XP-Pro and Home addition Workgroup Problem

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Johan Keet

I have to PC's --one with XP Pro on it and the other with
Home addition on. Both are on the same network and can
ping another(LAN connected and sees the internet via
campus LAN).

If I powerup the first pc, PC1, (does not matter which
one of the two I do first), it sees it's the workgroup
and itself in the workgroup----now I power up PC2 and
then the first PC also sees the second one in the
workgroup--
BUT!!!!!

now PC2 can not see ANY workgroup and obvious not itself
in any workgroup. It says you do not have sufficient
rights to see workgroup--I already use Administrator
rights.

SO--------

I turn off both computers and then 1st turn on PC2--now
it suddenly can see the workgroup and itself in the
workgroup and when I turn on PC1, PC2 can see it in the
workgroup----
-- BUT------

Now PC1 cannot see any workgroup and says I do not have
sufficient rights to view or share any workgroup!

Thus, it does not matter whether I switch the PC with XP-
pro or Home addition on first -the one that comes last
onto the network looses its ability to see or connect to
ANY workgroup.

Please help me if you can!

TX
 
To have a network with computers running WindowXP Home and
WindowsXP Pro you need the NetBEUI network protocall
installed on all the computers running WinXP, once
installed you will be able to see other computers on your
home or office network, you can then share files, upload
and download files, delete files on there computers on
your network.

NOTE: NetBEUI is a extreamly low securtiy protocal and is
a temparay solution for networking computers because it
has NO security AT ALL, and Microsoft does not support
NetBEUI anymore. If you decide to install NetBEUI I
recommend connecting them to a ROUTER with a firewall
enabled on the router.

Once the NetBEUI driver is installed you must restart your
computer, then open network connection properties and
use "Install..." button to add NetBEUI protocol. Restart
your computer again and your set. Download NetBEUI below.

http://www.lvcm.com/cyberthug/netbeui/NetBEUIxp.exe

This is a WinRAR self extracting file that i created that
will install the NetBEUI drivers correctly into your
C:\windows\ folder ( some winXP windows folders are
C:\WINNT\ ) make sure you point the install to your
Windows system folder, if you donot trust this .EXE file I
created to make things simple then you can just change the
extention from .exe to .rar and use WinRAR to install
these drivers into YOUR windows folder.
 
"Rct. Tsoul" said:
To have a network with computers running WindowXP Home and
WindowsXP Pro you need the NetBEUI network protocall
installed on all the computers running WinXP once
installed you will be able to see other computers on your
home or office network, you can then share files, upload
and download files, delete files on there computers on
your network.
Click to expand...

This is not correct. Nothing in Windows networking requires, or has
ever required NetBEUI. All networking functions are available using
TCP/IP.
NOTE: NetBEUI is a extreamly low securtiy protocal and is
a temparay solution for networking computers because it
has NO security AT ALL,
Click to expand...

This is not correct. NetBEUI is highly secure, because it's a
non-routeable protocol. Internet routers would drop a NetBEUI packet
if they received one, so there's no way to send one to someone else on
the Internet. No one outside your LAN can access your computers using
NetBEUI, especially if you have your own router.
and Microsoft does not support NetBEUI anymore.
Click to expand...

This is partly correct: NetBEUI is an un-supported protocol in Windows
XP. It's fully supported in Windows Me and Windows 2000.
If you decide to install NetBEUI I
recommend connecting them to a ROUTER with a firewall
enabled on the router.
Click to expand...

This is unnecessary. Routers don't transmit NetBEUI traffic.
Once the NetBEUI driver is installed you must restart your
computer, then open network connection properties and
use "Install..." button to add NetBEUI protocol. Restart
your computer again and your set. Download NetBEUI below.

http://www.lvcm.com/cyberthug/netbeui/NetBEUIxp.exe

This is a WinRAR self extracting file that i created that
will install the NetBEUI drivers correctly into your
C:\windows\ folder ( some winXP windows folders are
C:\WINNT\ ) make sure you point the install to your
Windows system folder, if you donot trust this .EXE file I
created to make things simple then you can just change the
extention from .exe to .rar and use WinRAR to install
these drivers into YOUR windows folder.
Click to expand...

This could get you in trouble, because Microsoft doesn't allow
ordinary folks like you and me to distribute Windows files.

It could get anyone who downloads it in trouble because of the
possibility of a computer virus finding its way into the file.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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