Local Network

[Howard]

I have 3 computers connected via D-Link 4 station router.
2 computers are Windows 98 and one is Windows XP Home
The 2 98's can talk to each other and the 2 laptops
(Toshiba) one with xp and one with 98 but the XP won't
connect to the HP Desktop. I have rechecked the Sharing
and network name (Home) and all are set correctly. How
do I get the new laptop XP to talk with the HP desktop?
All three connect to the internet satisfactorily

 

[Guest]

Setup an account on both XP machines with the same
username/password and disable all firewalls for now.
Try the above.... if it doesn't work try to ping between
the two Xp machines and advise if this works.

 

[Jack]

Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Howard]

No. The problem is between the new XP laptop (toshiba)
and the old desktop 98 (HP) The old 98 laptop talks with
both the new and old computers. I think there is
somthing needed on the desktop to allow the new XP unit
to get thru. Rightnow I cannot connect, ping or any
thing with the new XP machine. But the new one will talk
to the old laptop.

 

[Chuck]

No. The problem is between the new XP laptop (toshiba)
and the old desktop 98 (HP) The old 98 laptop talks with
both the new and old computers. I think there is
somthing needed on the desktop to allow the new XP unit
to get thru. Rightnow I cannot connect, ping or any
thing with the new XP machine. But the new one will talk
to the old laptop.

Howard,

For diagnostics, please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445
and UDP 137, 138, 445, and / or by identifying the other computers as present in
the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of
(network) browser, connectivity, and file sharing problems.

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

 

[kowaipang]

Jack,

Nice website. Very helpful info.

Calvin

-----Original Message-----
Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).





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