Sharing folders and files

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I have two computers talk to the internet directly through a router. I am
trying to share folders and files on these two computers. I have done the
following two steps:
1. I have made both computers belongs to the same workgroup. That means I
have given the same work group name on both computers.
2. Changed the Networking sharing and security to: Share this folder on the
network; Allow network users to change my files.
Even after doing the above two steps I do not see the folders on each
computer. The documents do not say more than this. I am sure I am missing
something here. Can you tell me what else I have to do? Regards.
 
If you are using Windows Firewall open it's properties and on the ?advanced tab?
make sure "file and print sharing is checked.
If your using a different firewall, check it's FW configuration and add the machine/s
to the trusted zone. Although this not being configured should'nt make them not
appear, it should only make them inaccessible.

Have you tried pinging?

Open a command prompt, click Start > Run, type in: cmd and press Enter.
At the prompt type each command below and press Enter after each.
**Note: Command noted by =, Space noted by ^. Do not type the = or ^.

=ping ^ 192.168.1.1 *Routers IP, change as necessary.
If it times out then there is no communication between the router and machine.
If not then the machine communicates with the router.

=ping ^ google.com
If it times out then there is no connection to the net.
If not then net connection is established and all is well.

ping 127.0.0.1
If it fails it may be a TCP/IP stack problem.

Ping each computer from the other using the UNC:
=ping ^ computername
If it fails either way there's an IP or Name resolution problem.

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M.V. said:
I have two computers talk to the internet directly through a router. I am
trying to share folders and files on these two computers. I have done the
following two steps:
1. I have made both computers belongs to the same workgroup. That means I
have given the same work group name on both computers.
2. Changed the Networking sharing and security to: Share this folder on
the
network; Allow network users to change my files.
Even after doing the above two steps I do not see the folders on each
computer. The documents do not say more than this. I am sure I am missing
something here. Can you tell me what else I have to do? Regards.
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The Workgroup name is irrelevant. Problems are most commonly caused by a
misconfigured firewall. Run the Network Setup Wizard on both computers,
making sure to enable File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha"
is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running
a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm
Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're
fine. If you have third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the
Local Area Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls
with an IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you
would substitute your correct subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple
File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that
anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources.
This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your
situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share folders
inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared
Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network troubleshooter by
MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it and it will usually
pinpoint the problem area(s) - http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke
 
I am only using xp Firewall. How do I bring up the Firewall window to set the
properties? These two computers talk to cable internet through the same
router.
Thank you
 
M.V. said:
I am only using xp Firewall. How do I bring up the Firewall window to set
the properties? These two computers talk to cable internet through the
same router.
Thank you
Click to expand...

Just run the New Network setup wizard on each machine. That should change
all the settings you need, automatically.
 
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