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Only sharing files in one direction.....2 PC's
MAIN pc linked to modem and router and printer. OTHER pc recieving internet and shared files from MAIN through wireless, ok. MAIN pc does not recieve shared files from OTHER. Printer not found from OTHER. Can anyone help? Dipp wrote:
> 2 PC's This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the> MAIN pc linked to modem and router and printer. > OTHER pc recieving internet and shared files from MAIN through > wireless, ok. MAIN pc does not recieve shared files from OTHER. > Printer not found from OTHER. > > Can anyone help? Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn 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. If you have third-party firewall software, 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 one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center: a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user accounts/passwords on all computers. b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple File Sharing enabled. Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your situation. Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users' home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared Documents folder. 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 Do I run 'network setup' or 'wireless network setup' on the MAIN since it is
connected by cable to the router. And what then with OTHER since it is only connected by wireless to the router? Show quoteHide quote "Malke" wrote: > Dipp wrote: > > > 2 PC's > > MAIN pc linked to modem and router and printer. > > OTHER pc recieving internet and shared files from MAIN through > > wireless, ok. MAIN pc does not recieve shared files from OTHER. > > Printer not found from OTHER. > > > > Can anyone help? > > This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the > Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable File & > Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn > 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. If you have > third-party firewall software, 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 one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center: > > a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off > Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user > accounts/passwords on all computers. > > b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the > Simple File Sharing enabled. > > Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means > that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its > resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it > matters in your situation. > > Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users' > home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share > folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the > Shared Documents folder. > > 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 > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > Dipp wrote:
> Do I run 'network setup' or 'wireless network setup' on the MAIN since You run the Network Setup Wizard on both machines, not anything to do> it is connected by cable to the router. And what then with OTHER since > it is only connected by wireless to the router? with wireless setup. The fact that one or more of your computers is connected to the Local Area Network (lan) wirelessly is irrelevant to file/printer sharing. Malke Thanks Malke.
That seems to have been the problem, I was using wireless setup on OTHER and just network setup on MAIN. What threw me was the wireless pc kept saying a cable was not connected and I would cancel the setup instead of carrying on. Thanks for your help. Dipp Show quoteHide quote "Malke" wrote: > Dipp wrote: > > > Do I run 'network setup' or 'wireless network setup' on the MAIN since > > it is connected by cable to the router. And what then with OTHER since > > it is only connected by wireless to the router? > > You run the Network Setup Wizard on both machines, not anything to do > with wireless setup. The fact that one or more of your computers is > connected to the Local Area Network (lan) wirelessly is irrelevant to > file/printer sharing. > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > Dipp wrote:
> Thanks Malke. You're very welcome. I'm glad you got it sorted. Thanks for taking the> > That seems to have been the problem, I was using wireless setup on > OTHER and just network setup on MAIN. What threw me was the wireless > pc kept saying a cable was not connected and I would cancel the setup > instead of carrying on. Thanks for your help. time to post back. Malke Dipp
Assuming you have simple file sharing enabled on both computers, in MAIN 1) make sure the guest account is enabled and has not erroneously got a password 2) For the MAIN folders you are trying to share from OTHER, go to MAIN each of the folders, then right click that folder to open Properties, open Sharing and in the lower part of the dialog box "Network Sharing and Security"check both the boxes thus allowing other network users to open the folder. John Show quoteHide quote "Dipp" <D***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F21C94A6-A02F-4B3B-A23A-F8D8FC756CCD@microsoft.com... >2 PC's > MAIN pc linked to modem and router and printer. > OTHER pc recieving internet and shared files from MAIN through wireless, > ok. > MAIN pc does not recieve shared files from OTHER. > Printer not found from OTHER. > > Can anyone help? 
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