"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>
>
> In news:CBEB6DAC-AB5D-4D16-8897-A067F5322CAB@microsoft.com,
> phil <p***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > I know this is probably stupid but.. I finally got my home and laptop
> > to talk to each other even though the computers don't show on the
> > home computer (xp home) but do show on the laptop (xp pro). Took
> > hours to get there but it does work. Needed to change some security
> > settings in zone alarm.
> > How do I delete a computer though from the network.. If I right click
> > the computer (hp home one) it doesn't give any options to drop it??
> > And is there a reason why I can't see the computers on the home
> > computer.
>
> You can't 'delete' a computer from a workgroup. A workgroup doesn't really
> exist, actuallly - it's just a handy naming / viewing thing for the users.
> What is it you want to do?
>
> Re visibility in browsing - make sure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled in each
> computer (in the TCP/IP properties of the network connection) and they're in
> the same workgroup, for ease of visibility. Don't know what zone alarm
> settings you might need to play with for that, if any.
>
>
>

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In news:CBEB6DAC-AB5D-4D16-8897-A067F5322CAB@microsoft.com,
>> phil <p***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>> I know this is probably stupid but.. I finally got my home and
>>> laptop to talk to each other even though the computers don't show
>>> on the home computer (xp home) but do show on the laptop (xp pro).
>>> Took hours to get there but it does work. Needed to change some
>>> security settings in zone alarm.
>>> How do I delete a computer though from the network.. If I right
>>> click the computer (hp home one) it doesn't give any options to
>>> drop it?? And is there a reason why I can't see the computers on
>>> the home computer.
>>
>> You can't 'delete' a computer from a workgroup. A workgroup doesn't
>> really exist, actuallly - it's just a handy naming / viewing thing
>> for the users. What is it you want to do?
>>
>> Re visibility in browsing - make sure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled
>> in each computer (in the TCP/IP properties of the network
>> connection) and they're in the same workgroup, for ease of
>> visibility. Don't know what zone alarm settings you might need to
>> play with for that, if any.