3 WINXP Pro PC network

[Rod]

HI

appreciate any help here PLEASE......

I have set up a 3 workstation WinXP Pro workgroup.

PC1. Named Workshop can see and share files with RobUpstairs PC 2 and also
see files on the Downstairs PC 3
PC2. Named RobUpstairs can see and share files with Workhop PC only - cannot
see Downstairs PC3 at all
PC3. Named Downstairs sees neither of the other 2 PCS

They are linked via a Lynksys Router, which in turn is connected to a Seibel
ADSL modem.

All 3 PCs can get out to the internet

The Workgroup is named WORKGROUP on all PCS
The naming convention is abided by (no spaces under16 characters)

PC1 can ping PC2 and PC3
PC2 can ping PC1 only
PC3 can ping OUT to the intenet only

I have set Shared folders/files on all 3 the same

PC 1 is an older box (about 2 yrs old) XP Pro SP3, the two other boxes are
brand new Win XP PRo SP3.

I have checked cabling etc, and services and firewall settings and all
appear identical

What the heck am I missing?

Rgds
Rod

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

I would check the firewall and security software first.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[Malke]

HI

appreciate any help here PLEASE......

I have set up a 3 workstation WinXP Pro workgroup.

PC1. Named Workshop can see and share files with RobUpstairs PC 2 and
also see files on the Downstairs PC 3
PC2. Named RobUpstairs can see and share files with Workhop PC only -
cannot see Downstairs PC3 at all
PC3. Named Downstairs sees neither of the other 2 PCS

They are linked via a Lynksys Router, which in turn is connected to a
Seibel ADSL modem.

All 3 PCs can get out to the internet

The Workgroup is named WORKGROUP on all PCS
The naming convention is abided by (no spaces under16 characters)

PC1 can ping PC2 and PC3
PC2 can ping PC1 only
PC3 can ping OUT to the intenet only

I have set Shared folders/files on all 3 the same

PC 1 is an older box (about 2 yrs old) XP Pro SP3, the two other boxes are
brand new Win XP PRo SP3.

I have checked cabling etc, and services and firewall settings and all
appear identical

Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused
by 1) a misconfigured firewall or overlooked firewall (including a stateful
firewall in a VPN); or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the
built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having
identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying
to create shares where the operating system does not permit it.

A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN)
traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer
Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network Setup Wizard on
XP will take care of this for those machines.The only "gotcha" is that this
will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a
third-party firewall or have an antivirus/security program with its own
firewall component, then you're fine. With third-party firewalls, I
usually configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be
192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
subnet. Refer to any third party security program's Help or user forums for
how to properly configure its firewall. Do not run more than one firewall.
DO NOT TURN OFF FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY.

B. For ease of organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup. This
is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab.

C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not
need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE
PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly
to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you
can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

D. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab).

Malke

 

[Rod]

tks to both repliers...I will check all these settings!

Rgds
Rod