Re: network problems- xp home with xp pro?

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On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:49:07 -0700, "Andy" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Trying to set up my home network and getting nowhere. Laptop 1(homebase) is
>running xp home and is hard wired into a linksys router. Laptop 2(andy) is
>running xp pro and is accessing the router via a wireless connection. Both
>machines have no problem accessing the internet. Hombase can see Andy, but
>Andy cannot see Homebase. Windows firewall is turned off on both machines, as
>is the Norton firewall. I have limited computer skills, and I do believe I
>have tried everything that I can think of. The names of the network are the
>same (MSHOME) on both machines. I can ping from one to the other with IP
>addresses but not computer names. Homebase can see Andy, but no network path
>is found. Andy recieves this message: "MSHOME is not accessible. You might
>not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the network admins
>etc... The list of servers for this network is not currently available."
>Homebase recieves a similar message , with "the network path was not found."
>at the end of the message. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Andy,

The Norton firewall is well known for not accepting defeat easily, you have to
either un install it, carefully, following all procedures provided by Symantec,
or properly configure it.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>

Also, check registry setting restrictanonymous.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>

Finally, run "browstat status" on both computers and examine results.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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