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I have two computers on my network. 1 is running windows ME, the other is
running windows XP, not SP2. I ran the Network Setup Wizard on both
computers using the XP cd. After checking the status of my network, the
computer running ME is working, but the computer running XP isn't. After
running the Networking troubleshooter, i was told to ping the computers on
the network. The XP computer can ping the ME computer, but when i try to
ping the XP computer, it doesn't work. I uninstalled and reinstalled the
software for the network adapter, but it still doesn't work... How do i get
my home network to work.
 
On Tue, 31 May 2005 17:39:33 -0700, Max Power <Max
I have two computers on my network. 1 is running windows ME, the other is
running windows XP, not SP2. I ran the Network Setup Wizard on both
computers using the XP cd. After checking the status of my network, the
computer running ME is working, but the computer running XP isn't. After
running the Networking troubleshooter, i was told to ping the computers on
the network. The XP computer can ping the ME computer, but when i try to
ping the XP computer, it doesn't work. I uninstalled and reinstalled the
software for the network adapter, but it still doesn't work... How do i get
my home network to work.
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Max,

Is the firewall (ICF I guess) or anther third party personal firewall, enabled
on either computer?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>

Exactly what error is "it doesn't work"?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
 
This is ipconfig.txt from the computer running XP with Norton Internet
Security, i disabled ICS just now.

Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
YankeeBoy Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . .
.. . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area
Connection 3: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myhome.westell.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 C+ Fast Ethernet
NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-02-D1-B0-61
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . .
.. . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.45
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . .
.. . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . :
192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1 Lease Obtained. . . . .
.. . . . . : Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:07:03 PM Lease Expires . . . . .
.. . . . . : Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:07:03 PM

This is ipconfig.txt from the computer running ME

Windows IP Configuration 0 Ethernet adapter : IP Address. . . . .
.. . . . : 192.168.1.44 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 1 Ethernet adapter :
IP
Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.47 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . :
255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 2 Ethernet
adapter : IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 4.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . .
.. . . . : 255.255.255.255 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 3 Ethernet
adapter : IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . .
.. . . . : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 4 Ethernet adapter
: IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . .
: 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . :
 
i forgot to mentiont the error message i get...

"home is not accessible. you might not have permission to use this network
resource. contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions.

the list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available"
 
This is ipconfig.txt from the computer running XP with Norton Internet
Security, i disabled ICS just now.

Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
YankeeBoy Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . .
. . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area
Connection 3: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myhome.westell.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 C+ Fast Ethernet
NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-02-D1-B0-61
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . .
. . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.45
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . .
. . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . :
192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1 Lease Obtained. . . . .
. . . . . : Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:07:03 PM Lease Expires . . . . .
. . . . . : Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:07:03 PM

This is ipconfig.txt from the computer running ME

Windows IP Configuration 0 Ethernet adapter : IP Address. . . . .
. . . . : 192.168.1.44 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 1 Ethernet adapter :
IP
Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.47 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . :
255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 2 Ethernet
adapter : IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 4.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . .
. . . . : 255.255.255.255 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 3 Ethernet
adapter : IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . .
. . . . : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 4 Ethernet adapter
: IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . .
: 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . :
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Max,

You disabled ICS just now. On YankeeBoy. Yet YankeeBoy has an IP address
192.168.1.1, and shows DHCP / Autoconfiguration enabled, and the DHCP server as
192.168.1.1.

First, when you run ICS, it assigns 192.168.0.x. Second, when you shut ICS
down, it shouldn't show DHCP / Autoconfiguration enabled, unless you have a
server or NAT router out there giving out addresses.

Third, if ICS is part of the setup, why did you disable it? I can help diagnose
the problem, but I need to see the problem, without you shutting down portions
of it.

Fourth, If YankeeBoy has just 1 Ethernet adapter, how is it running ICS? ICS
shares Internet service, where is the service coming from?
 
i forgot to mentiont the error message i get...

"home is not accessible. you might not have permission to use this network
resource. contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions.

the list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available"
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Max,

That's a browser conflict.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>

Possibly caused by a personal firewall problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
 
Thanks Chuck, I didn't realize that my firewall hadn't asked me about joining
the network. I went into the firewall settings, and installed the network
there. Just to say again, thank you.
 
Thanks Chuck, I didn't realize that my firewall hadn't asked me about joining
the network. I went into the firewall settings, and installed the network
there. Just to say again, thank you.
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Max,

Thanks for the update.
 
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