Re: Peer to Peer not working
From: Jack (JackMDS_at_verizon.net)
Date: 12/21/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:12:57 -0500
Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network
Settings, and Sharing. http://www.ezlan.net/Installing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).
"Matrix" <d@d.net> wrote in message
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>
> I have two computers linked NIC to NIC by a CAT5 crossover network
> cable.
>
> One computer can see thew other but when I click on it the files will
> not open. There are no yellow triangles in the Network Section, or
> indeed any section, in the Device Manager of either computer
>
> The 1st computer is called 'PC1' running Windows XP Home Edition 5.1
> Service Pack 2 and IPCONFIG /ALL produces the following.
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC1
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
> Connection
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-69-B9-5D
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>
> The 2nd Computer is called 'PC2' running Windows XP Pro 5.1 Service Pack
> 2 and IPCONFIG /ALL produces the following.
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC2
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : DAVICOM 9102-Based PCI Fast
> Ethernet Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-60-6E-75-77-5D
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>
> If I look under 'My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows
> Network/Home' I can 'see' both PC1 and PC2 on both computers. I can
> access both computers from PC2 but PC1 can only access it's own shared
> folder. When I click on PC2 (using PC1) I get an error box with the
> message "\\PC2 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
> this network resource. Contact the Administrator of this server to find
> out if you have access permissions. Access is denied
>
> I am Administrator on both computers. I have already tried changing PC1
> to Node Type 'Mixed' but that made both PC1 and PC2 disappear from the
> HOME workgroup on PC1 so changed it back.
>
> I can see that IP Routing is enabled on PC1 but not on PC2 although I
> have checked the settings are set the same on both computers under
> 'Local Area Connection Properties'.
>
> Could this difference be the problem and if so should they both have it
> enabled or both disabled and how do I do it.
>
> I am so close yet so far. Please can anyone assist? Thanks
>
>
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