Re: One computer can't see the other.

I'm not sure I'm doing this right Steve, but on the command prompt at my host
computer I type in:
ping 192.168.0.102 and hit enter...I only see three packets, no fourth and
the dos screen(I guess it is a dos screen with black background) doesn't stay
up but a few moments...not hardly long enough to read. I does this from the
command prompt on my host machine and my client machine when I ping the host.
For net view on my host computer, I type in at the prompt: net
view\\192.168.0.102, hit enter, and the black screen just flashes for an
instant, not long enough to read anything.. Am I doing it correctly?
Dean

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

In article <E2D42C0E-7C97-4E71-B7B8-6C6BA94D0199@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dean
<Dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am new at this networking jargon, but i'll give it a try. I have a home
network of two computers. They both are running Windows XP Home Edition..My
ICS is working fine, but Computer 1(host) gatewaycomputer, cannot see
computer 2(client). But computer 2(client) CAN see Computer 1(host). I've
checked all of the settings I can find and every thing appears normal, but of
course it is not..My two little network computers on the taskbar at bottom of
page says the status is "connected." Will appreciate any ideas to try..
Dean

The most likely problem is that a firewall (Norton, McAfee, ZoneAlarm,
PC-cillin, etc) on the client is blocking access from the host.
Configure any firewall to allow access by other computers on the local
area network.

Note that some recent antivirus programs have firewall components that
have to be configured. An example is Norton Antivirus' "Internet Worm
Protection".

Thanks for the reply Steve...At the moment the only firewalls I have are the
ones that come with Windows XP Home Edition. And I don't have any Antivirus
program installed yet..I just began with Satellite Internet Service and
trying to get a network set up which I could not do when I had dial up..
I read somewhere(think Microsofts KB) that I should only have a firewall on
my host computer because if I have it on both it will disrupt local network
communications...so I turned the firewall off on my client computer. How do I
configure my firewall to allow access by other computers on the local area
network?
Thanks,
Dean

It's OK to run the Windows Firewall on the client computer, and I
disagree with the Microsoft KB if it says not to.

Run the Network Setup Wizard on the client computer. If the Wizard
detects the host's shared Internet connection, tell it to use that
connection. Otherwise, tell the Wizard that the computer connects to
the Internet through another computer. Tell the Wizard to enable file
and printer sharing.

Go to Control Panel > Security Center and look at the firewall status.
If it says that Windows Firewall is enabled, that's OK. If it shows a
non-Microsoft firewall or says that more than one firewall is enabled,
you'll have to find the other firewall program.

Test communication between the computers by typing these lines at a
command prompt (Start > Run > cmd) on each computer. Substitute the
actual computer names and IP addresses:

ping 192.168.0.2
ping client
net view \\client

ping 192.168.0.1
ping host
net view \\host

Each "ping" command should receive four replies. Each "net view"
command should show that computer's shared folders.

Okay Steve, I ran the Network setup wizard again on the client computer, but
where do I find my IP addresses? I opened the Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)
properties box and it says my IP addresses are obtained automatically...Is
there another place I can find them?
Dean

To find the IP address:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right-click the Local Area Network connection.
3. Click Status.
4. Click Support.

The host computer should have 192.168.0.1. The client computer should
have an address in the range 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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