Networking two XPhome system Problem...

be shared? And what about those firewalls?

The problem could lay on the fact that you need user accounts set in both computers. This is for networking Authentication reasons.


Try this:

Go to computer A and set up a user. To do this go to Control Panel and select User Accounts and then Create a new user.

The user name being <xxxx> and password being <yyyy>.

Then go to computer B and repeat the same step as in computer A.

The user name and password must be the same in both computers, so be carefull so you dont mistype it.

After this has been completed restart both computers and try to connect to each other through windows explorer.

Remember the Workgroup name should be the same in both computers.

Let me know if it works or if you have any other problems.


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Make sure all the firewalls are turned off even Microsoft firewall. Once you have achieved a connection then you can troubleshoot the firewalls if there are any problems.


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I had the same problem. I finally disabled Norton Internet Security and then I could access either computer. I then changed the settings in Personal Firewall to allow for the local Ports and Subports and everything worked fine and my Internet Security is turned back on.

Hope this helps.

The issue with the printer seems similar to what I experienced when I added my new laptop to my wireless network. It couldn't find the printer connected to the desktop even though sharing was enabled. Finally, I just typed the printer's network path into the box in the ''install new printer'' wizard instead of trying to browse for it (ex: \\DELL\Epsonsty) and it worked.

There were also a couple of other network resources I had to enter the path for instead of browsing. I have no idea why.

This may have nothing to do with your problem, and I'm not awake enough to address the bigger network access issue, but it may prove useful to you or to someone following this post who has similar issues.

Christa

I had a desktop and a wireless laptop on my network both running xp pro and had a perfect inter connection for a long time, even other wireless / wired laptops (XP Homes) could see and browse the network. Then one fine day I started getting the same problem as you had, ( I guess I messed up with some settings ) my laptop couldnt acsess the desktop though the desktop could acsess the laptop. I couldnt solve the problem and lived wth it. (its easy... just drop files from pc A to pc B, because pc A can see pc B and not viceversa)
Then one day I decided to try linux on my desktop and installed FC4 linux and removed windows.... but after a couple of months I realised that I couldnt live with linux (I am not a techie, I am a MD )so I reinstalled XP pro again on my desktop and to my surprise the home network worked perfect as it always had.
What I am trying to suggest is if you have the time and are desparate to have a network, do what I did (even though there must be a much much simpler way!!)back up, format your hard drive, and reinstall windows xp!! I cant assure this will work but it did for me. Besides reinstalling windows will make your pc like a new one that works as fast as it did the day you bought it!