NetWork Wizard not seting up a connection

I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers now
for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully for 5
weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn.. Yes I
have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network connetions
window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp. ethernet
cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone Alarm Free
Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing something?
Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be the
ticket to registry repair?

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Hi
Try to get rid of ZA and see if it starts working again.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
>I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers now
> for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
> for 5
> weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn.. Yes I
> have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
> connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
> connetions
> window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp. ethernet
> cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone Alarm
> Free
> Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing something?
> Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be the
> ticket to registry repair?

Jack \(MVP-Networking\).

"Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
>I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers now
> for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
> for 5
> weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn.. Yes I
> have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
> connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
> connetions
> window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp. ethernet
> cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone Alarm
> Free
> Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing something?
> Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be the
> ticket to registry repair?
No. Also, since my network runs fine with ZA enabled, I can't agree that
getting rid of ZA is much of a solution.

Can you ping each computer from the other one? If not, you may not have ZA
configured correctly. Note that
the Network Setup Wizard configures the Windows firewall for file and
printer sharing, but it may not do the same
to ZA.

Jim

Jim

Jack removed and restarted comp., but still can't see the other computer in
My Net.
Ditto for trying to see or find the shared printer.

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> Try to get rid of ZA and see if it starts working again.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
> news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
> >I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers now
> > for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
> > for 5
> > weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn.. Yes I
> > have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
> > connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
> > connetions
> > window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp. ethernet
> > cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone Alarm
> > Free
> > Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing something?
> > Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be the
> > ticket to registry repair?
>
>
>

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Jim, i read about how to set allowed or privilaged connections and got the
correct IP Addresses for each computer, but still no luck. I don't see the
other comp. in My Network Places.

"Jim" wrote:

>
> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
> news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
> >I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers now
> > for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
> > for 5
> > weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn.. Yes I
> > have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
> > connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
> > connetions
> > window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp. ethernet
> > cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone Alarm
> > Free
> > Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing something?
> > Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be the
> > ticket to registry repair?
> No. Also, since my network runs fine with ZA enabled, I can't agree that
> getting rid of ZA is much of a solution.
>
> Can you ping each computer from the other one? If not, you may not have ZA
> configured correctly. Note that
> the Network Setup Wizard configures the Windows firewall for file and
> printer sharing, but it may not do the same
> to ZA.
>
> Jim
>
>
>

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"Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
news:2A3B7B95-5E86-4B25-92EE-...
> Jim, i read about how to set allowed or privilaged connections and got the
> correct IP Addresses for each computer, but still no luck. I don't see the
> other comp. in My Network Places.
I'll bet you cannot ping one computer from the other either. Blocking of
ICMP packets is the principal reason behing ping failures.

I believe that whatever program maintains My Network Places does so by
pinging
all possilble address in the local lan. It only lists those which reply.
Thus, what
you see is a clear indication of the root cause of your problem.

Jim
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
>> news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
>> >I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers
>> >now
>> > for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
>> > for 5
>> > weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn..
>> > Yes I
>> > have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
>> > connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
>> > connetions
>> > window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp.
>> > ethernet
>> > cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone
>> > Alarm
>> > Free
>> > Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing
>> > something?
>> > Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be
>> > the
>> > ticket to registry repair?
>> No. Also, since my network runs fine with ZA enabled, I can't agree that
>> getting rid of ZA is much of a solution.
>>
>> Can you ping each computer from the other one? If not, you may not have
>> ZA
>> configured correctly. Note that
>> the Network Setup Wizard configures the Windows firewall for file and
>> printer sharing, but it may not do the same
>> to ZA.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>

Jim

Hi
Make sure that no processes running left behind ZA (it can happen even if
you uninstall the application).
May be this can further Help.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network
settings,http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html As well as specific adjustment of
each computer according to what it is allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
Basic XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
news:446E3512-96B3-4121-859D-...
> Jack removed and restarted comp., but still can't see the other computer
> in
> My Net.
> Ditto for trying to see or find the shared printer.
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Try to get rid of ZA and see if it starts working again.
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
>> news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
>> >I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers
>> >now
>> > for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
>> > for 5
>> > weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn..
>> > Yes I
>> > have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
>> > connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
>> > connetions
>> > window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp.
>> > ethernet
>> > cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone
>> > Alarm
>> > Free
>> > Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing
>> > something?
>> > Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be
>> > the
>> > ticket to registry repair?
>>
>>
>>

Jack \(MVP-Networking\).

I can ping each comp. from the other with 4 pkts. sent; 4 pkts. received; 0%
lost.
Howerver I also notice that I can access ipconfig from Run command line, I
must go to assessories>command prompt.

