can't connect

hey all,
i'm trying, unsuccessfully, to connect to my msde(sp4) which is on another
pc (has xp sp2) wirelessly thru a virtual pc which has Enterprise Manager on
it.
My results have been a moving target. One day i can connect via my virtual
pc with enterprise manager and the next day i can connect via my host pc with
a plain UDL link but never both.
i don't understand the inconsistency in connecting to the pc that has msde
on it. i've successfully mapped a drive to it. the msde machine's windows
firewall is on accepting file and print sharing (port 445 enabled). i have a
4-port wireless router and as i mentioned before i'm trying to connect
wirelessly.
am i missing something here?
thanks,
rodchar
how do i verify my network is working properly?
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Rodchar,
> rodchar wrote:
> you do not need to have file system shares to connect to.. you only have to
> worry about "general" network connectivity across the involved machines and
> that the target server accepts remote connections (as it already should, as
> you get some sort of connectivity)...
> verify your network is poroperly working..
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