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WINDOWS XP HOME NETWORKING PROBLEM
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? |
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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? |
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I looked through alot of the past posts here and tried a few things. None of
which solved my problem so I am hoping that this post will get me up and running. I made sure simple file sharing was enabled on both systems and that the guest accounts were active. Both systems are part of the same workgroup. I have tried with the firewall enabled and with it disabled. When the firewall is enabled I am not able to ping the systems however when they are disabled I am able to ping only by the IPaddress but not by the computer name. Any ideas? "Kelly7018" wrote: 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? |
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Here's a useless tech support cliché: have you tried rebooting?
"freddie" wrote: I looked through alot of the past posts here and tried a few things. None of which solved my problem so I am hoping that this post will get me up and running. I made sure simple file sharing was enabled on both systems and that the guest accounts were active. Both systems are part of the same workgroup. I have tried with the firewall enabled and with it disabled. When the firewall is enabled I am not able to ping the systems however when they are disabled I am able to ping only by the IPaddress but not by the computer name. Any ideas? "Kelly7018" wrote: 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? |
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freddie & Kelly,
I had the same problem! I also looked through posts and tried various suggestions. I have XP SP2 on one end of my home network and Win98 on the other. Here's how I solved the problem. It's a workaround. Microsoft seems committed to TCP/IP, but IPX can be used for local networks just fine. I added the IPX/SPX protocol to both machines. I also made sure that NetBIOS was added for the IPX on both machines. Then I went into the IPX/SPX properties, advanced tab, and I set the frame type to 802.2 on both machines. You could also use 802.3 on both, but they must be the same. I rebooted and my local shares came up just fine! Give this a try. Ken |
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You are missing NetBios to resolve names, assign IP's
reboot then try pinging the IP's -----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? . |
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A suggestion is make sure your IP configurations are correct (I know you've probably been thorough but it's worth checking again). Start the DOS prompt by going to Run and type "cmd" without the commas. At the DOS prompt type "ipconfig /all" and you will see something like this (a copy of my setup): Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PROVISTA Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-05-1C-0E-72-1 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.26.0.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.26.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.58.0.33 80.58.32.97 Make sure the information for your Default Gateway is same for both machines and that the IP Address is different for each machine. Also you can check you chosen Host Name which should also be different on both machines. Then on the DOS prompt type: NET VIEW and you should see something like this: Server Name Remark ------------------------------- \\LAPTOP MOBILE \\PROVISTA ADI This shows that your network is setup ok and basically working. Also try running the Network Setup Wizard again, then reboot. Can you still not see the other computer in Network Places? -- scruples ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via http://www.mcse.ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View this thread: http://www.mcse.ms/message974406.html |
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Oh, as a follow up to my last post, did you check if your MS Firewall is checked - if so, uncheck it. Do you have any third party firewalls installed? -- scruples ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via http://www.mcse.ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View this thread: http://www.mcse.ms/message974406.html |
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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? . |
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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:55:02 -0700, "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? Freddie, Let's do some basic diagnostics. Please provide ipconfig information for each computer. Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post. From each computer, test shares visibility (use actual name / address of each computer as appropriate): Start - Run then: 1) \\ThisComputerByName 2) \\ThisComputerByIPAddress 3) \\OtherComputerByName 4) \\OtherComputerByIPAddress Report visibility of shares / exact error displayed in each test (8 tests total). From each computer, test connectivity: 1) Ping the other by name. 2) Ping the other by ip address. 3) Ping itself by name. 4) Ping itself by ip address. 5) Ping 127.0.0.1. 6) Ping the router. Report success / failure of each test (12 tests total). Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. |
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does user name and password play any roll in connecting the old pc to New pc?
I wonder if you are using same Username and Password in both PC you might be able to connect. just a suggestion. hope it works for you freddie Freddie "Chuck" wrote: On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:55:02 -0700, "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? Freddie, Let's do some basic diagnostics. Please provide ipconfig information for each computer. Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post. From each computer, test shares visibility (use actual name / address of each computer as appropriate): Start - Run then: 1) \\ThisComputerByName 2) \\ThisComputerByIPAddress 3) \\OtherComputerByName 4) \\OtherComputerByIPAddress Report visibility of shares / exact error displayed in each test (8 tests total). From each computer, test connectivity: 1) Ping the other by name. 2) Ping the other by ip address. 3) Ping itself by name. 4) Ping itself by ip address. 5) Ping 127.0.0.1. 6) Ping the router. Report success / failure of each test (12 tests total). Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. |
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:41:02 -0800, "Freddie"
wrote: "Chuck" wrote: On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:55:02 -0700, "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? Freddie, Let's do some basic diagnostics. Please provide ipconfig information for each computer. Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post. From each computer, test shares visibility (use actual name / address of each computer as appropriate): Start - Run then: 1) \\ThisComputerByName 2) \\ThisComputerByIPAddress 3) \\OtherComputerByName 4) \\OtherComputerByIPAddress Report visibility of shares / exact error displayed in each test (8 tests total). From each computer, test connectivity: 1) Ping the other by name. 2) Ping the other by ip address. 3) Ping itself by name. 4) Ping itself by ip address. 5) Ping 127.0.0.1. 6) Ping the router. Report success / failure of each test (12 tests total). Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. does user name and password play any roll in connecting the old pc to New pc? I wonder if you are using same Username and Password in both PC you might be able to connect. just a suggestion. hope it works for you freddie Freddie Freddie, User name and password plays a role in allowing access. A problem described as "I am unable to see the systems in network places", however, sounds like a browser problem. I"m not talking about Internet Explorer here. The browser is the program that allows any computer to see any other computer on the LAN. There are several possible causes of a browser problem. The diagnostics suggested should help us diagnose the possible causes. Please provide ipconfig information for each computer, so we may diagnose the problem more efficiently. Start - Run - "cmd" - Type "ipconfig /all c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window. Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!, open file c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net. |
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