Problem connecting to home network

Post by **Transient** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:38 am

Alright, I'm trying to share files across my network for my parents' pc and my brother's pc to access. After running the network setup wizard on all the pcs, no dice.

My parents and brother can see and talk to each other, and I cannot see either of them. They cna see me, but not access my pc (they get an error saying they could not find the network path or something).

Any ideas? TIA.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:41 am

Windows xp??

got windows firewall installed?

file and printer sharing enabled/installed?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:12 am

if you have Norton security on any of those machines, kill it now.

Post by **Transient** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:43 am

XP Home on all rigs.

Windows firewall off on all rigs.

Sharing enabled on at least mine, but I think the option to enable sharing was part of the wizard I went through, in which case I enabled it on all rigs.

I use AVG and ZoneAlarm with low security settings, if that matters.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:11 am

try turning off zone alarm for sh*ts and giggles. can they ping your ip address?

Post by **Transient** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:08 am

I haven't tried pinging myself, and wouldn't be able to without someone telling me how to do it. When I get a moment I'll try turning off ZA.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:12 am

start>type "cmd" (no quotes)>ENTER

at the prompt type:

ipconfig

this shows your ip address with a couple of other tidbits. do this at each pc and write down each adress for each pc, but leave the dos window open.

now at each pc, at the prompt type:

ping 192.x.x.x (ip address of one of the other pc's)

you should get a reply back and no time outs.

report what you find.

i'm going to bed. excuse typos or any idiotic ramblings.

:icon29:

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:35 pm

For zone alarm click the firewall tab and then click on zones.
Click add then ip address.
Enter the other computer's ip.
To get the ip click start/run/ type cmd then type ipconfig and enter that ip address.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:36 pm

Also make sure your workgroup name is the same.

Post by **Transient** » Sun May 01, 2005 4:45 pm

OMG, thank you Frag, that did it!

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun May 01, 2005 7:40 pm

gg zonealarm :lol: see why i said shut if off before?

Post by **Transient** » Mon May 02, 2005 3:08 am

Ownt by my own protection.