seeing my wifes computer

[ken]

my wife and i are sharing internet connection with
cox.she can see my computer and print. the printer is
attached to her computer and is shared. i can not print
or see her computer. in the network i have tried to get
our computers to see each other so i can print and send
files. we can play games over ipx and that is no problem.
i have a internet connection and that too is no problem.
now i need to see her computer so i can see her computer
and send files.

can you help

 

[Neo Anderson]

Turn off both Windows firewalls - if installed and enabled.

Make sure both these items are accomplished:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030&Product=winxp

Does 'she' have sharing enabled?

 

[Ulysses]

Here's my problem (part of it anyway. This articlehttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030&Product=winxp
says go to My Computer and click "Manage." I don't have a "Manage" to click
on that I can find! I'm using XPHE. Is this only for XP Pro?I've had many instances where I went to Windows Help and it directed me to a
place that didn't exist.

 

[Neo Anderson]

Click on the Start Icon. Right click on My Computer. Click Manage.

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[Chuck]

my wife and i are sharing internet connection with
cox.she can see my computer and print. the printer is
attached to her computer and is shared. i can not print
or see her computer. in the network i have tried to get
our computers to see each other so i can print and send
files. we can play games over ipx and that is no problem.
i have a internet connection and that too is no problem.
now i need to see her computer so i can see her computer
and send files.

can you help

Ken,

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?

Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started.

Do either of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)?
If so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139,
445 and UDP 137, 138, 445, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing exception,
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.

Check ad-hoc visibility of your wife's computer. From your computer, in a
command window, "net view YourWifesComputer". What result do you get (Exact
error message if received).

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