Help with XP Networking

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Pete Coppola

I have two computers sharing a DSL connection through a
wireless router. Both run MSXP Home Edition.

Both computers are accessing the internet, both can ping
each other. I have set each up for file & printer
sharing.

Computer A can see Computer B in My next work places and
can see the name of the shared files, but cannot access
the files and cannot access the printers. When I double
click a Computer B shared folder, I get the following
Error:

"<shared folder> is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network source. Contact the
administrator for this server to find out if you have
access permission.

The network path was not found."

Computer B however can see and access coimputers A's
files & printers.

I should add that I set everything up through XP's
network wizard and I have disabled the XP firewall on
each computer's network connection.

In addition, this was working yesterday but I did
maintenance on computer A last night (reloaded Norton
System Works and McAfee Personal Firewall 8.0).

On MPF 8.0, I set the firewall for "trusting security"

Both computers get their IP address automatically with
DHCP and they can both ping each other anbd the router
and they can both access the shared internet.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

PCC
 
I wonder if I can help I have networked my house and all is wel

u start on the master comp the one conected to the router via lan wan

u open printers in control panel right click the click share u have to do this to all u want to share on that comp first remember u will have given your network a name remember i

then go to the other comp connected via radio card add printers when asked to look for one browes in the menu there u should find c d a and so on but look closer the name of the network will be there when u click on it the printer and shared folder will be there I hope this has helped
 
Uninstall Norton and McAfee - see what works. Then install each separately -
see what happens. I bet one of them is the culprit.

ZoneAlarm is a much better firewall.
 
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