"Malke" wrote:

> SteveG wrote:
>
> > I'm connecting two computers for a friends, via a D-Link DI-624
> > router. Both have Windows XP Home SP2. Computer A has two printers
> > attached, with printer sharing enabled and unique names for each. Each
> > computer has a unique ID. In Network Setup Wizard, I selected
> > "connection through a router", and ran it on each machine. Computer
> > "A" sees the workgroup computers, but cannot access "B", even though
> > "B"'s printer and file sharing is on, as well as sharing the "C"
> > drive. Computer "B" cannot see the workgroup computers, and when
> > trying to add either of "A"'s printers via the wizard, "B" cannot get
> > any further than seeing "Microsoft Windows Network" in the wizard's
> > box, but it will not expand and no printers can be seen. Any help?
> >
>
> This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Running the
> Network Setup Wizard turns on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't
> running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm
> Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're
> fine. However, if you have third-party firewall software you'll need to
> configure it to allow the Local Area Network traffic as trusted. I
> usually do this with my firewalls with an IP range. Ex. would be
> 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
> subnet.
>
> If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
> troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
> and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
> http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
>
> Malke
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