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MooseMan3000 · 06-28-2004, 05:15 PM

Alright, so I have two PCs at my house, both running XP Home. They are both connected to a Netgear 4 port hub, which is in turn connected directly to the cable modem.

The hub.

I've tried running the network setup Wizard, and I can't find any other way to set up the network (I could do it in 98 or 2k without TOO much trouble, but I can't seem to find a way to manually change things... only through that dumbass wizard.)

Anyway, this is as far as I've gotten. On my PC, PC A, I can see both this PC and the other on MSHOME. On the other PC, PC B, I'm not allowed to view MSHOME, because I don't have access (though I thought I set it to let other computers on the local network have full acess, I may not have). While PC A sees both A and B on the network, it cannot find PC B when I try to access it. i.e., when I go to my workgroup, PC B shows up, but when I try to explore it, it says "\\PC B is not accessible. You may not have permission to access this network resource... the network path was not found."

Now hold your horses. I thought PC B didn't have access, not the other way around. The only thing I can think of that a firewall is blocking me. PC A has the built in XP firewall running, but I've opened several of the ports. PC B has both a McAffee Personal Firewall and XP Firewall, though again I've changed ports. Are there specific ports I should open (or can I specify them) for the network to allow me access? Or is there another problem entirely?

Oh, and the main reason I want to get this to work: I'm trying to LAN with my little sister, to show her how to play a few games, but when either computer is running a server, the other won't recognize that there's a LAN server up.

06-28-2004, 05:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Location: Maine, the Other White State.	Explain to a n00b why XP doesn't want to let me network. Alright, so I have two PCs at my house, both running XP Home. They are both connected to a Netgear 4 port hub, which is in turn connected directly to the cable modem. The hub. I've tried running the network setup Wizard, and I can't find any other way to set up the network (I could do it in 98 or 2k without TOO much trouble, but I can't seem to find a way to manually change things... only through that dumbass wizard.) Anyway, this is as far as I've gotten. On my PC, PC A, I can see both this PC and the other on MSHOME. On the other PC, PC B, I'm not allowed to view MSHOME, because I don't have access (though I thought I set it to let other computers on the local network have full acess, I may not have). While PC A sees both A and B on the network, it cannot find PC B when I try to access it. i.e., when I go to my workgroup, PC B shows up, but when I try to explore it, it says "\\PC B is not accessible. You may not have permission to access this network resource... the network path was not found." Now hold your horses. I thought PC B didn't have access, not the other way around. The only thing I can think of that a firewall is blocking me. PC A has the built in XP firewall running, but I've opened several of the ports. PC B has both a McAffee Personal Firewall and XP Firewall, though again I've changed ports. Are there specific ports I should open (or can I specify them) for the network to allow me access? Or is there another problem entirely? Oh, and the main reason I want to get this to work: I'm trying to LAN with my little sister, to show her how to play a few games, but when either computer is running a server, the other won't recognize that there's a LAN server up.