Networking Question, One PC can't see the others

[Tom D.]

I have a home network set up that share a cable modem
internet access. It is set up with three computers with
the main PC having two NIC cards installed (One for the
cable modem and one for the network). The problem is:
From the main PC I cannot view the other computers on
the network or access their files or resources
I can use the internet on all PC's
I can access the main PC from all the other PC's and
use its resources and files
All PC's except the main one can access all the other
PC's through windows
I can PING the other computers from the main PC using
the DOS command function
I am running Windows XP with all of the latest
patches and updates installed al all machines
On two of the PC's I am running Zone Alarm Pro
(including the main)
On the main PC, I have disabled the Windows based
firewalls (So I can even see the network)
In Zone Alarm, I have added the network and the IP
addresses of the other machines to the trusted list.

I need to be able to access the other computers from the
main PC, but so far I have not been able to, any idea
what I might be missing??
I have used the network troubleshooting guide in Windows
Help, but that was useless.
For the longest time, windows kept telling me I didn't
have the right access to even see the workgroup, but this
was corrected when I turned off the windows based
firewalls.

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

1. for the test, disable all firewall.
2. what do you get if using net view \\otherpcname from main?

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"Tom D." > wrote in message
...
> I have a home network set up that share a cable modem
> internet access. It is set up with three computers with
> the main PC having two NIC cards installed (One for the
> cable modem and one for the network). The problem is:
> From the main PC I cannot view the other computers on
> the network or access their files or resources
> I can use the internet on all PC's
> I can access the main PC from all the other PC's and
> use its resources and files
> All PC's except the main one can access all the other
> PC's through windows
> I can PING the other computers from the main PC using
> the DOS command function
> I am running Windows XP with all of the latest
> patches and updates installed al all machines
> On two of the PC's I am running Zone Alarm Pro
> (including the main)
> On the main PC, I have disabled the Windows based
> firewalls (So I can even see the network)
> In Zone Alarm, I have added the network and the IP
> addresses of the other machines to the trusted list.
>
> I need to be able to access the other computers from the
> main PC, but so far I have not been able to, any idea
> what I might be missing??
> I have used the network troubleshooting guide in Windows
> Help, but that was useless.
> For the longest time, windows kept telling me I didn't
> have the right access to even see the workgroup, but this
> was corrected when I turned off the windows based
> firewalls.
>

[Tom D.]

I have tried both of these things and still can not
access the other PC's from the main unit. When I try
\\otherpcname from the main, I get the prompt that it is
not found. Disabling the firewalls does not seem to help.
>-----Original Message-----
>1. for the test, disable all firewall.
>2. what do you get if using net view \\otherpcname from
main?
>
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>
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Troubleshooting on
>http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
>"Tom D." > wrote in
message
...
>> I have a home network set up that share a cable modem
>> internet access. It is set up with three computers
with
>> the main PC having two NIC cards installed (One for the
>> cable modem and one for the network). The problem is:
>> From the main PC I cannot view the other computers
on
>> the network or access their files or resources
>> I can use the internet on all PC's
>> I can access the main PC from all the other PC's
and
>> use its resources and files
>> All PC's except the main one can access all the
other
>> PC's through windows
>> I can PING the other computers from the main PC
using
>> the DOS command function
>> I am running Windows XP with all of the latest
>> patches and updates installed al all machines
>> On two of the PC's I am running Zone Alarm Pro
>> (including the main)
>> On the main PC, I have disabled the Windows based
>> firewalls (So I can even see the network)
>> In Zone Alarm, I have added the network and the IP
>> addresses of the other machines to the trusted list.
>>
>> I need to be able to access the other computers from
the
>> main PC, but so far I have not been able to, any idea
>> what I might be missing??
>> I have used the network troubleshooting guide in
Windows
>> Help, but that was useless.
>> For the longest time, windows kept telling me I didn't
>> have the right access to even see the workgroup, but
this
>> was corrected when I turned off the windows based
>> firewalls.
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

the command is "net view \\otherpcname". the otherpcname is the remote
computer name.

