Explain please Bob. Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McLellan" <bobmclellan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 2:17 PM Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Networking - Calling on all computer gurus for help > Just to be sure we have covered all the bases......you did turn on file > sharing right? In other words you set the files on the main computer to be > share with other computers, right? > > Bob McLellan > > ----- Original Message ----- > I am able to access the laptop > > from the main computer without problem. However, when I want to access the > > main computer from the laptop the main computer will not let me get there. > > > > I have been running Zone Alarm Pro on both computers. Since the router > does > > have a firewall in it could there be a conflict with Zone Alarm? If that > is > > the case, would it be safe to shut off Zone Alarm? I do not want to > > uninstall Zone Alarm. I definitely will be running the laptop away from > home > > without the router and feel that I need Zone Alarm for protection. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 26/12/03 Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.