>I have three desktop computers at home.  A, B and C.
>
>I recently installed a Belkin wireless four port router, but, all
>three computers are wired directly,
>
>A Motorola cable modem is also connected to the router.  All three
>computers can connect to the internet properly.
>
>My two printers are wired directly to computer A.
>
>All three computers have fresh installs of Win XP Pro.
>
>Computer A was the first to be hooked up to the router and the
>software was installed from A.
>
>Here's the problem:  A can connect and transfer files to and from B
>and C.
>
>B and C can connect between themselves and transfer files.
>Everything's fine up to...
>
>B and C recognizes A as a network computer, but can't see the drives,
>and cannot find either of the two printers. 
>
>I've set up the printers and drives on A to share but that does
>nothing.  I've spent a couple hours too many on this and I've gotten
>nowhere. I've tried both setting these up as a gateway or ICS too.
>
>Is there something simple I'm overlooking?
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Fred

>On Sun, 08 May 2005 15:40:39 GMT, FredEX <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:
>
>>I have three desktop computers at home.  A, B and C.
>>
>>I recently installed a Belkin wireless four port router, but, all
>>three computers are wired directly,
>>
>>A Motorola cable modem is also connected to the router.  All three
>>computers can connect to the internet properly.
>>
>>My two printers are wired directly to computer A.
>>
>>All three computers have fresh installs of Win XP Pro.
>>
>>Computer A was the first to be hooked up to the router and the
>>software was installed from A.
>>
>>Here's the problem:  A can connect and transfer files to and from B
>>and C.
>>
>>B and C can connect between themselves and transfer files.
>>Everything's fine up to...
>>
>>B and C recognizes A as a network computer, but can't see the drives,
>>and cannot find either of the two printers. 
>>
>>I've set up the printers and drives on A to share but that does
>>nothing.  I've spent a couple hours too many on this and I've gotten
>>nowhere. I've tried both setting these up as a gateway or ICS too.
>>
>>Is there something simple I'm overlooking?
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Fred
>
>Fred,
>
>Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)?  If
>so, you need to configure them for file sharing.  Firewall configurations are a
>very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.
>
>Are you running XP Home, XP Pro, a combination, other?  What Service Pack on
>each?  All of this makes a big difference.
>
>On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
>Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled.  With XP Pro,
>you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.
>
>On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
>Administrative Tools).  Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
>"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
>local users authenticate as themselves".
>
>On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
>"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
>user guest /active:yes" in the command window.  If "Classic", setup and use a
>common non-Guest account on all computers.  Whichever account is used, give it
>an identical, non-blank password on all computers.
>
>On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
>Guest account is enabled, on each computer.  Enable Guest, with Start - Run -
>"cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.  Ensure
>that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run - "control
>userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without entering a
>new password.
>
>Remember, with Simple File Sharing, you'll not be able to access "C:\Program
>Files", "C:\Windows", or any of the profile related folders such as "My
>Documents".  All of those folders require individual user, or administrator
>access, and Guest access gives you neither.
>
>On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
>Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
>on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
>network".  Make sure Guest is not in the list.  Look at "Access this computer
>from the network", and make sure that Everyone is in this list.
>
><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/windows-xp-file-sharing-anything-but.html>
>
>If none of this helps, then look at the browser next.
><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
>
>The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
>Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
>
>You can download Browstat from either:
><http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
><http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
>
>Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install.  Just unzip the downloaded
>file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
>window, by "browstat status".  Make sure all computers list the same master
>browser.
>
>For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q102878/
><http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
><http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>
>
>The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
>[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous.
><http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
><http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403
>
>For browsing to work (for each computer to be listed by a browser), each
>computer must have a restrictanonymous value of "0".
>
>The above articles refer to Windows 2000.  Remember Win2K is NT V5.0, and WinXP
>is NT V5.1.
>
>Have you used the Registry Editor before?  If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
>pretty simple once you get used to it.  Here are a couple articles that might
>help:
><http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
><http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>
>
>Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
>[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
>appropriate.