XP Home can't browse my own workgroup?

[***** charles]

Hi all,

I just installed XPH with SP2. Turned off firewall.
Set workgroup name to MYLAN, set name of
computer to WS1, shared D drive so any could
read/modify. Rebouted computer. When I try
to click on MYLAN in Windows Explorer it
should list my computer (just like it does in W98).
However I get the following error message:

MYLAN is not accessable.
You might not have permission
to use this network resource.
Contact the administrator of this server.
to find out if you have access permissions.

The list of servers for this workgroup is
not currently available.

My acount name is CHARLES and I am the one
who installed the OS and I have administrative
privilages. I will eventually need to transfer files
from a W98 machine to this one but if the XP
machine can't even browse the workgroup, that
will never happen. The NIC of the XP machine
is hooked to a switch and the link lights are
working appropriately. The DHCP services
are working fine and the XP machine has an IP of
192.168.1.100 with a mask of 255.255.255.0
What am I missing? Shouldn't I be to at least "see"
myself in the workgroup?

thanks,
charles.....

 

[peter]

Here is a little check list thru run through to troubleshoot your connection
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp
peter