The first thing I'd look at is your firewall settings, be
it XP's built-in, Zone Alarm, or the one in your router.
Setup your router with a three IP address range .1
through .3, leaving .1 as the router, and static set your
two pcs to .2 and .3. Make sure they're all in the same
subnetmask, and that DHCP is not enabled on the router.
If you have a crossover ethernet cable, connect the two
XP machines directly to each other. Also, I'd recommend
something other than HOME or WORKGROUP or MSHOME for your
workgroup, that's too easy to hack if you ever setup WIFI.

Good luck!

Your PC Doctor on Call, Memphis
-----Original Message-----
I have the same problem what up with this?

"freddie" wrote:

I have been trying to setup Windows XP home networking
here at my home
between 2 systems. I have 2 desktops.. 1 is XP home
which I named "OLD" and
the other is XP Pro which I named "NEW" and both
belong to the "HOME"
workgroup. Both connected to a Linksys Broadband
router to connect to the
internet.

I have shared files, renamed workgroups, played with
IP addresses and DNS
but still I am unable to see the systems in network
places. If I am on ""OLD"
all I see in Network places is the shared files for
the "OLD" system. Same
thing goes for the other one.

I have been through Microsofts help files over and
over but still cannot
figure out the problem. I am able to ping IP addresses
however I am unable to
ping the computername. IE. ping old or ping new. That
doesnt work. What am I
missing here?

.