"Jim" wrote:

>
> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
> news:2A3B7B95-5E86-4B25-92EE-...
> > Jim, i read about how to set allowed or privilaged connections and got the
> > correct IP Addresses for each computer, but still no luck. I don't see the
> > other comp. in My Network Places.
> I'll bet you cannot ping one computer from the other either. Blocking of
> ICMP packets is the principal reason behing ping failures.
>
> I believe that whatever program maintains My Network Places does so by
> pinging
> all possilble address in the local lan. It only lists those which reply.
> Thus, what
> you see is a clear indication of the root cause of your problem.
>
> Jim
> >
> > "Jim" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
> >> news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
> >> >I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and printers
> >> >now
> >> > for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared succesfully
> >> > for 5
> >> > weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn..
> >> > Yes I
> >> > have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
> >> > connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
> >> > connetions
> >> > window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp.
> >> > ethernet
> >> > cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone
> >> > Alarm
> >> > Free
> >> > Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing
> >> > something?
> >> > Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be
> >> > the
> >> > ticket to registry repair?
> >> No. Also, since my network runs fine with ZA enabled, I can't agree that
> >> getting rid of ZA is much of a solution.
> >>
> >> Can you ping each computer from the other one? If not, you may not have
> >> ZA
> >> configured correctly. Note that
> >> the Network Setup Wizard configures the Windows firewall for file and
> >> printer sharing, but it may not do the same
> >> to ZA.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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"Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
news:E64947D8-8D42-47BB-9AA6-...
>I can ping each comp. from the other with 4 pkts. sent; 4 pkts. received;
>0%
> lost.
> Howerver I also notice that I can access ipconfig from Run command line, I
> must go to assessories>command prompt.
>
If you use the Run command from the Start button, then you must first enter
"cmd". Otherwise, ipconfig (and quite a few others) does not get a display
window that persists.
Your experience is the expected behavior.

Being able to ping indicates to me that you do not have a firewall problem.

I had to resort to using the "net" command to setup my network. You first
end "cmd" into the Run box. Then, you can use "net" to investigate your
network. For example:

net view - shows all computers that yours can see
net share - shows/sets up shares on this computer
net use - shows/sets us mapping on this computer
(among many others, get help by entering net ? for example)

It appears to me that the instructions in Help & Support have not been
updated to SP2 level.

By the way, are you using Guest authentication or Classic authentication?
If you are using the former, the Guest account must not be disabled. If you
are using the latter, the it is best to have identical accounts with
identical passwords on all computers.

These subjects and many more are discussed lots of place including Pchuck's
web site. MVP Jack has also pointed you to a helpful web site.

Perhaps somebody could help if you entered the results from ipconfig/all,
net view, net share, and net use on each of your computers. Without such
information, we are all just guessing.
Jim
> "Jim" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
>> news:2A3B7B95-5E86-4B25-92EE-...
>> > Jim, i read about how to set allowed or privilaged connections and got
>> > the
>> > correct IP Addresses for each computer, but still no luck. I don't see
>> > the
>> > other comp. in My Network Places.
>> I'll bet you cannot ping one computer from the other either. Blocking of
>> ICMP packets is the principal reason behing ping failures.
>>
>> I believe that whatever program maintains My Network Places does so by
>> pinging
>> all possilble address in the local lan. It only lists those which reply.
>> Thus, what
>> you see is a clear indication of the root cause of your problem.
>>
>> Jim
>> >
>> > "Jim" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Thom Bailey" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:513CA5FF-442C-4F36-96F3-...
>> >> >I have been working at getting 2 computers to share files and
>> >> >printers
>> >> >now
>> >> > for two weeks. Funny thing is that I had the 2 comp. shared
>> >> > succesfully
>> >> > for 5
>> >> > weeks prior and everything just stopped showing up in network conn..
>> >> > Yes I
>> >> > have gone through the Checklist for preparing a home/office network
>> >> > connection and I can't "see" my other comp. showing in the network
>> >> > connetions
>> >> > window. I can't get my printer to share. I have two XP Pro comp.
>> >> > ethernet
>> >> > cabled to a Linksys router. I have allowed IP Addresses in my Zone
>> >> > Alarm
>> >> > Free
>> >> > Trusted Zones. What next? Is the Registry "cooked" or missing
>> >> > something?
>> >> > Would a (original software install O.S.) XP Pro CD Repair of O.S. be
>> >> > the
>> >> > ticket to registry repair?
>> >> No. Also, since my network runs fine with ZA enabled, I can't agree
>> >> that
>> >> getting rid of ZA is much of a solution.
>> >>
>> >> Can you ping each computer from the other one? If not, you may not
>> >> have
>> >> ZA
>> >> configured correctly. Note that
>> >> the Network Setup Wizard configures the Windows firewall for file and
>> >> printer sharing, but it may not do the same
>> >> to ZA.
>> >>
>> >> Jim
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Jim