I have a Win 7 Eee PC that can connect to my wireless network and access files on my Digital Storm Win 7 box just fine (the folders I shared.) However, when I try to connect using an Ethernet cable, it doesn't see the Digital Storm on the network, but it can get out to the Internet. Obviously I'm missing something regarding the difference between how wireless and wired are treated somewhere. HELP!I am using Zone Alarm on the Main PC and Trend on the Eee PC -- but I'm not sure how that matters. butch

Almost surely this is caused by your Firewall. You need to allow the wired IP range just as the wireless range is allowed.Rich

You can try Rich's suggestion to temporary disable firewall and antivirus. If the issue still occurs you may need to check Network Discovery setting. If you change the network connection the firewall configuration may be changed. You may open "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center", click "Change advanced sharing settings" in the right pane and make sure that "Network Discovery" is enabled.Arthur Xie - MSFT

I tried shutting down the firewall on my desktop and that didn't do it. I moved the connection from a second router to be on the same one as my desktop, and now it at least sees the PC but says it can't access it. Again, it works ok from wireless. I tried putting the EeePC IP address into the Trusted Zone for Zone Alarm, and that didn't seem to help either. The Network discovery butons are ON on both PC's. as is file and folder sharing.

OK this statement here needs to be addressed."I moved the connection from a second router to be on the same one as my desktop, and now it at least sees the PC but says it can't access it"Are you saying you have two routers connected together??? If so that could be your issue.If you have a router with a lan port and connect a second router's WAN to it you could access upstream but not down stream unless you forwarded ports.Is your case???

I have FIOS going into a router with WAN built in; I use one port to connect a second router that my wife needs to connect to work, and she is the only computer on that. Originally I had the EeePC plugged into the second router and nothing. When I moved it so both were on the same router, they can now "see" each other in Windows Explorer, but I can access either one.

OK if you daisy chain the routers I can see your issue is that.Now with both systems on the same network you will be able to see and use them.If you search here you will find posting on setup win7 so it acts more like XP (dumb it down)You need to create users / password on the systems.The XP box should have a user / password the same as the win 7 and the win 7 should have a user / password of the XP box.

Thanks again for your help - actually trying to link together two Win 7 machines. They are using the same router, I can see an icon from the EeePC to the Desktop, but can't access it. I get an access error. When I did this over the wireless, it let me connect and asked for a user name and password, which allowed me to connect. Now I can't get to that.Even when I turn off my zonealarm firewall, it still doesn't connect. I checked and do not have Windows firewall running either.