XP networking problems...

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I've got three machines here:

Server/Router
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This machine acts as a server, it connects to
the Internet via a cable modem. It also has
Ethernet and Wifi and does Internet connection
sharing.

Modem IP = auto
Ethernet IP = 192.168.0.1
Wifi IP = 192.168.1.1

Machine A
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I've got a machine "A" which connects to the
server via Ethernet.

A's IP = 192.168.0.2
A's Gateway = 192.168.0.1

Machine B
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I've got another machine "B" which connects
to the server via Wifi.

B's IP = 192.168.1.2
B's Gateway = 192.168.1.1


The setup works. All machines have Internet
access, all machines can ping each other (I've
edited "hosts" to fill in the IP addresses).

The only problem is that A can't see shared
files on B, and B can't see shared files on A.
I look in "My Network Places" and the machines
aren't there, they can only see the server.

How can I get A and B to see each other's files?



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Server/Router
-------------
This machine acts as a server, it connects to
the Internet via a cable modem. It also has
Ethernet and Wifi and does Internet connection
sharing.

Modem IP = auto
Ethernet IP = 192.168.0.1
Wifi IP = 192.168.1.1

Machine A
---------
I've got a machine "A" which connects to the
server via Ethernet.

A's IP = 192.168.0.2
A's Gateway = 192.168.0.1

Machine B
---------
I've got another machine "B" which connects
to the server via Wifi.

B's IP = 192.168.1.2
B's Gateway = 192.168.1.1


The setup works. All machines have Internet
access, all machines can ping each other (I've
edited "hosts" to fill in the IP addresses).

The only problem is that A can't see shared
files on B, and B can't see shared files on A.
I look in "My Network Places" and the machines
aren't there, they can only see the server.

How can I get A and B to see each other's files?

What is your subnet mask? NetBIOS and SMB use broadcast packets to
search for shares. You can try setting your subnet mask to be
255.255.0.0, which may help.

Now, can you manually enter the IP address and see shares or does no
sharing work?

Looking at your setup... The WiFi network and the Ethernet network
aren't physically connected to each other. ICS simply bridges the gap
between the systems and the Internet not between network adapters.

So, you need to look at your setup a different way... Look at it as if
you have two networks that are distinct.

To make it work how you'd like, you have to have a system actually
acting as a router or being a router. In my case, I'm using an actual
router and my WiFi AP connects to it as does my server machine.

With your setup, you may have issues with your operating system not
having software to do this. In Windows XP or 2000 Pro or Home you won't
have software to do this. However, in a server edition of Windows you
can use Routing and Remote Access to configure the system as a router,
in this case you'll have to build a routing table. You may still have
the problem with two subnets though. In linux or OS X for Mac you can
do it, but I'm not sure how.

Hope it helps.

Also... Can machine A ping machine B? If so, how is your hosts file
setup? The reason I ask is, if A and B can communicate then netbios
should work.

Do you use a DHCP server?
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