Re: Confused: networking with WinXP Pro and Win 2K Pro

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Try:

1. Uninstall ZoneAlarm. After you get file and printer sharing working you
can reinstall this software and configure it as necessary.

2. On the XP machine, disable simple file sharing:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874

3. Either disable the XP firewall or configure it with an exception for
file and printer sharing.

You can easily accomplish your goals with Share and/or NTFS permissions.
You have 3 firewalls available to you(Router, XP, and ZoneAlarm) - Do not
run 2 software firewalls on a machine at the same time.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Charles" <Charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6A8C1E33-83DC-4510-A9D1-6241979C8E9A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Networking can be so dificult. Here's the setup: 2 PCs connected to a
> Motorola Wireless/4 port router which is connected to a Motorola Cable
modem.
> PC1 is running XP Pro w/ SP2, and PC2 is running win2k pro w/ SP4. Both
> machines are connected to the router with cat5e cables. Both machines can
> browse the internet with no problems. The difficulties arise when one
wishes
> to share files between PC1 & PC2. ( side note : VNC4 works flawlesly
between
> the 2 PCs) Both machines are partitioned NTFS and they have matching
acounts
> (PChucks Blog) and they still cant connect. the XP box can 'see' the
Win2k
> box, but the Win2k box can't 'see' the Xp box. I am thinking it is a
Security
> policy on either one or both of the PCs that is causing this. (This
worked
> when I had Xp Home on PC1.) I don't know where to start. The Xp box has
> Mulltiple users and security "permisions" on their personal
folders/drives.
> Both PCs are running Zone Alarm Firewall software.
>
> This is want I want to do:
> 1> Enable both machines to share files between them.
> 2> Make it possible for a particlular user to have access to his/her files
> no matter what PC they are loged into.
> 3> Prevent same users access to each others files.
> 4> Lock down the outside connections (is the NAT router and software
> firewall sufficent ?)
>
> appoligies for any confusion, and Thanks for any and all help.
>
> Charles---
>


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