Re: Ip address not recognized

Well here's what I found out. The reason why I wasn't able to ping was
because of my norton. I tried to configuare it as you suggested but still
wasn't able to ping. The norton would have to be off for it to allow me to
ping. I guess I need to look into norton's help files further unless you know
other ways. I put the IP address as a trusted source and it still would not
allow me to ping the addrsses.
Second thing I found was the computer names were the same and the windows
troubleshooter suggested different names so they were changed. By doing this
I was able to see the network and the two computers on my desktop but still
unable to view them on the laptop. The laptop does list the "home" network
but does not list the two computers. It still gives me the error message that
it is unaccessible. (This is with the norton firewall off)
When I attempted to access the laptop from my desktop (main computer) it too
stated I do not have permission.
As per your suggestion I did check the folder options and they are the same.
The user name and password are the same as well.
I am running Windows professional.

I'm still stuck and still troubleshooting. I would love any other ideas or
suggestions.
Thanks


"Malke" wrote:

> mschie wrote:
>
> > Same work group (which is home) but when I go to view this workgroup
> > on my laptop it gives me the error message "Home is not accessible.
> > you may not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the
> > administrator of this server to find out if you have access
> > permissions. The list of servers ifor this workgroup is currently not
> > available"
> >
> > Any ideas?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "Jerry M. Gartner" wrote:
> >
> >> Make sure that your systems are in the same workgroup.
>
> Windows machines do not need to be in the same Workgroup to share
> files/printers. Workgroups are merely a cosmetic/organizational device.
>
> Things to check:
>
> 1. Since you have Service Pack 1 only on both machines (and you really
> should install Service Pack 2), you must be using a third-party
> firewall on each computer. Configure the firewalls properly to allow
> local area network traffic as trusted. Refer to the firewalls' Help
> files for how to do this.
>
> 2. You don't mention whether you have XP Pro or Home on either machine.
> If XP Pro, make sure that both machines have the Simple Sharing option
> set the same (Folder Options>View tab). For ease, make identical user
> accounts and passwords on both machines.
>
> Malke
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