local network problem

[Marcelo Chiapparini <marcelo.chiappa@gmail.com>]

Hello!

I am running etch at home in two machines: a desktop and a laptop. Both
are connected to the web trough a switch witch is connected to a modem.
Both machines work fine regarding the internet. I want to
connect both in a lan configuration. For this purpose I installed samba 
in both machines, and created a folder in each machine which can be 
shared trough the network. Now the desktop see itself in the network but 
doesn't see the laptop. The laptop see the desktop but doesn't see 
itself. It appears that the laptop is invisible in the network. What 
could be wrong with the laptop configuration?

Thanks in advance

Marcelo

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Marcelo Chiapparini