XP Pro home network....Needs Help!!!!!!

[derekwit]

I am running Win XP Pro on my desk to with a Linksys WRT54gS with a cable modem. I have (4) laptops that all have XP pro on them I have setup a workgroup and connected them all together and everything has been running fine. Last week I installed Norton 2007 antivirus and now the desktop can not be seen in the workgroup. I disabled norton and still no luck. I can ping the laptops from the desktop I can RDP from the laptops to the desktop but it still is not seen in the workgroup. I have setup new workgroups on all of the computers setup new shares on printes, folders... still nothing. It does not make any sense XP pro --- Linksys --- Network should communicate with no problems. Any suggstions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[stduc]

You have a Norton/Firewall issue - nothing to do with workgroups or the linksys.

It's just these problems that make me very leary of Norton.

Check the firewall settings and exceptions - file & printer sharing must be permitted. I'm not familiar with Norton - but check to see that it's not blocking something somewhere that it shouldn't. I do know tho that disabling Norton & even removing it is not easy as it assumes it's under attack and sulks!

Hopefully someone can give more specific advice.

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[derekwit]

I have turned off the firewall in XP when I disabled Norton that turned everything off. File sharing is turned on I can access all shares from laptop to laptop just the desktop has the issues.

 

[vacunita]

Still Norton. Turning off Windows Firewall is not enough, you need to find, and turn of or disable Norton's embedded Firewall. Haven't used Norton in a while so can't tell you exactly how.

But everything points to Norton as the culprit.

Reason why I threw Norton away, and changed to the Free alternative of AVG.

You have no idea how difficult it was to uninstall Norton.



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