Quick on for all you guru's out there.
I got an XP and a ME box I have connected my home network. I have high
speed internet thru Comcast and am sitting behind a Linksys wireless
router/firewall. I can share the internet connection between the boxes no
problem, but I can not share drives, folders, or printers.
I have the TCP/IP and the MS Client for MS Windows installed. Not sure
where to go next.
David,
In order to share files, you need both File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks (which lets you act as a server), and Client for Microsoft Networks
(which lets you act as a client) on each computer.
Then you need NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP -
Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer, which is an interface between
CMN/FPSMN and TCP/IP.
Finally, you need permissions setup properly.
Make sure the browser service is running on the XP computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable the
Browser on the ME computer.
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On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.
On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start - Run -
"cmd" - type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
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.
Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them properly for file sharing. Firewall
configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing,
problems.
And David, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted
email, than wanted email. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep
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of the internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
