Network Problems
 

Trying to set up a small network for my home. I ran "set up a home or small office network" on both of my computers but they still can't talk to each other.

I have both computers running through a router and that is connected to my modem - SBC Yahoo DSL.

They both can get on the internet fine but there is something I am not doing to allow them to share files, etc.

Help?

can they ping each other? also make sure they are in the same workgroup for ease of sharing

they can't ping each other but they are using the same damn router. Not sure what is up.

Windows firewall? File and print sharing?

When I click on VIEW Workgroup Computers on comp A - I see both computers.

When I do the same on comp B - I only see that computer.

Yes, they are sharing printing but that isn't working now either. I turned off both firewalls in windows.

I just tried re-pinging the computers and they could do it.

packets sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 .

both machines running xp?

Yes

Home Edition

You wouldn't happen to be running ZoneAlarm on either one would you? I had a problem just like yours where only 1 machine could view the others on the network, all the others could only see themselves. So i turned off ZoneAlarm and all the problems went away.

We had similar problems in Iraq when I was hooking up 40 some odd computers to a network for internet. we found the ones refusing to communicate right were the ones running Symantic Norton Firewalls.

If they can ping each other you can try typing \\192.168.0.2/sharedfiles or whatever ip in a folder's address bar. If you can see the shared files, it means it's a problem with........ something. I used to know what, but it's 8:46 am, sorry.

Need more info.

Do you get any error messages?

Does your user account have permissions to access the network share?

Do you have any network shares?

The Error Message is:

"Printer properties cannot be displayed. The print spooler service is not running."

I have been able to use this printer for over a year and I didn't change a thing - now I get this error message.

Not sure what a Network share is exactly.

Doesnt XP Home have half of its networking features removed?