Cannot access my workgroup

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Denise

I have 2 computers using Windows XP, this one can't view
the workgroup it belongs to. the other pc can see this
one in the workgroup but cannot access any of the shared
resources. searching the knowledge base, it sounds just
like article 31080, but I tried both procedures and it
still doesn't work. both are connected to a mini (4
port) hub which is connected to the DSL. both have the
same workgroup name. any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.
 
Hi Denise

Ensure that all firewalls are disabled and removed while
troubleshooting. The Windows XP built-in firewall should
be disabled on local area networks. It's only for direct
connections to the Internet.

Make sure the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 is the same on
all machines. If they are different, they are on
different networks. If DHCP is present, type
ipconfig/release then ipconfig/renew. If you have static
ip address, you'll have to enter them manually.


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Eric
 
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