Network Problem

G

Guest

Hello

I have 2 computers setup on a network. Main one is running XP Pro and the
other is running XP Home. XP Home can see XP pro, But XP pro can not see XP
Home. I can ping and it works. I took out all Firewall software. When
clicking on work group nothing happens. I did install SP 2 on XP pro but not
XP Home. This is confusing.

Thanks Bear
 
M

Malke

Bear said:
Hello

I have 2 computers setup on a network. Main one is running XP Pro and
the other is running XP Home. XP Home can see XP pro, But XP pro can
not see XP Home. I can ping and it works. I took out all Firewall
software. When clicking on work group nothing happens. I did install
SP 2 on XP pro but not XP Home. This is confusing.

Thanks Bear
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What does "I took out all firewall software" mean exactly? SP2
automatically enables the Windows Firewall. Did you disable it? If not,
try enabling File & Printer Sharing in the Windows Firewall Exceptions
from its applet in Control Panel.

Here is an excellent network troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. If
the Windows Firewall fix above doesn't help, go through the
troubleshooter:

http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm

Malke
 
G

Guest

I disabled all. I have tryed with and with out. I did enable File & Printer
Sharing in the Windows Firewall Exceptions
 
C

Carey Holzman

Replace your network cabling and try a different port on the
hub/switch/router. Also try resetting the hub/switch/router.

More than likely, it's a bad cable.

Carey
 
G

Guest

I have done all that. I even bought new router.

Carey Holzman said:
Replace your network cabling and try a different port on the
hub/switch/router. Also try resetting the hub/switch/router.

More than likely, it's a bad cable.

Carey
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C

Carey Holzman

Can each PC ping the other by IP address? How about pinging by name?

On each PC,
Click Start, click Run, type: cmd (and hit enter)

Type: ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt (and hit enter)

Use Notepad to open c:\ipconfig.txt and copy and paste entire contents into
your next post.

Thanks,
Carey
 
G

Guest

I am able to ping by IP and Name
Here is other info
PC
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : judy

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter
Version 1.0

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-A0-CC-25-AD-18

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 30, 2004
4:10:46 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, January 06, 2005
4:10:46 PM

PC1
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bear

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys EtherFast 10/100 USB
Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-5A-99-9C-8C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 31, 2004
1:52:01 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 07, 2005 1:52:01
PM
 
C

Carey Holzman

On the XP Home computer, click Start, click Run and type \\192.168.0.2
(assuming 0.2 is the XP Pro computer)

Tell me what happens.

Carey
 
G

Guest

XP pro IP is 192.168.0.100

Carey Holzman said:
On the XP Home computer, click Start, click Run and type \\192.168.0.2
(assuming 0.2 is the XP Pro computer)

Tell me what happens.

Carey
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G

Guest

When I click on newtwork, I am still not able to see other computer or see
mine. When I click on workgroup nothing happens. When I do search for a
computer on the network I get nothing.

Bear
 
C

Carey Holzman

Tell me what services you have disabled on your computer. Not turned off,
mind you, but disabled. You find them under Services in the Administrative
Tools in your Control Panel.

Either that or you did not follow the steps EXACTLY at
www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Carey
 
C

Carey Holzman

I'm certain if you look, you'll find more than one service is disabled. I
need you to investigate that on both PCs and tell me ALL of the services
that are disabled. It doesn't matter if you disabled them or not. What
matters is if a needed service has become disabled, regardless of how.

For that, I need you to check and report back to me which services are set
to disabled.

Carey
 

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