hey i just got 2 pcs hooked up to the net! took me a while with the settings tho lol! now left with 1 slight problem, the firewall blocks letting us see each other pcs! i can either 1. have both pcs use the internet, but cant access each others pcs shared files 2. no net but play lan games :D im currently using zone alarm security suite! would any1 be able to tell me the settings i need to use, in order to get both pcs to see each other without disabling firewall :D thanx If at first you don't succeed, simply give up and let me do it!!!

Can't connect to computers in your network? Views: 37829 | Print Tweak | 8/12/2002 This may not solve everyone's problem with networking, but this is one way to fix a problem if you can't connect to users' computer. 1. Click start button 2. Click "My Network Places" 3. Right-click and click on "Properties" 4. Right-click on "Local Area Connection" and click on "Properties" 5. click on the "Authentication" tab 6. Uncheck "Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X" 7. Click "OK"