networking a laptop and desktop with wireless/wire

[smccallister]

I have been trying for quite a while to network my laptop and desktop
together.  I have run the setup wizard on the desktop and my laptop and still
I get nothing.  When I navigate to My Network Places all i see is The
internet connection.  No other computers.  I try to selectview workgroup
computers and still nothing.  Both computers run WinXP.  I have a Westell
2200 DSL modem and a WGR614v5 wireless router.  

[Computer_Commando]

Have you setup a Share on the drive and directory you want to be seen?

[smccallister]

yes i have tried to share both files and printers but it wont work...it dosent even show that the computers are on a network.  I think i am doing somthing wrong when i set up networking but i don't know what

[smccallister]

**UPDATE** I just looked at my desktop and under My Network Places I can see both the desktop and Laptop.  I can access Desktop files as it is the one that I am on but not Laptop files.  Says I do not have permission.

[merlin_2]

Firewall settings.......check em

[smccallister]

firewalls on both computers are setup to allow connections from the ip addresses of the computers

[merlin_2]

So the set is.......winxp server....laptop the reciever <wlan>what light are on the wlan router..green/amber////nothing....

[Raptor]

**UPDATE** I just looked at my desktop and under My Network Places I can see both the desktop and Laptop.  I can access Desktop files as it is the one that I am on but not Laptop files.  Says I do not have permission.

You need to set permission levels for accounts on each computer,  but I do not quite recall where to do so.. If I remember, I will let you know. But do not hold you breath!

[smccallister]

Router and Modem are fine.  Probably just one little setting that I am not changing.  I will look into the permission thing.