Re: NetBios Names and SP2

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From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:34:20 -0600

with icf enabled, can you ping each other? 

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"SalamOnAltern" <salam@altern.org> wrote in message 
news:%232xRPlDxEHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> I have a small network with 4 computers (2 win2K, 1 win2003 and a laptop
> running XP SP2)
> one of the 2K is my gateway to internet and acts a s a dhcp for the rest
> (using the network 192.168.......)=
> Before SP2, I ll machines connect to each other using computer names. 
> Since
> SP2 and it's firewall, when firewall is active, I can not connect to other
> machines from my laptops to other machines nor the other machines see my
> laptop. I need to use IP addresses.
> When I desactivate the firewall, everything goes Ok and I can connect 
> using
> netbios names
> I checked the firewall config, in exception tab there is the file and
> printer sharing enabled with all necessary ports (default config which I
> never played with)
> Should I do or add something else in order to be able to use netbios 
> names?
> N.B : Even TCP/IP netbios helper is enabled.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>

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