Home networking difficulties

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Anyone be so kind as to give me a few pointers please?

PC1 runs Win98SE and PC2 runs WinXP Home, both use Sygate personal
firewall.

I have broadband to a cable modem and then into a Belkin router which
goes to both PC's.

Following the guide at http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp I
have tried to expand/introduce a home network so that files can be shared
between the two PC's.

The individual PC's are recognised by each other insofar as each others
names appear in the relevant workgroup. When I try to access the other PC
though I am having no luck. I just get messages saying that I do not have
the relevant permissions to get access. Also, when first looking up the
names of the PC's in the workgroup, it is painfully slow - seems to take
a full minute or so just to recognise the details.

Shared folders have been set, instructions on the aforementioned webpage
have been checked and treble checked but still no joy.

Is there another/better online resource to guide me in the right
direction or does anybody here have any tips or info for me to try?

TIA
 
Paul Blarmy said:
Anyone be so kind as to give me a few pointers please?

PC1 runs Win98SE and PC2 runs WinXP Home, both use Sygate personal
firewall.

I have broadband to a cable modem and then into a Belkin router which
goes to both PC's.

Following the guide at http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp I
have tried to expand/introduce a home network so that files can be shared
between the two PC's.

The individual PC's are recognised by each other insofar as each others
names appear in the relevant workgroup. When I try to access the other PC
though I am having no luck. I just get messages saying that I do not have
the relevant permissions to get access. Also, when first looking up the
names of the PC's in the workgroup, it is painfully slow - seems to take
a full minute or so just to recognise the details.

Shared folders have been set, instructions on the aforementioned webpage
have been checked and treble checked but still no joy.

Is there another/better online resource to guide me in the right
direction or does anybody here have any tips or info for me to try?

TIA
Click to expand...

Paul,

Had similar results (see thread 'Network Connection Settings with a Router'
earlier today).
Mine was solved by turning off Norton Firewall and AV. Have you tried that?


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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:53:29 -0000, Andrew H wrote...
Had similar results (see thread 'Network Connection Settings with a Router'
earlier today).
Mine was solved by turning off Norton Firewall and AV. Have you tried that?
Click to expand...

No, but will give it a go.

Just one other thought I had after reading a webpage or other, when the
password box comes up on the Win98SE box I just click cancel. Seems like
that might have an effect too.
 
Anyone be so kind as to give me a few pointers please?

PC1 runs Win98SE and PC2 runs WinXP Home, both use Sygate personal
firewall.

I have broadband to a cable modem and then into a Belkin router which
goes to both PC's.

Following the guide at http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp I
have tried to expand/introduce a home network so that files can be shared
between the two PC's.

The individual PC's are recognised by each other insofar as each others
names appear in the relevant workgroup. When I try to access the other PC
though I am having no luck. I just get messages saying that I do not have
the relevant permissions to get access. Also, when first looking up the
names of the PC's in the workgroup, it is painfully slow - seems to take
a full minute or so just to recognise the details.

Shared folders have been set, instructions on the aforementioned webpage
have been checked and treble checked but still no joy.

Is there another/better online resource to guide me in the right
direction or does anybody here have any tips or info for me to try?
Click to expand...

If you can ping each machine from the other, it's probably not a firewall
problem, but an authentication problem. And the fact you were getting password
prompts was indeed a hint that you are getting through the firewall but being
stopped by the authentication process.

So:

-Enable Windows Login on both machines.

-Create matching user accounts (same name, same password) on both systems.

-Create at least one share on each machine, granting access to that share to
"Everyone" (which actually means "everyone with a valid account on this
system")

- After all that is done, reboot both machines at least once (for good luck if
nothing else ;-)

- Log in to each machine and verify you can now access shares.

/daytripper
 
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