Laptop Cannot Access Files From Desktop With External HD Connected
Apr 19, 2011
Recently my laptop, which is successfully connected to the wireless network, has failed to recognize shared folders on my desktop and the external hard drive connected to it. Laptop running 7, desktop running XP Pro. 2 days ago it was working fine. Yesterday it stopped working. I have made no changes that I can think of. All of the folders on the desktop and external drive that I want shared are set up for sharing. So, my question is, what do I need to do to again be able to read and write to these folders, especially the ones on the external hard drive. I believe the adjustment has to be made on the desktop, either in the network connections or the file sharing, but the laptop may need adjusted as well.
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my configuration of Cisco 1841.
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I include config for better understanding. The outside interface is fa0/1 with ip 10.0.0.2 w LAN 10.0.0.0 Inside interface fa0/0 with ip 192.168.10.9 w LAN is 192.168.10.0
IP for VPN clients 192.168.20.100 - 105
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