Re: Home Networking- Fails?
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 04/09/04
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 11:29:03 -0500
On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 04:21:03 -0700, "Dean" <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:
>I cannot set up my home network!
>
>I have conected all the cables but XP will not share files when instructed. I have pressed every option avalible, I even tried it round a freinds house and Windows XP does not seem to be able to create a successful file sharing network like the good old windows 98 did. I am the adminstrator with a password etc but XP will not share the files!
>
>I woud be very grateful for your help.
>Dean
Dean,
Can you get connectivity between this computer and another? How are they
connected? Simple cable (is it a cross-over?)? Hub? Router?
With this computer and another connected:
1) Ping the other by name.
2) Ping the other by ip address.
3) Ping itself by name.
4) Ping itself by ip address.
5) Ping 127.0.0.1.
Report success / failure of each of 10 pings.
Please provide ipconfig information for each computer, as connected.
Start - Run - "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in
Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
What OS (name / version) is on each computer?
Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks, on both computers? Do you have shares setup on both?
Are you pruning NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on both computers?
Make sure the browser service is running. Control Panel - Administrative Tools
- Services. Verify that the Computer Browser service is started.
Check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel - Folder Options - View -
Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro, you need to have the
SFS settings the same on each computer.
If SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".
If you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure that the Guest
account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on all computers.
If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical, non-blank, password
on all computers.
And please don't contribute to the spread of email address mining viruses.
Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a bit safer when
posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the internet - never
post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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