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"Tom D." > wrote in message
...
> I have tried both of these things and still can not
> access the other PC's from the main unit. When I try
> \\otherpcname from the main, I get the prompt that it is
> not found. Disabling the firewalls does not seem to help.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >1. for the test, disable all firewall.
> >2. what do you get if using net view \\otherpcname from
> main?
> >
> >--
> >For more and other information, go to
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> >
> >Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need
> consulting services.
> >Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you
> may get more help.
> >
> >Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> >Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips &
> Troubleshooting on
> >http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
> >
> >"Tom D." > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> I have a home network set up that share a cable modem
> >> internet access. It is set up with three computers
> with
> >> the main PC having two NIC cards installed (One for the
> >> cable modem and one for the network). The problem is:
> >> From the main PC I cannot view the other computers
> on
> >> the network or access their files or resources
> >> I can use the internet on all PC's
> >> I can access the main PC from all the other PC's
> and
> >> use its resources and files
> >> All PC's except the main one can access all the
> other
> >> PC's through windows
> >> I can PING the other computers from the main PC
> using
> >> the DOS command function
> >> I am running Windows XP with all of the latest
> >> patches and updates installed al all machines
> >> On two of the PC's I am running Zone Alarm Pro
> >> (including the main)
> >> On the main PC, I have disabled the Windows based
> >> firewalls (So I can even see the network)
> >> In Zone Alarm, I have added the network and the IP
> >> addresses of the other machines to the trusted list.
> >>
> >> I need to be able to access the other computers from
> the
> >> main PC, but so far I have not been able to, any idea
> >> what I might be missing??
> >> I have used the network troubleshooting guide in
> Windows
> >> Help, but that was useless.
> >> For the longest time, windows kept telling me I didn't
> >> have the right access to even see the workgroup, but
> this
> >> was corrected when I turned off the windows based
> >> firewalls.
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Tom D.]

When I enter the "net view \\otherpcname" from the main
computer, I get a system error 53 has occurred message.
When I just enter the "net view" command on the main PC,
I get a list of all PC's on the LAN under the "server
name" column. When I enter |net view \\main from any
other PC in the house, I can see the information about
the main computer (as well as any other machine). When I
enter only the "net view" command from another PC
(besides the main) I get a system error 6118 has occurred
message stating that the list of servers is not available.
>-----Original Message-----
>the command is "net view \\otherpcname". the otherpcname
is the remote
>computer name.
>
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>
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>Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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Troubleshooting on
>http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
>"Tom D." > wrote in
message
...
>> I have tried both of these things and still can not
>> access the other PC's from the main unit. When I try
>> \\otherpcname from the main, I get the prompt that it
is
>> not found. Disabling the firewalls does not seem to
help.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >1. for the test, disable all firewall.
>> >2. what do you get if using net view \\otherpcname
from
>> main?
>> >
>> >--
>> >For more and other information, go to
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> >
>> >Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need
>> consulting services.
>> >Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and
you
>> may get more help.
>> >
>> >Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> >Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips &
>> Troubleshooting on
>> >http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>> >
>> >"Tom D." > wrote
in
>> message
>> ...
>> >> I have a home network set up that share a cable
modem
>> >> internet access. It is set up with three computers
>> with
>> >> the main PC having two NIC cards installed (One for
the
>> >> cable modem and one for the network). The problem
is:
>> >> From the main PC I cannot view the other
computers
>> on
>> >> the network or access their files or resources
>> >> I can use the internet on all PC's
>> >> I can access the main PC from all the other PC's
>> and
>> >> use its resources and files
>> >> All PC's except the main one can access all the
>> other
>> >> PC's through windows
>> >> I can PING the other computers from the main PC
>> using
>> >> the DOS command function
>> >> I am running Windows XP with all of the latest
>> >> patches and updates installed al all machines
>> >> On two of the PC's I am running Zone Alarm Pro
>> >> (including the main)
>> >> On the main PC, I have disabled the Windows
based
>> >> firewalls (So I can even see the network)
>> >> In Zone Alarm, I have added the network and the
IP
>> >> addresses of the other machines to the trusted list.
>> >>
>> >> I need to be able to access the other computers from
>> the
>> >> main PC, but so far I have not been able to, any
idea
>> >> what I might be missing??
>> >> I have used the network troubleshooting guide in
>> Windows
>> >> Help, but that was useless.
>> >> For the longest time, windows kept telling me I
didn't
>> >> have the right access to even see the workgroup, but
>> this
>> >> was corrected when I turned off the windows based
>> >> firewalls.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>