I have a desktop, running XP Home, which is connected to the internet. I have a laptop, running XP Pro, which I want to connect to the internet via the desktop. I have a switch, and 2 ethernet cables. I have run the network setup wizard on both computers, and both are now members of the workgroup Mshome. However, they appear to be members of different workgroups called Mshome, for they can see themselves in the workgroup, but not each other. They can ping themselves, but not each other. Both computers are logged on under administrator accounts. The desktop is running Sygate personal firewall, which isn't noted for blocking network connections (unlike Norton). The laptop is running Windows firewall.
Any suggestions as to what might be going wrong?
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