Router/Switch Networking Problem

[taylormade15]

Hello hope some one can help, I have a broadband router 4 port 10/100 switch (interlect). Ports used on router.
Wan to NTL set-top box 512Kbs
1 = Laptop (IP Assigned)
2 = Pc (IP Assigned)
3 = Not used
4 = Not used

Both Laptop + PC connect to Internet, although do not see each other on network Tried wizard/Disk thing. Could see each other at one point, but could not access “it told me to contact network admin etc”

PC seems to find Laptop easier Laptop seems to freeze when finding PC………
Both O/S’s XP Home

Thanks

[brad]

Do you have WinXp's Firewall enabled on either Computer? If so, try turning it off.
brad

[taylormade15]

Both Firewalls Disabled ...........................Thanks Anyway

[icecube]

This works for xp pro maybe it will work here

Go into computer managment and create a user with a password and give him administrative rights. put the same guy on both machines--make sure each machine has a share directory otherwise you'll only see the local printer.

reboot both machines and wait sometimes it can take 5 minutes for the network to find itself.

in network neighborhood click on the other machine--you'll get a password box ---fill it in and go.

[taylormade15]