Network setup

[Guest]

Having a problem setting up a network. I have two computers connected to a
router and they both access the internet fine.
I want to setup a network between both. I run the wizard and setup the
"setup disk (which is actually a usb2 thumb drive)" using the first computer,
then I insert it into the second computer open the file and run the setup
wizard again.
The second computer has itself (the name I gave it) listed in Network
Connections, but not the first.
The first computer has neither listed. I can't get the first computer to
have itself listed in Network Connections.
Both computers have the same network name, I kept the default name MSHOME.
And both have file sharing turned on? Please help.

 

[Chuck]

Having a problem setting up a network. I have two computers connected to a
router and they both access the internet fine.
I want to setup a network between both. I run the wizard and setup the
"setup disk (which is actually a usb2 thumb drive)" using the first computer,
then I insert it into the second computer open the file and run the setup
wizard again.
The second computer has itself (the name I gave it) listed in Network
Connections, but not the first.
The first computer has neither listed. I can't get the first computer to
have itself listed in Network Connections.
Both computers have the same network name, I kept the default name MSHOME.
And both have file sharing turned on? Please help.

This is a browser problem (I'm not discussing Internet Explorer here).

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, or other security component. There are several
other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your problem. Read this
article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Or provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer, so we can
diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

 

[Chuck]

You are correct, on one computer it was nVidia on the other it was the
firewall.

nVidia again. Thanks for the feedback!