My 2 connected pc`s cannot see each other, Help!

[Guest]

I have 2 Pc`s ( a desktop and Laptop) connected by
wireless adapters and they link up together, but after
running windows XP network wizard ( they both run on XP
Home edition) only themsleves are on the network
connections after I click "view workgroup computers",
both PC`s are assigned to the same workgroup and have
individual names. Please can anyone pass on some adice
this is driving me mad!

 

[Sebastjan Kocelj, Avtenta.SI]

Hi,

The problem is with a connection or accessing shares?? More INFO, please.

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Best Regards,
Sebastjan Kocelj, MCSA
Avtenta.SI
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
for Support Services

 

[Guest]

Not sure what accessing shares means, can you explain or
advise me what to do, thank you.

 

[Chuck]

I have 2 Pc`s ( a desktop and Laptop) connected by
wireless adapters and they link up together, but after
running windows XP network wizard ( they both run on XP
Home edition) only themsleves are on the network
connections after I click "view workgroup computers",
both PC`s are assigned to the same workgroup and have
individual names. Please can anyone pass on some adice
this is driving me mad!

Please tell us what you want to do that the two PCs are not doing.

What else is on your network that you want to connect to?

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

 

[Guest]

I want to share files etc, now it shows the computers on
the network but when I try to access them by clicking the
network it says access denied you do not have
permissions, how can i sort this out

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[Chuck]

I want to share files etc, now it shows the computers on
the network but when I try to access them by clicking the
network it says access denied you do not have
permissions, how can i sort this out

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.

How do the computers get internet access? Is there a router? Make and model of
router might be relevant.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF 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, and file sharing, problems.

From each computer, verify connectivity:
1) Ping the other by name.
2) Ping the other by ip address.
3) Ping itself by name.
4) Ping itself by ip address.
5) Ping 127.0.0.1.
6) Ping the router.
Report success / failure of each of 12 pings.

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

 

[Sebastjan Kocelj, Avtenta.SI]

Hi,

Do you have same passwords for Administrator account on both computers?
(hope they are not blank)
Is Guest account enabled or disabled? --> User rights managment in Control
Panel

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Best Regards,
Sebastjan Kocelj, MCSA
Avtenta.SI
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
for Support Services

I want to share files etc, now it shows the computers on
the network but when I try to access them by clicking the
network it says access denied you do not have
permissions, how can i sort this out

 

[Vivek]

Chuck, I too have same problem, I have Posted just a few
mins back. But anyway I am explaining again. One pc
(GOodPC) is able to see another (say BadPC). I am not able
to ping BadPC from GOodPC and also Ping fails when I self
ping Badpc. Good pc is able to see bad pc on MS Windows
network but not able to connect to it. I also dont see
shared folders on MY network places on Bad pc. I have a
Norton Firewall installed.
How do I configure NOrton to allow sharing ? I remember
using it with Norton on. I disabled it when windows
prompted me if i want to protect sharing. I am not sure it
was norton or XP. Any ideas ?
Vivek

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