>My friend has two Windows XP Home SP2 (plus latest updates) laptops he wants
>to network via his wired ADSL Router.
>
>The first machine has been networked before and has had the Windows
>Networking Wizard run on it. It has a shared folder which has both the
>sharing options ticked on the Sharing tab.
>
>The second machine has not been networked before so I created a shared
>folder and in the process of doing so ran the Networking Wizard. This folder
>now also has both the sharing options ticked on the Sharing tab.
>
>The Router and the software firewall on both machines were blocking a
>variety of protocols (NetBIOS, etc) but I eventually got it so that each
>machine so that it could see it's own shared folder. However, neither machine
>can see the other in My Network Places.
>
>I've never had any trouble networking Windows XP machines before and I would
>very much appreciate it if anyone can help - I will create a list of things
>to try the next time I go roundt here.

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:01:02 -0700, Dell Boy <Dell***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >My friend has two Windows XP Home SP2 (plus latest updates) laptops he wants
> >to network via his wired ADSL Router.
> >
> >The first machine has been networked before and has had the Windows
> >Networking Wizard run on it. It has a shared folder which has both the
> >sharing options ticked on the Sharing tab.
> >
> >The second machine has not been networked before so I created a shared
> >folder and in the process of doing so ran the Networking Wizard. This folder
> >now also has both the sharing options ticked on the Sharing tab.
> >
> >The Router and the software firewall on both machines were blocking a
> >variety of protocols (NetBIOS, etc) but I eventually got it so that each
> >machine so that it could see it's own shared folder. However, neither machine
> >can see the other in My Network Places.
> >
> >I've never had any trouble networking Windows XP machines before and I would
> >very much appreciate it if anyone can help - I will create a list of things
> >to try the next time I go roundt here.
>
> Besides the possibility of a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or
> other security component, there are several other possibilities. Read this
> article with an open mind.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
>
> Look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config
> workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem.  Read this article,
> and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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>