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changed router and no file sharing
Name: Rod Date: April 6, 2008 at 20:16:38 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: intel Product: HP pav zv5000
Comment:
I needed VPN capability, so I changed from the DI-624 to the DIR-330. The internet works on all XP machines, but file sharing does not (I do not have permission... etc.). Also, my Vista machine dropped off the network. This is a simple P2P infrastructure. Windows firewall and 3rd party firewalls have been disabled/shut off. I've went back and forth 3 times now, carefully reading the manual's instructions thoroughly. What can I do?
Name: wanderer Date: April 7, 2008 at 08:07:30 Pacific
Reply:
update your firewall settings on all of the pcs. Odds are with the new router you have a different subnet range and the firewalls don't see that as "trusted"
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