Home network - computers can't see each other
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From: jmwills on 17 Sep 2006 05:14 SP1 or SP2 on the XP machines? -- MCP (2K) Net+, A+ Server-Networking MVP "Jud McCranie" wrote: > On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 07:34:22 -0700, Chuck <none(a)example.net> wrote: > > >When you say "I have sharing on for all computers", do you mean that you enabled > >the "File and Printer Sharing" network component (which you must do), or that > >you enabled "Simple File Sharing" (which is optional, and won't affect > >browsing)? > > I told it to share when I ran the network wizard, and in My computer, > if I right click on the HD, sharing is on there. > > More info: the two XP home computers see themselves and each other. > They don't see the MCE one (although they used to). The MCE one > doesn't see anyone - not even itself!! I go to Entire Network, MS > Network, MSHome, and after 20-30 seconds it says that MShome isn't > access able. > > >Make sure that all 3 computers are in the same workgroup, and that NetBT is > >enabled on all. > > I wasn't able to understand the material about NetBT, but all are in > the same workgroup, MSHOME, except that the MCE computer can't even > get to MSHOME. I've run the network wizard two or three more times. I > thought I'd delete MSHOME and run the wizard again, but I can't find > any way to delete it. > --- > Replace you know what by j to email >
From: jmwills on 17 Sep 2006 05:24
Thats a firewall issue I would believe. -- MCP (2K) Net+, A+ Server-Networking MVP "Jud McCranie" wrote: > On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:10:38 -0400, Jud McCranie > <youknowwhat.mccranie(a)adelphia.net> wrote: > > >We have three computers on a home network that has been working for a > >long time. Now they can't see each other, but they can all access the > >internet. > > Well, after struggling with the problem for many hours over the last > few days, I uninstalled MS Live OneCare, rebooted, and it started > working again. > --- > Replace you know what by j to email > |