Home networking

[mathare]

Right, so I have two desktop PCs in the house normally.

1 - wired into a WAP/router that is then connected to the cable modem
2 - on a wireless network card that uses the router/WAP for networking and internet access.

That's fine and I have had file sharing and all sorts working on that network. Hurrah.

This weekend I have brought my laptop home from work as I needed some extra processing power for some stuff I am working on. I have enabled WiFi on the laptop and it can see the internet OK. Good so far.

I want to share files between Desktop 1 and the laptop but I can't for some reason. I have shared folders on Desktop 1 but the laptop can't see them for some reason. When I click on My Network Places it just brings up all the shortcuts for the corporate network, which it obviously can't see.

I can ping the laptop from Desktop 1 but can't ping Desktop 1 from the laptop.

How can I get the laptop to be a proper part of my home network and get file sharing working between all PCs? :helper

[Win2Win]

Are they all on the same Workgroup? CP>Systems

Have you run the Internet Sharing Wizard on the laptop?

Did you get more KY?

[scoobydoo]

I had a nightmare setting up my PC and laptop for networking and sharing files! :doh I found that I had to mess with the firewalls and put my home network in the trusted zones but thats as much as I know Mat! Im sure youve done that already.

[mathare]

Are they all on the same Workgroup? CP>Systems
:splapme I was logging on to the laptop using my work account which is cached on the machine so it still thought it was on the work network, even though it couldn't access it. I have changed the Workgroup now and rebooted but it is asking me to log on to the computer and I haven't created a user account for the local PC yet :splapme So I can't log on and I can't see a way of changing it back to logging in to the work account so I can create a local account.

Anyone able to dig me out of this little hole?