can't connect to network

daztrouk · 18 Jan 2006 at 10:56

we have an office network. Normally, when we bring a pc into the workhop, we plug it into the network via cat 5, click on start, then run, type in the address of a shared drive and we can then gain access to it. However, we have just brought in a laptop and when we try this it comes up with the error 'the network location cannot be reached'. The lappy managed to connect to the internet fine via this connection, however it won't connect to the network. No protection software on the system, so im out of ideas???

Berserker · 18 Jan 2006 at 11:03

You'll have to go through the network settings and look for any out-of-place setting - e.g. check that file and printer sharing is turned on, IP addresses make sense, etc.

daztrouk · 18 Jan 2006 at 11:52

Berserker said:
You'll have to go through the network settings and look for any out-of-place setting - e.g. check that file and printer sharing is turned on, IP addresses make sense, etc.

thats the thing, everything seems fine.........

BigBoy · 18 Jan 2006 at 11:55

sounds like a firewall blocking the port to me,i use to get this all the time when connecting a new rig to my network at home.

daztrouk · 18 Jan 2006 at 12:31

BigBoy said:
sounds like a firewall blocking the port to me,i use to get this all the time when connecting a new rig to my network at home.

no firewall on the system, norton removed, windows firewall disabled...