Re: File Sharing Hesitates

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Check.

"Harry Boyne" wrote:

You would want to check that all the IP addresses that are on your network
are allowed.

All of the computers are connected by ethernet, not by wireless, right?


Harry

"Herman Jones" <HermanJones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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From what I saw it looked like the firewall was only blocking some
programs
from accessing the Internet. I didn't see where it was blocking anything
within my network. Is there something specific I should be looking for
that
would delay Windows Explorer when it tries to obtain a list of files and
folders on a peer computer?

"Harry Boyne" wrote:

Have you checked that the firewall allows EVERYTHING going on in the
network?

Normally the firewall is blocking something.

Harry

"Herman Jones" <HermanJones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I’ve recently added a new desktop computer to my peer-to-peer home
network.
The network now consists of a laptop, three desktops and a shared
printer.
All components share a single Internet connection through the network.
All
computers are running Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Up until the introduction of the new computer everything worked fine.
In
fact everything still works. All four computers can access the
Internet.
All four computers can use the printer. And, all four computers can
communicate together. The problem is that accessing files on the three
old
computers from the new computer is very slow sometimes.

Using Windows Explorer, when I first try to access files on the other
computers, it hesitates. Windows Explorer is completely frozen for a
minute
or more but other programs are responsive as long as I don’t try to
access
the file system. It’s almost as if Windows Explorer is waiting for
something
and hangs until it times out. After the timeout I will be able to
access
files on the other computers fine for a while and then it will freeze
again.
It always works fine again (for a while) after the timeout.

The new computer (the one that freezes) has Microsoft OneCare on it.
The
others are running Trend Micro’s PCCillin. Could this be causing a
problem?

The new computer has a gigabit controller built on the motherboard.
The
rest of the network (including the wired router) is 10/100. I tried
changing
the network properties to 10/100 but this made no improvement. Would
adding
a 10/100 NIC in the computer help?

Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?



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