lan connection but not able to connect to other comps

[DonGuerra]

I have an HP pavilion ze4900 laptop. It has win XP pro with Service pack 1. I am not able connect to other computers. I am able to ping the address of another machine with no loss of packets but I am not able to connect to a machine or have tany other machine come up when searching for a computer through the windows search. I am also not able to activate the file sharing and I am not able to change the workgroup name. I have noticed that the computer has BlackICE PC protection. version 3.5.cbq.

intel celeron 1400 mhz
480mb ram
40gb space

 

[cdogg]

What do you mean you are "not able to change the workgroup name"? Do you mean on your computer, you don't have rights to?

You lost me there. However, you shouldn't have to be a member of the same workgroup necessarily to access shared resources.

Do you know the computer name of each PC you are trying to connect to?

~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
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[linney]

Is the Black Ice configuration not allowing you the access you seek? See what it has for the LAN settings.

Simple File Sharing- enabled

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

Simple File Sharing - disabled

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm

 

[cdogg]

Also before you go through changing Black Ice's settings, try disabling it first to make sure it's the problem.

~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
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