I have 2 comp's, both with XP Pro, hard connected to a router which is powered by my cable modem...both have internet access.

I used the network set up wizard and both have the same workgroup name.

I can ping my ( steve's) computer from the 2nd computer.

I cannot ping the 2nd computer from my ( steve's) )computer.

I looked under Administrator under "user rights assignments" and "everyone" and "users" was listed. I tried adding my daughter's name\Group name to the list but the ping still times out.

I went to the web site of the Airlink router and looked at all of the settings and it seems to be ( seems to be...) okay.

When I run 'IPconfig /all'...both comps show ip addresses and same sub net mask addresses...etc.

I tripled/quadrupled checked that both comps had the same group name.

I have Comodo on both systems and tried momentarily dis-abling Comodo on the 2nd comp., that wasn't it.

Ohhh...on my computer, when I click on "view workgroup computers"...both comps show up but when I try to access the 2nd, a box says that I may not have permission...and that the network path was not found.

So...two items: possible permission situation...and not having a network pathway....??

On the 2nd comp...under Network Connections...Lan orHigh Speed Internet..., it shows two connections: #1 ...Connected, firewalled,...NVidia nForce Networking Controller. ( onboard controller ). #2... 1394 Connected, Firewalled,..1394 Net Adapter.

I just cannot figure this one out......surely it's a step or two that I have missed.