So this turned out to be not having my laptop jacked in to network but connecting wirelessly. I thought bridging the wireless and wired network adaptors would fix this but it didn't. As soon as I connected my laptop via ethernet all was resolved. Meant to post this quite awhile ago...
I am loath to admit that I cannot seem to accomplish simple file and folder sharing on my home network. Looking for some tips/advice.
I am looking to share files and folders between my desktop computer that is connected via ethernet to my FIOS network with my laptop connected to the same...