*HELP* file and folder sharing (2000 to xp home) - what am i doing wrong?

P

*ProteanThread*

i have a laptop with windows 2000 connected to a a desktop with windows
xp home edition using a wireless router. i can connect to the internet
on both machines and both machines have same usernames/passwords.
however, although i have enabled sharing on an external drive connected
to the desktop (and some folders on the root drive) either computer
can't see the other (though both belong to the same workgroup:
WORKGROUP) and the laptop can't see the files / folders i have enabled
sharing on the desktop (both on the root drive and on the external
drive). i enabled full control for all shared files in the shared
directories by authenticated users and specific users, but even still,
either computer doesn't see the other on the network.

did i miss something?

protocols? account restrictions? group policies (default on both
machines)? anything else?
 
D

Dave Patrick

From a command prompt;
ipconfig /all
on each. Then try pinging the other by name and by address and post the
result.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|i have a laptop with windows 2000 connected to a a desktop with windows
| xp home edition using a wireless router. i can connect to the internet
| on both machines and both machines have same usernames/passwords.
| however, although i have enabled sharing on an external drive connected
| to the desktop (and some folders on the root drive) either computer
| can't see the other (though both belong to the same workgroup:
| WORKGROUP) and the laptop can't see the files / folders i have enabled
| sharing on the desktop (both on the root drive and on the external
| drive). i enabled full control for all shared files in the shared
| directories by authenticated users and specific users, but even still,
| either computer doesn't see the other on the network.
|
| did i miss something?
|
| protocols? account restrictions? group policies (default on both
| machines)? anything else?
|
 
P

*ProteanThread*

Dave, here are the results:

FROM LAPTOP (windows 2000)

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G630
Wireless C
ardbus Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-66-7D-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 11 June, 2006
12:30:49 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 12 June, 2006
10:17:09 AM

C:\>ping 192.168.1.2

Pinging 192.168.1.2 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


FROM DESKTOP (windows xp home edition)


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : winxp
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-A8-7C-19-07
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 11 June, 2006
11:39:51 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 12 June, 2006
6:19:16 AM

C:\>ping 192.168.1.3

Pinging 192.168.1.3 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=151ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 151ms, Average = 79ms

C:\>


Dave said:
From a command prompt;
ipconfig /all
on each. Then try pinging the other by name and by address and post the
result.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
Click to expand...
 
D

Dave Patrick

Turn off the firewall on Windows XP

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dave, here are the results:
|
| FROM LAPTOP (windows 2000)
|
| C:\>ipconfig /all
|
| Windows 2000 IP Configuration
|
| Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
| Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
| Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
| IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
| WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
|
| Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:
|
| Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
| Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G630
| Wireless C
| ardbus Adapter
| Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-66-7D-B2
| DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
| Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 11 June, 2006
| 12:30:49 PM
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 12 June, 2006
| 10:17:09 AM
|
| C:\>ping 192.168.1.2
|
| Pinging 192.168.1.2 with 32 bytes of data:
|
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
|
| Ping statistics for 192.168.1.2:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
|
|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
| FROM DESKTOP (windows xp home edition)
|
|
| C:\>ipconfig /all
|
| Windows IP Configuration
|
| Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : winxp
| Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
| Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
| IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
| WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
|
| Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
|
| Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
| Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
| Fast Ethe
| rnet NIC
| Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-A8-7C-19-07
| Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
| Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 11 June, 2006
| 11:39:51 AM
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 12 June, 2006
| 6:19:16 AM
|
| C:\>ping 192.168.1.3
|
| Pinging 192.168.1.3 with 32 bytes of data:
|
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=151ms TTL=128
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=128
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=128
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
|
| Ping statistics for 192.168.1.3:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 151ms, Average = 79ms
|
| C:\>
 
P

*ProteanThread*

Thanks, Dave. You gave me the idea of setting the laptop as a trusted
IP with the firewall on XP. I didn't even think of that until you had
mentioned the firewall (again!). again, thanks.



Dave said:
Turn off the firewall on Windows XP

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dave, here are the results:
|
| FROM LAPTOP (windows 2000)
|
| C:\>ipconfig /all
|
| Windows 2000 IP Configuration
|
| Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
| Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
| Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
| IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
| WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
|
| Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:
|
| Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
| Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G630
| Wireless C
| ardbus Adapter
| Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-66-7D-B2
| DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
| Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 11 June, 2006
| 12:30:49 PM
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 12 June, 2006
| 10:17:09 AM
|
| C:\>ping 192.168.1.2
|
| Pinging 192.168.1.2 with 32 bytes of data:
|
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
|
| Ping statistics for 192.168.1.2:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
|
|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
| FROM DESKTOP (windows xp home edition)
|
|
| C:\>ipconfig /all
|
| Windows IP Configuration
|
| Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : winxp
| Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
| Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
| IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
| WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
|
| Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
|
| Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
| Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
| Fast Ethe
| rnet NIC
| Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-A8-7C-19-07
| Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
| Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 11 June, 2006
| 11:39:51 AM
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 12 June, 2006
| 6:19:16 AM
|
| C:\>ping 192.168.1.3
|
| Pinging 192.168.1.3 with 32 bytes of data:
|
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=151ms TTL=128
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=128
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=128
| Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
|
| Ping statistics for 192.168.1.3:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 151ms, Average = 79ms
|
| C:\>
Click to expand...
 
D

Dave Patrick

You're welcome.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks, Dave. You gave me the idea of setting the laptop as a trusted
| IP with the firewall on XP. I didn't even think of that until you had
| mentioned the firewall (again!). again, thanks.
 

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