Re: File Share problem with XP Pro and XP Home... This one is a stumper!

From: agaredo (agaredo_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/25/04 

Date: 25 Mar 2004 05:14:18 -0800

Thanks for the help. I did eventually solve my problem; I dropped the
IPX protocol and bound to TCPIP for all file sharing.

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message news:<6tps505k3nckds0iq5fubhgs3mqjlf0tm7@4ax.com>...
> In article <615f74cc.0403211706.63e9346a@posting.google.com>,
> agaredo@yahoo.com (agaredo) wrote:
> >Yes, I've checked the permissions for both the Security and Sharing.
> >
> >A friend of mine mentioned that XP Home is crippled in a way that will
> >only allow a limited number of pc's on the network. He wasn't sure on
> >the actual number but thinks it's 4 or 5. Can anyone confirm this?
>
> There's no limit to the number of computers that can network with
> Windows XP Home Edition or Professional.
>
> Home Edition allows a maximum of 5 other computers to connect to its
> shared resources simultaneously. Professional allows a maximum of 10
> other computers to connect to its shared resources simultaneously.
> Computers that aren't actively connected to a computer's shared
> resources don't count against the limit. When a computer disconnects
> from a shared resource, it no longer counts against the limit. See
> this site for more information:
>
> Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314882
>
> >I'm also wondering if the security policies could be different for the
> >pc which was upgraded from ME to XP Pro and the pc which was built
> >from scratch as XP Pro? I'll have to compare the two.
>
> It might help to un-share and re-share the desired disks and folders.
> Something could have gone wrong during the upgrade.
>
> This web page should help:
>
> Windows XP Professional File Sharing
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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