New to networking so this may be an easy one. Have a D-Link DI-704 Gatewau/Hub, XP and an ME machine. Internet connection works on both. I can't see the XP in the ME network neighborhood. I CAN see the ME in the XP network, but can not access the drive eventhough the drive is set to share. It gives me the \\xxxx is not accessible. You might not have permission...I don't "log on" (username and password) like I would at work on the network. Any clue where to start. Remember, I am a newbie please dumb your response down.

I found this (see below) on another posting. I thought no way is this the problem. I switched the port 1 to port 3, and guess what...I am working. Just wanted to post this follow-up incase it helps someone else. If you are using the uplink port, make sure that you are not also using the port associated with this uplink. It is usually associated with port1, so make sure that one of your computers is not plugged into this port.

It is probably not possible to access your XP computer from the ME one. You need to upgrade the winME to XP or win2000. (www.vnhack.com)

Make sure that the XP machine has an account setup for the ME machine. Create a local account in XP and then log into the ME machine with that account.

Not sure what Brian did in terms of ports, but there a couple of things that need to be known about XP (Home AND Pro): XP Home doesn't require a log-on with a password, but XP Pro does require it. In order to enable logons without passwords in Pro, you need to edit the Security Policy to account for those users without passwords. For those that prefer to log-on without entering their information EVERY time, those people can download TweakUI and set it to automatically log in with a predefined username and password. If everything else works (like Brian's situation, XP can see ME, but ME can't see XP), then keep in mind that XP is a form of NT, and has NTFS permissions that need to be set properly. Get property info on the shared directory, and make sure that the user(s) you are trying to connect have permission to access the share.