Workgroups between XP Home & XP Pro

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Scott

Greetings -

I have 2 systems connected via DLINK Firewall/Router. XP Home and XP Pro.
They receive DHCP addressing from the DLINK. Both systems can connect to the
outside. Yet neither can see the other system. They are both in the same
workgroup and on the same 192.x.x.x IP scheme.

I'm kind of flabbergasted as to why these two systems cannot see each other.
Any suggestions?

Thanks
Scott
 
Scott said:
Greetings -

I have 2 systems connected via DLINK Firewall/Router. XP Home and XP Pro.
They receive DHCP addressing from the DLINK. Both systems can connect to the
outside. Yet neither can see the other system. They are both in the same
workgroup and on the same 192.x.x.x IP scheme.

I'm kind of flabbergasted as to why these two systems cannot see each other.
Any suggestions?

Thanks
Scott
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On the WinXP computers, create local user account(s), with non-blank
password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired
shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be
able to access the designated shares, provided your network is
configured properly. Also, if running WinXP SP1 or later, make sure
that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled on the internal LAN
connection. If using WinXP SP2, make sure that you've either disabled
the built-in firewall, or set the firewall to allow file and print sharing.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm


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I figured there had to be a firewall setting enabled, and sure enough - the
Symantec Firewall was limiting connection between the two. Once I disabled
that setting in Symantec, both PC's started seeing each other.
Thanks Bruce
 
Scott said:
I figured there had to be a firewall setting enabled, and sure enough - the
Symantec Firewall was limiting connection between the two. Once I disabled
that setting in Symantec, both PC's started seeing each other.
Thanks Bruce
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You're welcome.


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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
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