Re: Home networking problem: XP Home to XP Pro
From: Bill (bill_at_nospamland.com)
Date: 08/18/04
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 07:43:44 GMT
Hi Chuck,
I found the problem. I am using ZoneAlarm. I need to add the subnet to the
"trusted zone". Thanks for your help still. I learned a lot from you.
"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:01:24 GMT, "Bill" <bill@nospamland.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi Chuck,
> >Thanks for your help. I checked both computers. They were configured as
you
> >suggested. Please see my comments in your note. But I still have the
> >problems. Here are what I found.
> >
> >1. Cannot ping XP Pro from XP Home. I found that there is a "IP Security
> >Policies on Local Computer". There are three items. 1) Client (Respond
> >only). 2) Secured Server (requires security): For all IP traffic, always
> >require security using Kerberos trust. Do NOT allow unsecured
communication
> >with untrusted clients. 3) Server(requires security): For all IP traffic,
> >always request security using Kerberos trust. Allow unsecured
communication
> >with clients that do not respond to request.
> >
> >2. Be able to access the shares on XP Pro through IP address. The
computer
> >name of my XP Pro is tigger, ip is 192.168.0.100. I am able to do "net
use
> >s: \\192.168.0.100\tools" but not "net use s: \\tigger\tools".
> >
> >3. Cannot share the printer on XP Pro. The printer on XP pro is not
visible
> >thru "Add a Printer" from XP Home.
> >
> >Am I supposed to see the other computer through " my network places"? Or
> >even "view workgroup computers"? Thanks for your help.
> >
> >
> >"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
> >news:m473i0lr4n1airpk1jtraevn34j7rb9nss@4ax.com...
> >> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 05:22:27 GMT, "Bill" <bill@nospamland.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have an XP Pro and XP Home on my home network. I can ping my XP Home
> >from
> >> >XP Pro but not the other way around. Therefore, I can access the
shared
> >> >folders on my XP Home from XP Pro but not the other way around. Can
> >anyone
> >> >tell me what I did wrong on my XP Pro? Thanks for your help.
> >> >
> >> >I didn't turn on ICF. ICF/ICS service is started on XP Pro.
> >>
> >> Bill,
> >>
> >> Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and
Printer
> >Sharing
> >> for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each
> >computer?
> >> Do you have shares setup on each?
> >
> >Bill: Yes, I have both services running on both computers. I have shares
set
> >up on each computer, too.
> >
> >>
> >> On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control
> >Panel -
> >> Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled.
With
> >XP Home
> >> and Pro together, you need to have SFS properly set. In this case, you
> >probably
> >> need to enable SFS.
> >
> >Yes, I have SFS enabled.
> >
> >>
> >> With XP Pro, 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".
> >>
> >> With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make
> >sure
> >> that the Guest account is enabled, thru Local User Manager (Start -
Run -
> >> "lusrmgr.msc"), and has an identical, non-blank, password on all
> >computers. If
> >> "Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account, with identical,
> >non-blank,
> >> password on all computers.
> >
> >Under Local Security, I have "Network access: Sharing and security
model"
> >set up to Guest only and the guest account is enabled on both computers.
> >
> >>
> >> For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure
> >that the
> >> Guest account is enabled (for XP Pro, thru Local User Manager (Start -
> >Run -
> >> "lusrmgr.msc")), on each computer.
> >>
> >> Check the software firewall (ICF). You need to configure it for file
> >sharing,
> >> by opening ports TCP 139, 445 and UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by
> >identifying the
> >> other computers as present in the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall
> >configurations
> >> are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing,
problems.
> >>
> >
> >I don't use ICF.
>
> Bill,
>
> How do you check / set "IP Security Policies on Local Computer"? What
settings
> did you try?
>
> If the other computer is in the same workgroup, you should see it, and its
> shares, in both Network Places AND Workgroup Computers.
>
> With SFS enabled, the Guest account is absolutely required. Did you
enable the
> Guest account on XP Pro using lusrmgr.msc?
>
> Your first post says "ICF/ICS service is started on XP Pro". Your recent
post
> says "I don't use ICF". Please explain the conflict.
>
> Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
> Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the
command
> window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next
post.
> Identify operating system (by name, version, SP level) with each ipconfig
> listing.
>
> From each computer, test shares visibility (use actual name / address of
each
> computer as appropriate):
> Start - Run then:
> 1) \\ThisComputerByName
> 2) \\ThisComputerByIPAddress
> 3) \\OtherComputerByName
> 4) \\OtherComputerByIPAddress
> Report visibility of shares / error displayed in each test (8 tests
total).
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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