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More info?)
My pleasure. Thanks for letting me know.
Carey
"Neil B" <NeilB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Disabling the Norton Firewall (which came pre-installed) did the trick.
>
> Thanks for you help.
>
> Neil
>
> "Carey Holzman" wrote:
>
>> I don't see where the advice says to disable the firewalls. It says to
>> uninstall them.
>>
>> Use Add/Remove Progams in the Control Panel and please read the rest of
>> the
>> directions more carefully, as computers are very finicky over exactness.
>>
>> Carey
>>
>> "Neil B" <NeilB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> > Most of the advice recommends disably any wirewalls etc. My laptop
>> > came
>> > with
>> > Norton Internet Securitry & Nortoin Anti-Virus software pre-loadede.
>> > Do
>> > you
>> > know how I disable them? If I just click on Norton INternet Security &
>> > choose "Allow Traffic" I can't access the Internet at all.
>> >
>> > "Carey Holzman" wrote:
>> >
>> >> www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm
>> >>
>> >> Carey
>> >>
>> >> "Neil B" <NeilB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:F9CC56E7-6179-492A-B9E3-2A3ACBA203C6@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have a linksys wireless router connected to a desktop and I am try
>> >> >to
>> >> > connect another deesktop & a laptop to it. The other desktop
>> >> > connects
>> >> > fine,
>> >> > but althouigh the laptop connects to the Internet it does not
>> >> > connect
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > LAN and allow printer/file sharing.
>> >> >
>> >> > I can ping the desktop from the laptop connected to the router but I
>> >> > can't
>> >> > ping the laptop from the desktop..
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> > --
>> >> > Neil B.
>> >>
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