Re: Home network problem (router and 2 laptops)

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Are you running a 3rd part firewall like ZoneAlarm or Sygate etc? If
so, you need to enable filesharing. It is no good enough to stop or
exit the firewall.
Pls report progress here.

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:29:02 -0700, Andy P <Andy
P@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>And here is the IPCONFIG/all output from the other laptop (appended after the
>previous one).
>
>And I also tried disabling the Windows firewall with no success.
>
>"Andy P" wrote:
>
>> I wasted 2 weekends ... please help.
>>
>> I have a router (wireless, but I use the LAN connections) and 2 laptops with
>> XP Home. I had them connected and did not realize at what point my home
>> network stopped working as I changed some settings to secure it in April
>> (could be the Novell network software that I installed and later removed).
>> Currently, I have the same workgroup, filesharing on, the corresponding user
>> names and passwords on each with administrator rights. I can ping each by IP
>> but not by computer name. I can also see both computers in My Network Places.
>> I spent countless hours checking to have the TCP/IP, file and printer
>> sharing, and client for microsoft networks. I keep getting a "You may not
>> have permission to access this resource. File path not found" message when I
>> try to access the other laptop.
>>
>> What else can I try?
>>
>> THANK you so much.
>>
>> Here is what I get from IPCONFIG/ALL:
>>
>> Windows IP Configuration
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : TOSHIBA
>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : (my internet provider).
>>
>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>
>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : (my internet provider).
>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
>> Ethernet NIC
>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-3A-41-F4
>> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 18, 2005 7:47:08 PM
>> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 25, 2005 7:47:08 PM
>>
>> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>>
>> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5004G Wireless Network
>> Adapter
>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-F5-27-C1-99
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DELL
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : (my internet provider).
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : (my internet provider).
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
>Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-56-AB-DF-8D
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.103
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 18, 2005 7:50:40 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 25, 2005 7:50:40 PM

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