Re: Wireless Linksys Router & Microsoft Newworking

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From: Colin T (ColinT_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:11:04 -0800

Hi Geo,

Have you enabled File & Printer sharing on each PC (they won't be visible to
the network until you do) ? Are both PC's in the same workgroup ? Have you
tried sharing the files and printers using NetBEUI instead of TCP/IP (perfect
for a small home network as there is no user configuration required - you
install it and it just works) ? There is no need to uninstall firewall
software. As you are behind a Linksys router/firewall, you will be protected
from most internet threats but leaving the Windows XP firewall on will do no
harm and you will find that XP configures it to allow file & printer sharing
on the local network anyway. Hope this helps.

Rergards Colin.

"Carey Holzman" wrote:

> Please send me the IPCONFIG info from each PC
>
> ..
> Click Start, click Run, type: cmd (and hit enter)
>
>
>
> Type: ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt (and hit enter)
>
>
>
> Use Notepad to open c:\ipconfig.txt and copy and paste entire contents into
> your next post.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Carey
>
>
>
> "Geo" <Geo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:82C12387-0DBA-4E52-8B91-7F38604AC4E9@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Carey .. but that didn't help. Everything is still functioning the
> > same as explained before. Geo
> >
> > "Carey Holzman" wrote:
> >
> >> Please follow the steps at
> >> http://www.careyholzman.com/xp/home/xphome-1.htm
> >>
> >> I'm not done writing these pages, but go through the manual setup on each
> >> PC
> >> following the steps until you get a 'page not found' error, then apply
> >> those
> >> changes on each PC by rebooting them and let me know if there is any
> >> difference.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Carey
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Geo" <Geo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BC14F25E-7E8C-482D-951C-068C0397A94B@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm running XP ... I disabled the firewalls ... I can see PC-1 and PC-2
> >> > but
> >> > can't access files. On PC-2, I can't see PC-1 .. this is thru a
> >> > wireless
> >> > connection.
> >> >
> >> > Geo
> >> >
> >> > "Carey Holzman" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> What operating system are the PCs running? Any firewalls installed? If
> >> >> so,
> >> >> please uninstall them.
> >> >>
> >> >> Carey
> >> >>
> >> >> "Geo" <Geo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:6C0B2363-6906-4AA9-94EC-B353FDF7BB4C@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have a Wireless Router with one computer wired to in and the other
> >> >> >is
> >> >> > wireless. Both can access the internet, but I can't seem to get
> >> >> > them
> >> >> > set
> >> >> > up
> >> >> > in a home network environment to share files or a printer. PC-1
> >> >> > will
> >> >> > be
> >> >> > seen
> >> >> > on the workgroup when I'm on it, but it can't see PC-2. Same is
> >> >> > true
> >> >> > when
> >> >> > I'm on PC-2. What am I doing wrong?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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