Re: 2k to XPHome connection help


Wallace Yang wrote:
> Hi. Do you have the following on both computers?
>
> Client for Microsoft Networks
> File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
> Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)
>
> To check, click the properties of your local area connections. If you
> don't, click install and follow the on-screen instructions.
>
>
> "Neil" wrote:
>
> > Having a similar problem.
> >
> > I can access the internet via my route on my Win 2K laptop, but I cannot
> > access files on my Win XP Home.
> >
> > What was the missing protocol, and could you list all of theprotocols that
> > you have installed?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "S.C" wrote:
> >
> > > You can disregard ....... I found my problem ..... I needed another protocol
> > > for the Win 2k PC.
> > >
> > >
> > > "S.C" <schjee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:58udnbeB8_JOW__eRVn-pw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > I am trying to share a folder on a WXP Home OS to allow access from a W2K
> > > > computer.
> > > >
> > > > I can see the computers on each PC but when I try and "explore" I get an
> > > > error message \\"server" is not accessible and the network path is not
> > > found
> > > > .
> > > >
> > > > Both PC have a different name, both have the same workgroup and both can
> > > > access the internet thru my linksys router.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >There are ghosts in the machine... I have always had this problem, and I just decided to check our connections here.

All you should need is TCPIP on both machines. Make the sure register
dns checkbox is selected under advanced. You can use the default
settings netbios setting built into the TCPIP services on both
machines. (register netbios using the DHCP server) You DO NOT need
separate netbios/netbui services to connect the two machines. (only
when connecting win2k boxes to older systems do you need these services
installed on all machines machines.) By the way, if you're going
through a router, you can use the routers DHCP services for dynamic
connections on all boxes.)

PS: On a lynksys router (wrt54gs) you can not enable DHCP services on
the router, and continue to use statit IP's for some of the networked
boxes. I think it's a firmware glitch on the router, but ultimately,
communication issues result from mixing dynamic IP's with static
ones......

Hmmm, come to think of it, we might just be able to use this to our
advantage here for our public access computers in our mini cyber cafe.

I bet you are using Kerio firewall. (or another) which conflicts with
networks. We have tried everything, but finally resorted to killing
this software based firewall. It does weird things. Sometimes
everything works, other times nothing works. Computer show up and
disappear, computers show up but are not accessible. Sometimes after
reenabling the firewall, everything works fine.... for a while. Other
weird things happened too! Searching for computers using the wildcard
* showed up nothing. But searching for the correct full name make the
computer appear. (Even though login was sometimes restriced).

I am sure there (and vaguely remember exploring) at the command prompt,
a command which would reset the IP status tables. (not ipconfig
/release... something else..) but when our system used to get funky
with the firewall up, a simple reboot without launching the firewall
did not always solve the issue. The next morning though everything
reappeard connected as it should have. There has to be some kind of
timing/renewal interval that once the threshold is reached, windows
solves it own problem. (A local computer cache so to speak, kind of
like when your unplugged computers still show for a couple of days in
your network neighborhood even though they are offline.)

Hope this helps.... Check the software firewall! As long as you are
behind a router, you can fully disable it, reboot the systems, wait
till the am, and all should be OK. Then add the software based
firewall back and see what happens. I bet that eventually, the
connections will act up and you will loose connectivity again!

Anyways, hopes this helps.

.

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