Networking with XP

[Ken]

If you have a firewall in the antivirus, disable it.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
> I've ran networks for years with various vertions of
>Windows, but for some reason I can't seem to get one to
>work with XP. What I am currently trying to do is
connect
>my notebook computer and my desktop computer through a
>router. They are both running WinXP. I can access my
>high speed internet connection with both computers, but
no
>matter what I do, I can't get them to see eachother. If
>anyone has any suggestions, please E-mail me at

>
>Thank You
>Mike
>
>.
>

[Pat \(MSFT\)]

Some things to look for when attempting to do this...

1. Check the IP address of each machine, are you on the same subnet?
2. Are both machines in the same workgroup?
3. Can the 2 machines talk to each other via IP address (i..e. can you ping
back and forth between the machines)

As for the original question, since both machines can use your Internet
connection, that indicates they are on the same subnet, meaning that your
router is acting as a NAT and handing out 192.x.x.x addresses to each of the
machines behind it.

Now, if that is the case, when you say the machines cannot "see" each other,
are you referring to file shares? How are you attempting to "see" the other
system?

Thanks,

--

Pat Fetty (MSFT)
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"Ken" > wrote in message
...
> If you have a firewall in the antivirus, disable it.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello,
> > I've ran networks for years with various vertions of
> >Windows, but for some reason I can't seem to get one to
> >work with XP. What I am currently trying to do is
> connect
> >my notebook computer and my desktop computer through a
> >router. They are both running WinXP. I can access my
> >high speed internet connection with both computers, but
> no
> >matter what I do, I can't get them to see eachother. If
> >anyone has any suggestions, please E-mail me at
>
> >
> >Thank You
> >Mike
> >
> >.
> >