Hi did what you said both results were different
desktop was just
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.xxxxx
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
laptop was
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::290:4bff:fe93:xxxxx
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:4xxxxx
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.xxxxx
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
I have placed xx at ends as i dont know if these are security issues or not
when i opened up I.E. and typed 192.168xxxx on the desktop it found all shared files on laptop when i did this from laptop it did not allow me to see i.e
not available may not have permission etc.
i managed to get the laptop connected again last night (but i dont know what i did, but when it rebooted it was not working again)
i have got norton internet security on desktop and have disabled this as well as win firewall and restarted it that made no difference also the ip address are in allowed list.
on laptop it has mcafrees but again this has the ip addresses allowed in it
so should not block anything.
again i find it confusing that sometimes i can see the mshome network on the laptop including the desktop icon even though i cannot access it and sometimes i cant and this is all without changeing anything i am aware of
again any help or anybody that has had a similar story and resolved it please help
cheers