Reply:Try putting them in the same workgroup.


the default workgroup should be MSHOME or WORKGROUP. after this you should try to share a folder on one of the computers and try accessing it from the other computer.


If this doesn't work try doing it automatically using the "create small office home office" wizard. That should do the trick.


And make sure the two computers are in the same subnet.
Reply:Right click on the drive you wish to share and select "Sharing and Security...". Select the Sharing and enable sharing in the lower windows. Give the Drive\Folder a unquie name.
Reply:Both PCs need to be under the same WORKGROUP. Set the same workgroup name to both PCs and they will be able to see each other
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