Win xp Pro and Win 2k Pro home network

[Garreth21]

Hey everyone

I have two computers(Win XP Pro, Win 2k Pro) on my home network, connected through a router. I recently upgraded one of my home computers to Win XP Pro from Win 2k Pro and now I can't see the networked drives on from either machine.

How do I correct this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[linney]

Has the upgrade turned on the Windows Firewall, you may have to look at firewall settings which may be blocking access?

These articles are a handy reference for this type of problem.


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

 

[Garreth21]

Thanks for the response linney.

The firewall is turned off.

I have both computers set to Use NetBios.

The Xp machine can't ping the other by name, but it can by ip. The 2000 machine does show up it network places but doesn't list the shared drives.

The 2000 machine can ping the XP machine both by name and ip, but the XP machine doesn't show up in network places list.

I'm not quite sure what is going on.

 

[electronicsfreak]

Are they both using the same workgroup?

 

[Garreth21]

They are both on the same default "WORKGROUP" workgroup. I had changed the name of the workgroup but I changed it back thinking that might have something to do with it. But at that point I was trying anything.

 

[birky]

Hi

Have you tried using the 'net use' command to map your shares.

Also add the 2k box to your hosts file on the XP box which should then hopefully sort out your reverse lookup issue.

PinnacleData Systems Ltd (UK)

 

[electronicsfreak]

By any chance this computer have zone alarm on it? Reason being ive come across sometimes before it denying a connection even though its supposed to and the only way that ive gotten it through was removing it. Just thought id throw that in there just in case.

 

[linney]

Many anti virus scanners have a firewall component included which could also interfere.

Have a look at the Router.

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