Re: Networking an XP to an existing ME home network

From: Carey Holzman (carey_at_careyholzman.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:13:30 -0700

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Carey

"Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1CE73953-AA81-4050-A856-7DC0860619F6@microsoft.com...
>I currently have a network of two computers both running ME. They work
>fine
> file sharing and printer sharing. Internet connection is fine too. The
> settings for this network are as follows:
>
> 2) Go into your Control Panel and double-click on the Network icon. Make
> sure you have the following items installed:
> · Client for Microsoft Networks
> · Your Network adapter
> · TCP/IP
> · IPX/SPX
> · File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
> 3) If IPX/SPX is not listed, please take the time to install it now. If
> IPX/SPX and/or Netbeui are not listed as available protocols, please see
> Tip
> #2 further down this page.
> 4) Double-click on Client for Microsoft Networks. Make sure 'Log on to
> Windows NT domain' does NOT have a check in the box next to it. Select
> 'Logon
> and restore network connections'. Click OK.
> 5) Double-click on your network adapter, and click the BINDINGS tab. Make
> sure both TCP/IP and IPX/SPX are listed and both are CHECKED. Click OK.
> 6) Double-click on TCP/IP, click on the tab that says BINDINGS and
> un-check
> File and Printer Sharing. Click on the tab that says ADVANCED, and where
> it
> says 'Allow Binding to ATM,' make sure the value is NO. Ensure there is a
> check in the box at the bottom of the window that says 'Set this protocol
> to
> be the default protocol'. Click OK.
> 7) Double-click on IPX/SPX and, on the NetBIOS tab, make sure it is
> UN-checked where it says 'I want to enable NetBIOS over IPX/SPX'.
> (Unless
> you are connecting to a Windows 2000 PC, in which case you will want this
> box
> to remain checked). Click on the Bindings tab and make sure that Client
> for
> Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing BOTH ARE checked. Then
> click
> OK.
> 8) Double-click on File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Click
> once on Browse Master and make sure its value is set to Automatic. Click
> once
> on LM Announce and make sure its value is set to NO. Click OK.
> 9) Below the ADD button, you'll see a line that says 'Primary Network
> Logon', click the down arrow in the window below that and select 'Windows
> Logon'.
> 10) Below that, you'll see a button labeled 'File and Print Sharing.',
> click
> it once. Make sure that 'I want to be able to give others access to my
> files'
> is checked and 'I want to be able to allow others to print to my
> printer(s)'
> is also checked. Click OK.
> 11) Click on the IDENTIFICATION tab and change your workgroup name to
> WORKGROUP (please use all capitol letters, the workgroup name can be
> case-sensitive on some PCs).
> 12) Click on the Access Control tab and make sure that Share-level access
> control IS selected.
>
>
> After I set this network up I added another computer to the network
> running
> XP. Everything was working fine for a short period of time, but all of
> the
> sudden I had no Internet access or file sharing. I messed with a few
> thins
> on the XP computer and got the Internet to work, but no file sharing. As
> it
> stands now, I have no Internet access once again and no file sharing from
> the
> XP. The ME units can see the XP, but the XP cannot see the ME. I do have
> EZ
> Armor installed, but I believe the settings are so file sharing is
> allowed,
> and I don't think that would matter because it's not letting me have
> access
> to the Internet anyway. Also, it did work for a short period of time with
> the EZ Armor installed. Any help getting this frustrating network set up
> so
> it will be reliable would be very appreciated.
>

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