F/U to XP Home won't share with others on the network

[Hannah Prosser]

We have tried suggestions received (see below) but they
did not work. Anything else we can try? Thanks.

[email protected]>, "Hannah Prosser"

We have installed Network Setup Wizard and have an
internet connection. This PC will not share with 2 other
PCs on the network. The other PCs are XP Home and Windows
98. The other two machines are networked to each other
just fine--just want to add a 2nd XP Home to network.

These tips should help:

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a
direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all
other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.
htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If
the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer
Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_prot
ocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all
computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/ne
tbt.htm
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[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

can you ping the pc? also what do you get when using net view \\pcname
command from remote computer?

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[Hannah Prosser]

Yes, I can ping the pc from the internet. When I enter
the command prompt, I get "System error 53 has occured"
and "The network path was not found"

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

system error 53 tells me that is name resolution issue. without knowing your
system and setup, you may want to check the wins, netbios and lmhosts.

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