Re: Networking Nightmare

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jaycee46 <jaycee46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
I have been trolling this newsgroup hoping to find an answer to my
problem. I recently built a new system and installed XP Pro and
attempted to join the workgroup that already existed on my network.
Obviously I have not been successful.

The network consists of computer John running XP Pro with all
updates and computer Jeanne running XP Home with all updates. They
are hard wired (ie ethernet) to a Microsoft wireless router. Both
computers have access to the internet. Both computers heve
Trend-micro Internet security suite with a firewall configured to
allow home networking. The problem is that while computer Jeanne can see
and access all
shared file on John, John can see Jeanne but cannot access any
shared files. I have tried all types of combinations and
permutations of the excellant advice offered here but nothing
works. I don't believe that it is a firewall problem as I have
tried everything with the firewall boyj on and off. I have also
made sure that the Windows fireall was off.
I have run Browstat and ipconfig on both machines and are inclucing
them here.

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When you say that John can see Jeanne - do you mean:

1. John can ping Jeanne by IP address
2. John can ping Jeanne by the name 'jeanne'

Make sure that either the users on both computers use the same
username & password, or that you create identical
usernames/passwords on both. Then try

\\jeanne

and see whether you can browse....if not, can you blind map a drive?

net use x: \\jeanne\c$ (or whatever share name you set up on that
PC) ?
When I said that John can see jeanne, I meant in network neighborhood.

John cannot ping jeanne either by name or IP address both timed out.

Then it sounds like a firewall issue, honestly, although you've said you
ruled that out.

The IP address from John is 192.168.2.2, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 - what
is it on Jeanne?

Make sure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on Jeanne, and that the computer
browser service is started. Once you can ping by IP, that is.


Both computers have identical names and passwords.

\\jeanne does not work, cannot browse.

net use came back with a system error 85 "The local drive is already
in use."

Well, don't use X, then - that was just my example. :)

But browsing and mapping drives won't work at all if you can't even ping by
IP.



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