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Jeff Smith

I have 2 computers both with XP Professional. They are
connected to a Siemens Router to share a broadband
connection. After numerous attempts to set up a MS Home
network to share a printer on one computer it does not
recognize the other computer on the network. I thought
XP simplified setting up a network.
 
Hi Jeff,

These tips should help get everything working.

1. Disable and uninstall any personal firewalls while
troubleshooting. Disable XP's firewall. It's only for
direct connections to the Internet.

2. Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on all machines.

3. Use only one protocol for file and printer sharing.


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Eric
 
Try switching your Cat5 cable with the pc that is working...maybe you have a
bad cable or it's rolled vs straight?
 
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