I cannot connect to my network?

Question

My laptop has deceided not to show my desktop computers icons in mshome /view workgroup even so it is conected to my network
i can conect to the internet through my hub/desktop computer and the desk top says it is conected but i do not have permission to access the lap top.it should still display the computers on the network.
any help welcome
thanks

i used to conect the computers with the curent setup

Answer 1

Make sure all of your systems are assigned to the same workgroup.

If the workgroup name you like is MSHOME, that's fine, I try not to use this as a workgroup name because everyone and their brother does. If all the machines are assigned to the same workgroup, you should be able to see all the machines in the workgroup folder.

Answer 2

If you are srictly using a HUB and not a ROUTER there is your problemA hub will allow you to connect to the Internet but can not handle the transfer of 2, 3, and 4 way traffic and data transfer from other computers. That is what Routers were designed to do. Not a HUB.
Don

Answer 3

Try friggin around your network settings. Sometimes you'll do absolutely nothing and it'll fix itself. First, I would go to the "network setup wizard" (Under Control Panel) and set all of your computers up with the same settings.

If that doesn't work, then go to "network connections" (again under control panel), right click your Local Area Connection and select Properties. Under there, make sure you have "file and printer sharing for Microsoft Windows."

If that still doesn't work, try disabling the server, restarting the computer, re-enabling it and restarting the computer again. When you configure network settings you have to be patient and keep on restarting the computer after changing settings, so good luck.....

Answer 4

you have to get someone to help you with this