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Setting Up A Network
Name: Rod_Fischer Date: December 4, 2005 at 00:08:19 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro SP2 CPU/Ram: P4 3GHz 1Gb Ram
Comment:
I have just set up a network between two PC's one running Win_XP_Pro the other Win_XP_Home. I have used the Linksys WRT54GS router on the main machine wired to cable modem/internet, the other one is wireless linked. Both machines are acessing the internet quite happily. My problem is I cannot see the PC's on the network to share files etc. I have set file and printer sharing on both machines, but this is bugging me now, can anybody help. It will be something really simple I haven't done.
Name: steigrafx Date: December 4, 2005 at 07:54:01 Pacific
Reply:
Have you set both PC's to the same workgroup name? And although you've installed file and printer sharing, have you turned on sharing for any of your folders?
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Response Number 2
Name: Rod_Fischer Date: December 17, 2005 at 00:52:11 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for the reply steigrapfx I have found what it was. Just needed to put the router IP address into Nortons firewall as a trusted site, PING all burst into life. I just knew it would be something really simple I missed.
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