Setting up a mixed network

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Here's what I have:

Windows 2000 Pro (SP4) desktop wired to Belkin router (with cable modem)
with two printers hooked up to it and three shares set up (one on the C
drive, two on the D drive - they are two physical drives). It has a
workgroup name assigned.

Windows XP Pro (SP2) laptop with integrated wireless card. It has the same
workgroup name assigned as the desktop.

Right now, I can surf the net on the laptop, but I can't see the desktop
from the laptop and I can't see the laptop from the desktop

Here's what I want to do:

I would like to be able to map some network drives on the laptop back to the
desktop for file sharing, use the printers from the desktop, surf the
net/email and such. And from the desktop, I would like to map some drives
from the laptop for file sharing.

I have had absolutely no luck in setting up a network. I cannot seem to get
ICS installed on the desktop - whenever I try to add a second connection,
when I finish the wizard, I end up with the same thing as when I started - a
single local area network connection.

Please, if anyone can help me with some detailed instructions or tutorials
out on the web it would be great. I am now on day 2 of this frustration and
I am almost ready to send the laptop back.

Thanks,
Glenn Harland
 
G. Harland said:
Here's what I have:

Windows 2000 Pro (SP4) desktop wired to Belkin router (with cable
modem) with two printers hooked up to it and three shares set up (one
on the C drive, two on the D drive - they are two physical drives).
It has a workgroup name assigned.

Windows XP Pro (SP2) laptop with integrated wireless card. It has
the same workgroup name assigned as the desktop.

Right now, I can surf the net on the laptop, but I can't see the
desktop from the laptop and I can't see the laptop from the desktop

Here's what I want to do:

I would like to be able to map some network drives on the laptop back
to the desktop for file sharing, use the printers from the desktop,
surf the net/email and such. And from the desktop, I would like to
map some drives from the laptop for file sharing.
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Set up user accounts & passwords identically on all computers. Then you can
set up shares & assign folder permissions via NTFS, presuming you're using
NTFS. If you have your SP2 Windows Firewall enabled, make exceptions for
your LAN.
I have had absolutely no luck in setting up a network. I cannot seem
to get ICS installed on the desktop - whenever I try to add a second
connection, when I finish the wizard, I end up with the same thing as
when I started - a single local area network connection.
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Why would you need ICS if you have a Belkin router as you've stated? Just
use the LAN IP of the router in your IP config as the default gateway. What
do you have doing DHCP? Should be your Belkin, I'd think....
Please, if anyone can help me with some detailed instructions or
tutorials out on the web it would be great. I am now on day 2 of
this frustration and I am almost ready to send the laptop back.
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Don't blame the hardware. ;-)

See www.wown.com
www.pctechnicians.ca
www.practicallynetworked.com

for some advice.
 
I have the 2000 box on NTFS, the XP laptop on NTFS. I have the same account
and password set up on both machines. I set up the shares on the 2000 box,
along with sharing the printers.

Still no luck. How do I go about setting the LAN IP of the router in the IP
config as the default gateway?
 
G. Harland said:
I have the 2000 box on NTFS, the XP laptop on NTFS. I have the same
account and password set up on both machines. I set up the shares on
the 2000 box, along with sharing the printers.

Still no luck. How do I go about setting the LAN IP of the router in
the IP config as the default gateway?
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Are you using DHCP? If you're already getting to the Internet, I presume
it's there already unless you did for some reason use ICS. Check by running
ipconfig /all - what's the default gateway IP address? If it's the LAN IP of
your Belkin, you're good to go.

Can you ping each computer from the other by IP address?
Are both computers in the same workgroup?
File/print sharing enabled on both, and NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled?
 
The desktop can ping the laptop. The laptop cannot ping the desktop.

Both are in the same workgroup.

Both are running NetBeui over TCP/IP.

About the only thing I can think of at this point is a firewall issue. I
have turned off the Windows XP firewall, but my guess is Norton Personal
Firewall is causing my problem. At least I hope that is it, as I am running
out of ideas.
 
G. Harland said:
The desktop can ping the laptop. The laptop cannot ping the desktop.

Both are in the same workgroup.

Both are running NetBeui over TCP/IP.

About the only thing I can think of at this point is a firewall
issue. I have turned off the Windows XP firewall, but my guess is
Norton Personal Firewall is causing my problem. At least I hope that
is it, as I am running out of ideas.
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You didn't mention the Norton firewall.... try disabling it as a test.
 
Sure enough, it was the stupid firewall. Once I disabled it, everything
worked.

Then lo and behold, it has settings for setting up a home network. I was
copying files and sharing printers in no time.

Thanks so much for all of your help.
 
G. Harland said:
Sure enough, it was the stupid firewall. Once I disabled it,
everything worked.

Then lo and behold, it has settings for setting up a home network. I
was copying files and sharing printers in no time.

Thanks so much for all of your help.
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You're welcome - glad you got it resolved.
 
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