On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:25:02 -0800, "Mike" <M***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I have two Dell desktops (D8200 XP Pro, D333 98SE) connected to a D-Link
>DI-624 wireless router. Both running Norton Internet Security. They formed a
>nice little home network, with my printer connected to the 333. I wanted to
>enlarge one of the disks on the 333 for backups. Thinking that 98SE wouldn’t
>manage a 300GB disk(?), I upgraded to XP Pro on the 333.
>
>Both machines now connect to the Internet just fine. Using Win Explorer from
>the 8200, when I try and view what is on the 333, I get the following message:
>
>“\\ D333 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
>network resource. Contac the administrator of this server to find out if you
>have access permissions.
>
>The network path was not found.”
>
> If I attempt the same from the 333, I can see the ‘Workgroup’ but no
>computers that are on it.
>
>If I run ‘Network Diagnostics’ from ‘Help and Support’, on the 333, I get
>the following report(only the errmsgs included):
>
>“Network Adapters
>[00000001] Kingston EtheRx KNE100TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (21143-PD)
>FAILED 
>
>IPAddress = 192.168.0.100 (FAILED)
>Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:
>Request timed out. (times four)
>Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:
>Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)”
>
>What is keeping me from connecting the two machines? Does having a mix of
>FAT32 and NFTS disks have any bearing? I am the ‘administrator’ of both
>machines, what ‘permissions’ do I need? What about firewalls?