XP Home PC hardwired to router and XP Pro Laptop wireless through 2Wire router...

I am having some problems networking my pc and laptop wirelessly.

The PC has Windows XP Home (SP2) hardwired to the router and the Laptop
has Win XP Pro with a Belkin wireless card. I am using a BT (2Wire
1800hg) router with a built in internet firewall.

The PC and the laptop have no firewalls active on them.

The PC can see the laptop in the workgroup, but cannot open it
(\\LaptopName is unaccessible > > The network path was not found).

The laptop cannot access the workgroup (\\NetworkName is not accessible
> > The list of servers on this workgroup is not currently available).

Both can access the internet through the router and both are showing as
connected in the 2Wire configuration utility (not much use IMO).

The laptop can ping the PC but cannot access any of the shares.

The PC cannot ping the laptop or access any of the shares.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

TIA.
Paul

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