win2000 cannot see winxp machine (mixed domain/workgroup)

[racerx]

I have a laptop running Win2000 Pro that is normally used in an office
environment as part of a domain. I have an existing XP home network
(workgroup) and would like to use the laptop at home and be able to
share a printer connected to an XP machine.

On the laptop, I get a correct IP address from the router and can surf
the net ok, but I cannot connect to the shared printer - I cannot even
ping the XP machine.

There are no firewalls being used, and I can see the workgroup from
the laptop in network neighborhood, but cannot see any machines within
the workgroup. Is there something I'm missing? I can ping the
laptop from the XP machine with no problem. I'm out of ideas...any
help appreciated.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If you can ping in one direction but not in the other then
this is almost always a firewall issue, even though you
may believe that there are no firewalls being used.

 

[racerx]

If you can ping in one direction but not in the other then
this is almost always a firewall issue, even though you
may believe that there are no firewalls being used.

Thanks for your reply. I will go through the laptop again and make
doubly sure no firewalls are present. Am I correct in thinking that
aside from a firewall, there should be no problem sharing
files/printers between two computers (via IP address, not by name)
even if one is in a workgroup and one is in a domain?

Thanks!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

The ability to ping demonstrates these things:
- A working physical connection, and
- A mutual understanding of protocols, and
- Operation within an accepted address range.

To share resources requires these additional things:
- The ability to resolve names into addresses, and
- The existence of the shared resource, and
- An appropriate permission structure.

The domain model is used for central validation and
for control of the logon process. It has no effect on
the ability to share resources.