I am trying to add a computer to an existing workgroup
using XPsp2 and the process seems to have changed. I am
using a hub/gateway and am able to connect to the
internet and some networked resources, but I can't
browse the network or connect to the other windows
machines (or vice versa). I cannot ping this computer
even from itself. The wizard prompts me to make a
network diskette and load it on all the other machines
(something new) but I don't want to compromise my
existing network. Thanks for your help.

Try disableing the firewall for this on all machines, since you are behind a
router this will not hurt. Disable firewall or open port 110
check this out, How to configure the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP
Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;875356

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Tip #1 on all PCs

Carey

"Phil Kay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am trying to add a computer to an existing workgroup
> using XPsp2 and the process seems to have changed. I am
> using a hub/gateway and am able to connect to the
> internet and some networked resources, but I can't
> browse the network or connect to the other windows
> machines (or vice versa). I cannot ping this computer
> even from itself. The wizard prompts me to make a
> network diskette and load it on all the other machines
> (something new) but I don't want to compromise my
> existing network. Thanks for your help.