Problems with home network

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Recently installed a home network to share printers. Two computers, each
running XP, one printer attached to each. Linksys wireless router.
Everything went well, except the following morning I could not attach to the
other computer, the printer icon has disappeared, and I cannot add the
printer back. I have tried reverting to a restore point, hoping I could
redo the connection. No luck even though the computer says I belong to the
workgroup, the computer names are correct.

How do I uninstall this small office network and redo this from the start?

Thanks
 
Can you ping each other? if yes, post back with the result of "net view remotepcip". Where the remotepcip is the computer with printer.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Recently installed a home network to share printers. Two computers, each
running XP, one printer attached to each. Linksys wireless router.
Everything went well, except the following morning I could not attach to the
other computer, the printer icon has disappeared, and I cannot add the
printer back. I have tried reverting to a restore point, hoping I could
redo the connection. No luck even though the computer says I belong to the
workgroup, the computer names are correct.

How do I uninstall this small office network and redo this from the start?

Thanks
 
This is a secuity issue between XP HOME. I think a securty patch has screwed up somewhere . . . I have the same problem! I can 'see' the computer name in the BROWSER, and if I run NET VIEW all of the shares are fine. I get the network path not found or permission error message. Feels like a security thing going on. Will be interested in a solution to this too.

Kind regards

Steve
 
LM if all else fails . . .

OK, down and dirty . . . try and edit the HOSTS file with IP address and COMPUTER NAME. Then try net view \\computer name from command prompt and see if error 53 has gone. If you get no error and you have a list of shares available, try in the browser window . . .

worked for me!

BTW \\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Steve
 
I have a similar problem and got the following result from your suggestion:

"The workstation service has not been started"



Can you ping each other? if yes, post back with the result of "net view
remotepcip". Where the remotepcip is the computer with printer.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Recently installed a home network to share printers. Two computers, each
running XP, one printer attached to each. Linksys wireless router.
Everything went well, except the following morning I could not attach to the
other computer, the printer icon has disappeared, and I cannot add the
printer back. I have tried reverting to a restore point, hoping I could
redo the connection. No luck even though the computer says I belong to the
workgroup, the computer names are correct.

How do I uninstall this small office network and redo this from the start?

Thanks
 
My problem is fixed, as is my name.

I removed TCP/IP version 6
and added QoS Packet scheduler.

Both computers now see each other and both access the internet properly.

Thank you!!
 
Thank you for the feedback.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
My problem is fixed, as is my name.

I removed TCP/IP version 6
and added QoS Packet scheduler.

Both computers now see each other and both access the internet properly.

Thank you!!
 
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