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| I am trying to network my PC and my girlfiends laptop together so we can share files and printers etc. I have a Safecom wireless router/modem (SWART2-54125). We can share the internet with no problems. With both the router firewall and Zonealarm running on both computers. The annoying thing is, I did have it working. Both computers could see each others shared files and printers, with the firewalls up. But with a little bit of fiddling I have managed to screw it up. (The internet connection has never stopped working for either of us, despite my fiddling!) Now whenever I try and set up the network, both PC's say that they cannot find the host. I have tried this with Zonealarm on and off. I set up the network exactly how I did before, when it was workng: My Network Places - Set up a home or small office network - and went through the wizard. Something I have also noticed is that Windows ICS/Firewall service keeps running after I set up the network even though I have disabled the service completely. I know it is something I have touched, perhaps a setting for the router?? Please help, it is driving me round the bend.  Both PC's are running XP with SP2
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It's unlikely to be a setting on the router, more likely software on the PC.
Have a look in the FAQs on the Home Networking Forum, they have helped many people out in the same situation.
Dave R
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| Sorted! I did have a read through the how to's a FAQ's but it didn't contain anything I didn't know already. To be honest I don't know what I did to get it working. Only thing now is that the laptop can see the printer but the can't print anything.
Asus P5B Deluxe/Wi-fi Edition - Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo with Arctic Pro 7 - MSI 7900GTO 512MB - 2GB DDR2-800 Geil Ultra Low Latency Ram - SATA II Seagate Barracuda 320GB - Hiper M580 PSU - Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Music - Akasa Zen (white)
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