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I have two computers, connected through a hub. They can both get onto the
internet. However I cannot get them to recognize each other for file
sharing. I have run the network wizard, both computers are named, and both
belong to the same workgroup.

Please help
 
I have two computers, connected through a hub. They can both get onto the
internet. However I cannot get them to recognize each other for file
sharing. I have run the network wizard, both computers are named, and both
belong to the same workgroup.

Please help
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Richard,

If your computers are connected thru a hub, and both are getting Internet
service, then they're likely on different subnets.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/one-unique-case-where-ipxspx-may-help.html>

Confirm this with "ipconfig /all" from both computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/reading-ipconfig-and-diagnosing.html>
 
Thanks for the reply chuck, I did run ipconfig/all on both computers, and
they both have the same subnet mask id #.
 
Thanks for the reply chuck, I did run ipconfig/all on both computers, and
they both have the same subnet mask id #.
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Richard,

OK, if it's two ip addresses, connected to a hub, and they're on the same
subnet, that doesn't make them safe.

Did you run the Network Setup Wizard, and choose Option 3 "This computer
connects to the Internet directly or through a network hub."?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html#MultiDirect>

Are you paying for 2 addresses? Are you paying for 2 addresses n the same
subnet? Either way, if you open the firewalls up on the 2 computers, to share
files, other folks not in your house could connect to either computer.

You need to either use IPX/SPX between the 2 computers, or get a NAT router to
share 1 Internet address, and setup a LAN.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/one-unique-case-where-ipxspx-may-help.html>
 
That doesn't necessarily mean anything - does the subnet mask, when applied
to the IP address, resolve them to the same network segment? I'll bet not.

For example, two computers with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 won't be able
to see each other if one has the IP address 10.101.0.1 and the other has the
IP address 10.101.1.1 - they're not in the same subnet.
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