Re: My computers can't see each other on the net

Perhaps you might consider connecting to the internet through one of the PCs
and using ICS to connect the other one. Then both won't be directly
connected and you can disable the firewall on the PC that isn't connected
directly. I feel certain that your problem is related to the firewalls
(especially if you're using Windows AND NIS AND the one on the Belkin Router
all together) - especially since you showed some improvement when you
performed a partial disabling.

"Pegasus Host" <PegasusHost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6260AEB7-A26C-4657-8C0C-ADE2854EF38E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for the advice, I had the Windows firewall and NIS personal
> firewall
> enabled on both machines, plus the firewall within the Belkin Router. I've
> disabled Windows Firewall on both machines, and ensured that NIS is
> configured to allow ip adresses of the 2 machines to work. This has
> improved
> things somewhat - on the laptop now it sees itself when I look for other
> workgroup computers, but still neither machine can see the other.
> I'm reluctant to disable firewalls completely on either machine, as I
> assume
> because both connect directly through the modem/router to the internet,
> both
> machines need their own firewall protection enabled.
> Can you think of anything further?
>
> "Lorien" wrote:
>
>> The most likely cause of the problem is Windows Firewall or ICF or a
>> third
>> party firewall that's blocking access. Try disabling that (especially on
>> the PC that isn't directly connected to the internet because the firewall
>> shouldn't be necessary on that machine and it's a known problem with some
>> network file sharing).
>>
>> The fact that you're getting a message on the laptop saying that the
>> workgroup is not accessible means that you're making contact with it and
>> that it's not a matter of network connectivity (but perhaps one of
>> permissions). Make sure the computer that's rejecting the sharing is set
>> up
>> to share the files/folders you're trying to access.
>>
>> Although enable Simple File Sharing might solve your problem, that
>> shouldn't
>> be necessary if you've set up proper sharing in a more normal way (and
>> simple file sharing prevents you from using NTFS permissions and other
>> security measures you might prefer to have).
>>
>>
>> "Pegasus Host" <PegasusHost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3EE538BD-7DAE-4D82-A4AE-21CAA07C42D3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I'm running XP pro on my desktop wired to a Belkin Modem/Router, and XP
>> > home
>> > on the laptop which is wireless to the Router. Both machines have
>> > perfect
>> > access to the internet, but I can't see either machine from the other,
>> > or
>> > share any files, although I could a few weeks ago before my daughter
>> > used
>> > the
>> > laptop!!.
>> > I can ping both machines from each other using the ip address, but not
>> > using
>> > computer names.
>> > Workgroups are named the same on both machines, and computer names are
>> > different. I have the same password protected accounts on both
>> > machines.
>> > If I try to view workgroup computers in My Network Places, the desktop
>> > shows
>> > itself, but the laptop comes up with an error message suggesting
>> > "Workgroup is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
>> > network resource. Contact the adninistrator of this server to find out
>> > if
>> > you
>> > have access permissions The list of network servers for this workgroup
>> > is
>> > not
>> > currently available"
>> > I'm logged on as an administrator so I assume that isn't the problem.
>> > Anyone got any ideas?
>>
>>
>>


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