Re: Networking causing hair removal

["alanmiddleton74" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you tried disabling the built in firewall for xp? (depending on
your level of av and patches you might want to unplug the adsl line)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
enabled by default when you share a drive on an xp machine -
microsoft knows best :P

hth,

Alan.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "seniorsimon" <simon.ryley@o...>
wrote:
> Thanks for all the replies folks.
>
> I should have put more info in the email.
>
> Machine 1 is a XP home desktop, plugged into a Netgear DG834G combo
> unit, that handles ADSL modem, firewall, 4 port router and 802.11g
> wireless networking.  The desktop has a 10Mb Ethernet card.
>
> Machine 2 is Win 2k laptop, with a Netgear 802.11g usb wireless
> adapter plugged in.
>
> Both machines can talk to the router, both can access the web
> simultaneously through the router.
>
> The router is running DHCP and NAT.
>
> Both machines are on the same workgroup and can ping each other and
> the router.  They can happily lease an IP from the router, which is
> set to IP 192.168.0.1
>
> Both machines have TCP/IP, Netbios and IPX installed.
>
> XP machine can browse the workgroup, but can only see itself on the
> workgroup.
>
> Win2k machine can browse the workgroup, can see both machines, but
> can't access the desktop XP machine.
>
> With just TCP/IP neither machine could see the other through the
> workgroup.  With IPX and NetBios, the Win2k machine could see the
> desktop but not access it.
>
> Both machines have File and Printer sharing installed and have
> shares.
>
> I tried to use the network setup disk on the XP machine, only to
> discover the floppy drive is bust.
>
> From reading the help files, XP has at least basic networking
> included for home use, but not enterprise level functionality.
>
> That's about as far as I got.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon"
<paul_gordon@h...>
wrote:
> > Simon,
> >
> > You don't need a tutorial or any of that stuff, - they guys on
here
> will
> > sort it out... :-)
> >
> > Lets start from first principles...
> >
> > BTW, - I obviously don't know your level of
experience/competence,
> so
> > apologies in advance if I'm teaching you to suck eggs....
> >
> > Firstly, make sure that the network hardware is working correctly
> on each
> > machine, - go the device manager (My Computer, properties,
hardware
> tab,
> > then device manager button). Check under "Network
Adapters" and
> make sure
> > that it is configured and working.
> >
> > Then check your cabling, - check that each network card in each
> machine has
> > a link LED  on when you connect the cable to it. (usually this is
> green). As
> > soon as you insert the RJ45 plug an LED should come on on the
card,
> and if
> > you are using a hub/switch the link LED should come on at the
> appropriate
> > port there as well...
> >
> > Then, on each machine, configure the network settings how you
want
> them...
> > pick a protocol, and just use that one... - If you want to browse
> the 'net
> > you're going to have to have TCP/IP, so I'd recommend that you
use
> that
> > protocol, - and ONLY that protocol. If you have others installed,
> (IPX/SPX
> > or NetBEUI) then remove them..
> >
> > Once you have TCP/IP installed on both machines, (and no other
> > protocols),the set about configuring the IP stack... Pick an IP
> address
> > range, - you may already have done this, - do you have a router
of
> any
> > description on your LAN? - if so this will have come factory set
to
> a defaul
> > address, which commonly is 192.168.0.1 - but this will obviously
> depend on
> > what, if anything you have got...
> > Use one of the private address ranges as defined by RFC1918,
which
> are:
> > 10.0.0.0 --- 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
> > 172.16.0.0 --- 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
> > 192.168.0.0 --- 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
> >
> > On each machine, open up the TCP/IP Properties and set the
> following
> > configuration:
> > Option 1: IF you have a router which is a DHCP server, set the IP
> address
> > option to "Obtain IP address automatically", and also
set the DNS
> option to
> > "Obtain DNS server address automatically"
> >
> > Option 1: IF you DON't have a DHCP service on your LAN, (or if
you
> tried
> > option 1 and it didn't work), then set everything manually...
> > On machine 1, set the IP address to 192.168.0.1, and the subnet
> mask to
> > 255.255.0.0
> > On machine 2 set tyhe IP address to 192.168.0.2 and the subnet
mask
> to
> > 255.255.0.0
> >
> > For now, don't set any of the other options....
> >
> > Once done, confirm the settings on each machine thus:
> >
> > Open a command prompt, and type IPCONFIG /ALL <return>
> > Confirm that the resultant display looks at least vaguely like
> this...
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> >         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : YOUR COMPUTER NAME
HERE
> >         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> >         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> >         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >         DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :
> >
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> >         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >         Description . . . . . . . ..... . . . : Realtek
> RTL8139/810x Family
> > Fast Ethernet NIC
> >         Physical Address. . . . ... . . . . : 00-E0-4C-FB-03-31
> >         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . .. . . . . . : No
> >         IP Address. . . . . . . . .... . . . : 192.168.0.1
> >         Subnet Mask . . . . . . .. . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> >         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
> >
> >
> > Then, try to PING each machine from the other... on machine 1
> (which is
> > address 192.168.0.1), open a command prompt and type: PING
> 192.168.0.2
> > <return>
> > you will see 5 lines of either:
> > Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> > or...
> > Request timed out.
> > Repeat this test from machine 2, but using the IP address of
> machine 1 in
> > this case (i.e. PING 192.168.0.1)
> >
> > Assuming in each case you see the "Replay from..."
response, then
> your basic
> > networking is working, and we can then proceed to the next step.
If
> however,
> > you don't get the replies to the ping tests, then you have a more
> > fundamental problem that is nothing to do with windows!
> >
> > Get this far, and then post the results back here...
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
> > >From: "seniorsimon" <simon.ryley@o...>
> > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [ukha_d] Networking causing hair removal
> > >Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 07:12:26 -0000
> > >
> > >Morning all,
> > >
> > >Can anyone recommend a good online networking tutorial or
settings
> > >tool.  I'm trying to get a XP home machine to talk to a win2k
> > >machine. Neither can see each other properly, the shares
don't
work
> > >and its driving me nuts.  I've tried every protocol I can
think
of
> > >and it still won't happen.  Flipping Windows.
> > >
> > >Anyway,
> > >
> > >TIA,
> > >
> > >Simon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >