File and Printer sharing

[Guest]

Have set up a Peer-to-Peer connection between a WinXP Home and WinXP Pro in
which the XP is connected to Modem. IP address for XP Home is 192.168.0.1
and XP Pro is set to ‘Obtain an IP Address automatically’.
Internet connection is fine as is file sharing between XP Home and XP Pro,
problem is that XP Home system can’t see XP Pro’s shared files (i.e. shared
files are visible on XP Pro but not on XP Home) nor can XP Pro access the
Printer which is configured on XP Home, the Icon for the Printer is present
and ‘Ready’ and ‘Shared’ but when sending files to print the printer flashes
on and of but goes no further and no trace of any file in queue or of it’s
existence of being in queue can be found.
Also, when trying to use ‘File and Transfer Wizard’ to transfer files and
settings from XP Home to XP Pro the Wizard starts the process until getting
to asking for XP Pro’s password, after password is entered a box appears
informing that it does not recognise other computer (sorry I have forgotten
the correct wording).

I am running NetBios over TCP/IP on each computer.
I have disabled the browser on XP Pro only.
I have SFS enabled XP Pro, cannot find the SFS facility in XP Home, Folder
Options View???
I have checked Local security polices and Guest account with SFS disabled on
XP Pro and they are fine.
Firewalls allow for file and printer sharing and file transfer wizard, I
have no 3rd party Firewall and both comps have SP2.
I am running Client for MS Networks on both systems.
Both comps have proper name and workgroup configured in System computer name.

There is one part of the process that has me baffled and that is the setting
up of shares in each comp, could someone clarify this process for me!! Could
this be the root of my problem??

Below is the IPConfig for XP Home comp:



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ERIC1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-ED-57-14-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Motorola SURFboard SB5100 USB
Cable Modem

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-1A-D0-FD-9D

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 82.40.105.180

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.40.104.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 62.31.112.121

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 62.31.64.39

62.31.112.39

62.31.144.39

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 January 2005 11:22:34

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 January 2005 04:52:26

And this is the IPConfig for XP Pro comp:

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : RUNNINGTIM

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mshome.net



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Networking Velocity Family
Giga-bit Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-67-74-17

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.189

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. . . . . . . . . . : 12 February 2005 12:20:19

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 February 2005 12:20:19


Hope this makes sense.

 

[Chuck]

Have set up a Peer-to-Peer connection between a WinXP Home and WinXP Pro in
which the XP is connected to Modem. IP address for XP Home is 192.168.0.1
and XP Pro is set to ‘Obtain an IP Address automatically’.
Internet connection is fine as is file sharing between XP Home and XP Pro,
problem is that XP Home system can’t see XP Pro’s shared files (i.e. shared
files are visible on XP Pro but not on XP Home) nor can XP Pro access the
Printer which is configured on XP Home, the Icon for the Printer is present
and ‘Ready’ and ‘Shared’ but when sending files to print the printer flashes
on and of but goes no further and no trace of any file in queue or of it’s
existence of being in queue can be found.
Also, when trying to use ‘File and Transfer Wizard’ to transfer files and
settings from XP Home to XP Pro the Wizard starts the process until getting
to asking for XP Pro’s password, after password is entered a box appears
informing that it does not recognise other computer (sorry I have forgotten
the correct wording).

I am running NetBios over TCP/IP on each computer.
I have disabled the browser on XP Pro only.
I have SFS enabled XP Pro, cannot find the SFS facility in XP Home, Folder
Options View???
I have checked Local security polices and Guest account with SFS disabled on
XP Pro and they are fine.
Firewalls allow for file and printer sharing and file transfer wizard, I
have no 3rd party Firewall and both comps have SP2.
I am running Client for MS Networks on both systems.
Both comps have proper name and workgroup configured in System computer name.

There is one part of the process that has me baffled and that is the setting
up of shares in each comp, could someone clarify this process for me!! Could
this be the root of my problem??

Below is the IPConfig for XP Home comp:

<SNIP IPConfig>

With XP Home and Pro on the LAN together, you're stuck with Simple File Sharing
on XP Home.
- Enable SFS on XP Pro.
- Enable Guest on XP Pro.
- Synchronise passwords on Guest on both computers.

On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, enable Guest, with
Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list. Look at "Access this computer
from the network", and make sure that Everyone is in this list.

The "Client for MS Networks" network component is the client portion of file
sharing (DOHH). You need "File and Printer Sharing for MS Networks", the server
portion of file sharing, on both computers also.

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.

Here are a few websites with useful tutorials on file sharing, and networking in
general:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.wown.com/

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Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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