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I sit up two XP Pro PCs with SP2 on a cat5 linksys BEFSR41router to share
files. Computer A, mapped drives over to computer B using the browse feature
just fine all is good.
Computer B would not map to computer A using the browse button. When you
browse it will display the workgroup which you can expand, it will display
both computers (computer B and computer A names) names and that is when
normal browsing stops. If I select computer A name it does nothing on
computer B (it should expand out the folders). I do notice that an IPC is
open on computer A, but it will not display directories. Of course since I am
on B it displays B directories fine. After 2 hours of research, I remembered
my Novell CNE days and instead of browesing I put in a UNC path (\\computer
name\sharename) and it works like a charm. I can put in any valid UNC and
Computer B displays and allows me to use computer A files. Just won't browse
to computer A directories.
I can live with this as the UNC path stays in the window as a pull down for
future use and I understand the UNC path name. However, it bugs me that the
browse don't work. Does anyone have any ideas why the browse from computer B
to computer A don't work?
Router assigns 192.168 address range,pings work both ways. Using workgroup,
not a server.
I do have firewalls (zone alarm) and some spyware programs. It doesn't
matter if these are running or not.
files. Computer A, mapped drives over to computer B using the browse feature
just fine all is good.
Computer B would not map to computer A using the browse button. When you
browse it will display the workgroup which you can expand, it will display
both computers (computer B and computer A names) names and that is when
normal browsing stops. If I select computer A name it does nothing on
computer B (it should expand out the folders). I do notice that an IPC is
open on computer A, but it will not display directories. Of course since I am
on B it displays B directories fine. After 2 hours of research, I remembered
my Novell CNE days and instead of browesing I put in a UNC path (\\computer
name\sharename) and it works like a charm. I can put in any valid UNC and
Computer B displays and allows me to use computer A files. Just won't browse
to computer A directories.
I can live with this as the UNC path stays in the window as a pull down for
future use and I understand the UNC path name. However, it bugs me that the
browse don't work. Does anyone have any ideas why the browse from computer B
to computer A don't work?
Router assigns 192.168 address range,pings work both ways. Using workgroup,
not a server.
I do have firewalls (zone alarm) and some spyware programs. It doesn't
matter if these are running or not.