Re: Network only works in one direction

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:16:02 -0800, Teemer <Teemer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:10:08 -0800, Teemer <Teemer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Ian" wrote:
>> >
>> >> First, try pinging one machine from the other. If that doesn't work then
>> >> sharing won't, and you have a fundamental problem.
>> >>
>> >> Then try turning off the firewalls temporarily, see if that affects things.
>> >>
>> >> As the server is XP Home there shouldn't be any security issues, although
>> >> changing group-permissions or the like, or changing registry settings which
>> >> are permissible in Pro can break sharing in Home. In general it would be
>> >> better if the Pro machine were the server.
>> >>
>> >> You could try creating a user-account on the Home machine that has the same
>> >> username and password as the one on Pro. That may get things working if it is
>> >> a security problem.
>>
>> >I can ping both each computer from the other, using both address and name. I
>> >have turned off the firewall, I have checked the browser service. I have
>> >uniqe names, no passwords. Both computers can access the internet. I have a
>> >Belkin wireless router that can see both boxes on the lan setup.
>>
>> With the server running XP Home (and Simple File Sharing), did you activate the
>> Guest account properly?
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

>Guest account is configured properly. I have another hard drive with xp pro
>sp2 on it that I installed in my server box. Booted up and the network works
>like a dream. There just seems to be a setting in the registry or a
>permission setting that is wrong on the xp home. It just won;t let me have
>access. It is driving me carazy.

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too. What
antivirus do you use?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

--
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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