On 14 Nov 2006 15:25:37 -0800, Haris.Hadzimuratovic@gmail.com wrote in
<1163546737.419565.88340@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>:

>I am trying to set up a wired/wireless network with my desktop and my
>laptop. With this group's advice I'm almost there. I'm running XPPro
>SP2 on both, and I'm allowing only authenticated users on either
>computer. There are identical administrator accounts on both machines.
>Whenever I plug my laptop into the router the two computers can find
>each other on the network and share files with no glitches. However,
>when I use the laptop to connect to the network wirelessly, neither
>computer finds the other on the network.
>I've noticed that whenever I connect by wireless, an "Internet
>connection" icon pops up in my Network Connections folder, and it
>cannot be deleted. Likewise, I cannot delete or disable the Local Area
>Connection [the laptop's wired connection] even when it's disconnected.
>I feel like this must have something to with the fact that the two can
>share files in one setup but not the other. Anyone know what's up?

The former is an icon for your wireless router. It can be turned off,
but won't hurt.

The latter is your wired connection, and won't hurt either.

When the laptop is on wireless, can the two machines ping either other?

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