Home network set up query

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Hi

I have 2 laptops both working correctly through a Netgear wireless router.
Both can access the Internet via the router.

What do I need to do to enable the 2 computers to talk to each other? The
router appears to be 192.168.0.1 and the computers 192.168.0.2 and
192.168.0.3 respectively. Since they are both able to use the router
internal modem to access the internet I would imagine that they should be
able to allow me access to each from the other.

One laptop is using Vista Ultimate and one using XP (sp2)

Or, perhaps a link to some 'idiots guide' to home networking :)
 
"Les" said:
Hi

I have 2 laptops both working correctly through a Netgear wireless router.
Both can access the Internet via the router.

What do I need to do to enable the 2 computers to talk to each other? The
router appears to be 192.168.0.1 and the computers 192.168.0.2 and
192.168.0.3 respectively. Since they are both able to use the router
internal modem to access the internet I would imagine that they should be
able to allow me access to each from the other.

One laptop is using Vista Ultimate and one using XP (sp2)

Or, perhaps a link to some 'idiots guide' to home networking :)
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Configure any firewall programs to allow access by other computers on
the local area network.

On XP, run the Network Setup Wizard. If the Wizard detects the
router's shared Internet connection, tell it to use that. If it
doesn't, tell the Wizard that the computer connects to the Internet
through a residential gateway. Tell the Wizard to enable File and
Printer Sharing.

On Vista, open the Network and Sharing Center and turn these items on:
Network discovery, File sharing, Public folder sharing (if desired),
Printer sharing (if desired).
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Steve Winograd said:
Configure any firewall programs to allow access by other computers on
the local area network.

On XP, run the Network Setup Wizard. If the Wizard detects the
router's shared Internet connection, tell it to use that. If it
doesn't, tell the Wizard that the computer connects to the Internet
through a residential gateway. Tell the Wizard to enable File and
Printer Sharing.

On Vista, open the Network and Sharing Center and turn these items on:
Network discovery, File sharing, Public folder sharing (if desired),
Printer sharing (if desired).
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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Hi Steve

Thanks for your help. I followed your directions as above, but still no joy.

Disabled both firewalls (Windows firewall on Vista machine and Ashampoo on
XP machine).

On the XP machine, when I try to Map a Network drive, it seems to find the
Vista machine but trying to open that Vista location just does nothing.

On the Vista machine I used View computers and devices, which scanned but
only found itself.
 
Les said:
Hi Steve

Thanks for your help. I followed your directions as above, but still no
joy.

Disabled both firewalls (Windows firewall on Vista machine and Ashampoo on
XP machine).

On the XP machine, when I try to Map a Network drive, it seems to find the
Vista machine but trying to open that Vista location just does nothing.

On the Vista machine I used View computers and devices, which scanned but
only found itself.
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Just to add, both machines have the WORKGROUP matching (which in the back of
my mind has some bearing)
 
Joe Guidera said:
Try installing the following on the XP desktop

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

Then make sure both are in the same workgroup (right click on my computer
and choose properties)
Make sure you have a userid/password combination on both machines that is
the same

Joe
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Steve

Installed the kb/922120 item. Initially, nothing seemed to change. I had no
recognition shown from either machine.

I was then playing around with info from a posting I found elsewhere
regarding the properties of the Wireless network connection 'Client for
Microsoft Networks'. The poster had found it relevant to his home network
problems. The item 'Name Service Provider' was blank on his system (and on
mine).

Choosing 'Windows Locator' selection from the drop down does not 'stick'
when clicking OK and then Close on the parent dialog.

Anyway. after both your suggested kb update and my playing with the 'Windows
Locator', I then found I had access from the XP computer to the Vista
computer - but not the other way around.

I had the Windows Firewall on the Vista computer 'off' and my Ashampoo
firewall on the XP machine 'off' at the time and after finding the one way
connection I tried with both firewalls 'on' - the 'half' connection was OK
then too.

I hope there is a way to establish the other half of the connection.

Also, if indeed my playing around with the 'Windows Locator' actually did
have some influence on the partial success - then this may be some sort of
bug with the Vista software - in as much as the selection does mot 'stick'.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
 
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