Home Networking- Fails?

Hi Dean,
You really do not provide enough information to allow us
to help. Please provide more configuration iformation:
1. How many computers?
2. What operating systems are on the computers?
3. Are all the machines configured with the same network
protocol (TCP/IP)?
4. What are the IP configurations of the
computers? "ipconfig /all c:\ipconfig.txt" for XP
5. Is the "file and print sharing for Microsoft
networks" service installed on the XP machine? If so, in
the network properties dialog, is there a check box next
to the service, indicating that it is enabled and bound
properly?
6. Is the firewall service turned on and enabled? If
so, is it set to permit access from the local network?
7. Do you actually have folders and/or printers shared
on the XP machine?
8. If all the above is correct, can you ping each of the
machines from each of the other machines?
9. Are you using DHCP, like from ICS or a DSL router, or
something? Or are you manually assigning IP addresses.
If manual, have you updated the \windows\system32
\drivers\etc\hosts file with the names and IP addresses
of all the machines on the local network?
10. Are all the machines configured in the same
workgroup?
11. Does each computer have a unique name?

Hope this helps.

Thanks, Jack

-----Original Message-----
I cannot set up my home network!

I have conected all the cables but XP will not share
files when instructed. I have pressed every option
avalible, I even tried it round a freinds house and
Windows XP does not seem to be able to create a
successful file sharing network like the good old windows
98 did. I am the adminstrator with a password etc but XP
will not share the files!

I woud be very grateful for your help.
Dean
.