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myth-unit
hi, hoping somebody might have an idea about this,
because I'm about out of them. Everything was fine for
around 6 months up until a power interruption last night.
2 XP PCs directly connected by a (twisted) network
cable. Both have LAN connections have TCP/IP (static
assigned ip's 192.168.0.1 and .2 and NETBIOS enabled),
Microsoft Networking, and File & Printer Sharing
installed. Both are in the same workgroup and have a
unique name. 'Computer Browser' service is started.
Both PCs have an identical set of user
accounts/passwords. No firewalls present on the LAN
connections.
If I browse 'my network places' and into the workgroup, I
can see both PC's (from either computer). If I try to
open the other computer, I get "(computername) is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Path not found". If I try to ping the
other machine (by name or ip), it times out. Pinging the
local IP is fine. If i do a 'net view' at the command
prompt, it shows both PCs. Also, if I enable DHCP server
on one PC and dhcp-assigned IP on the other (as a test),
it recieves an IP address fine.
Why can't I ping &/or view file shares, but other network
connectivity seems to be working?? I've looked at
Q308007, Q318030, Q299357 and searched Google, but I'm
getting nowhere fast.
Any help greatly appreciated.
cheers,
myth-unit
because I'm about out of them. Everything was fine for
around 6 months up until a power interruption last night.
2 XP PCs directly connected by a (twisted) network
cable. Both have LAN connections have TCP/IP (static
assigned ip's 192.168.0.1 and .2 and NETBIOS enabled),
Microsoft Networking, and File & Printer Sharing
installed. Both are in the same workgroup and have a
unique name. 'Computer Browser' service is started.
Both PCs have an identical set of user
accounts/passwords. No firewalls present on the LAN
connections.
If I browse 'my network places' and into the workgroup, I
can see both PC's (from either computer). If I try to
open the other computer, I get "(computername) is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Path not found". If I try to ping the
other machine (by name or ip), it times out. Pinging the
local IP is fine. If i do a 'net view' at the command
prompt, it shows both PCs. Also, if I enable DHCP server
on one PC and dhcp-assigned IP on the other (as a test),
it recieves an IP address fine.
Why can't I ping &/or view file shares, but other network
connectivity seems to be working?? I've looked at
Q308007, Q318030, Q299357 and searched Google, but I'm
getting nowhere fast.
Any help greatly appreciated.
cheers,
myth-unit