Networking Issue

[Danny159]

Hey,

On my home network I have a main PC with Windows Vista Home Premium and a Laptop with Windows Vista Business...

My HomeP PC can see the laptop but the laptop will not see the main PC....! I need this for the printer on my main PC... I have tryed to ping my HomeP PC from the laptop and it times out....

Any ideas?

Dan

[laserblazer]

Could it be the Firewall?

[marktoulson]

do you use norton by anychance

try adding your ip range into your firewall allow list

[kmount]

I'd second the firewall idea.

[Danny159]

do you use norton by anychance

try adding your ip range into your firewall allow list

I use norton but the laptop does not.
I will check firewall now

Dan

[marktoulson]

you may need to speciy a range of ip's in the norton personal firewall

[Danny159]

YAY! Thanks guys, it was Norton, grrr I dislike it!
Cheers

[dwhyte85]

Another annoying feature with vista - check if you have selected 'work' or 'home' for the network type, the latter hides your computer and can be a right pain - although that wasn't your issue - hopefully save someone else with a similar issue, you got it fixed though :-D!

[marktoulson]

glad you got it sorted
norton is a major pain in the bum