Small Home Network PC Visability Probs

[Trevor Aiston]

Got a small home Vista network,
2 pc's (A: Cat5 Desktop (Vista Premium), B:Wireless Laptop (Visat Home))
Thompson Router
Vista Extender
PC A: can see all devices, PC B and its public folders
PC B: can see all devices but not PC A?
Both run Norton 360's firewall
Both can access Internet through router
ANy ideas why A can see B but B cannot see A:?

Trev
Thanks in anticipation

 

[Bob Lin \(MS-MVP\)]

Can you ping A by IP from B? If not, try to disable Norton for a test or do
clean boot.

Windows generalHow to run Windows OS with a clean boot · How to Run Windows
Safe Mode with Networking · How to setup DHCP for IP Phone · How to setup
and use Wake on LAN ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/windowsgeneral.htm


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[Jack [MVP-Networking]]

Hi
Make sure that the Software Firewall on each computer allows free local
traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall On, Vista/XP Native Firewall should
be Off, and the active Firewall has to adjusted to your Network IP numbers
on what is some time called the Trusted Zone (consult your 3rd Party
Firewall instructions.
General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista (Not need for XP-SP3) -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).