Re: networking: problems with sharing files & printer

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From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:00:52 -0400

If you want to try to fix the problem, no. Simply disabling many
third-party firewalls doesn't do the trick, they must be uninstalled to test
to see if the firewall is the cause of the problem.

Alternatively you could RTFM that came with your firewall software and try
to muck about and enable F&PS without disabling the firewall but if this
fails you still don't know if it's the firewall or something else broken. 

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"nhanh" <nhanh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E28E875-5598-431C-BEE9-89E8F59E777B@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
> > Does either PC have a firewall active?  If the XP firewall is on, turn
it
> > off for your network connection.  If a third-party firewall is involved
> > remove it.
> >
> > -- 
> > Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]  rgharper@email.com
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> >
> >
> > "nhanh" <nhanh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:DB55361B-6A2E-4867-B92A-F4769FCF003F@microsoft.com...
> > > hi, i was wondering if someone could help me with my networking.
> > >
> > > i can share the internet between the two computers but not files or
> > printing. I can't even see the other computer on this one and vice
versa. It
> > may be that the one that has all the hardware (printer, cable
connection) is
> > not the administrator and instead, the other computer is. Could this be
the
> > problem and how would i fix it if it was. Otherwise, any suggestions as
to
> > why i can't share my files?
> > > They both run on windows xp.
> >
>
> I would try to remove the thirdparty firewalls (the other firewall has
already been removed) except my brother is paranoid about being hacked into
and he won't do it. Is there another way around this. Or would you be able
to turn it off, share the files, and then turn it back on again?
>
> Thanks

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