"Bob Willard" <BobwB***@TrashThis.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Willy wrote:
>> I've successfully set-up a LAN using 2 Desktops with Windows XP, & 2
>> Laptops with XP wirelessly through a router.  All the PCs can see the
>> folders I've allowed as Shared on this PC.  I've added a 5th PC by wire
>> to the same router but it does not see any of the folders on this PC.  It
>> does see a folder on 1 of laptops (only laptop with a shared folder, I
>> can map these okay).
>> Any help be appreciated.
>
> If you are running XP HE (Home Edition) you may be hitting the limit
> on the number of concurrent inbound connections; 5 for XP HE.
> --
> Cheers, Bob

On Oct 2, 3:21 pm, "Willy" <just***@hotmail.com> wrote:
> XP HE is only on 1 desktop & the 1 I'm adding.  XP Pro on others.
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> "Bob Willard" <BobwB***@TrashThis.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > Willy wrote:
> >> I've successfully set-up a LAN using 2 Desktops with Windows XP, & 2
> >> Laptops with XP wirelessly through a router.  All the PCs can see the
> >> folders I've allowed as Shared on this PC.  I've added a 5th PC by wire
> >> to the same router but it does not see any of the folders on this PC.  It
> >> does see a folder on 1 of laptops (only laptop with a shared folder, I
> >> can map these okay).
> >> Any help be appreciated.
>
> > If you are running XP HE (Home Edition) you may be hitting the limit
> > on the number of concurrent inbound connections; 5 for XP HE.
> > --
> > Cheers, Bob

On Oct 2, 5:26 pm, "Willy" <just***@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Okay,
> 1) Same Workgroup
> 2) Checked "Allow...." under the Exceptions Tab in Firewall settings,
> Restarted, no help,
> 3) Use AVG 8.x on all PCs, not aware of what your saying here.  Other 3 PCs
> see Folders on this PC okay, have never made any setting changes as you
> note.
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> Check to see if the new PC:
>
> 1) On same "workgroup"
>
> 2) Firewall set up to allow File/Printer sharing thru it
>
> 3) Anti-virus software to permit NetBIOS name resolution.  If not set,
> PCs can only see / be seen by IP address.

On Oct 2, 6:42 pm, "Willy" <just***@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, Say PC1 is PC I'm on now (Main PC that modem & router connected).
>  PC2 -PC4 can see the Shared Folders on PC1.  New PC, call it PC5 (wired),
> can see shared Folder on a wireless laptop called PC3.  No Folders on PC5
> are Shared.  Only Shared Folders are on PC1 & PC3.
> As mentioned in previous Post, I use AVG 8.x Anti-virus Software on all PCs,
> have never made setting change you noted previously.
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>
> Did you "share" a folder on this PC?
>
> Also, I know that some anti-virus systems (especially Norton) block
> access on th network by computer names.  The way to check is to try to
> see if you can "browse" this PC by IP address.  The wat to checo if to
> find the IP address on this "questionable" PC and then on another PC,
> in Internet Explorer  try to access it by IP address (ex: \
> \192.168.1.1)  If you can see it, then your anti-virus system is
> blocking the browsing by PC name (ex: \\PC1)