Help--Frustrated: Newbie Setting Up Home Network

Sorry for the xpositing.

I am running XP SP2 and a D-Link 524 Wireless Router and I am using
MAC filtering in an OPEN system with a Dell Inspiron 1150 PC and Wired
PC (HOST). The Dell is connected to the wireless router. The HOST
computer is connected via cable and I also have a cable modem.

I am absolutely unable to get the the HOST and Dell to see each
other. I ran through the Wizards and even used a USB drive to load
the settings and I am unable to have them see and talk to one another.

I renamed the Workgroups several times just to be sure and the names
are the same. I reverted to the default MSHOME on both computers.

I selected " Set up or Change your home or small office, Yes, use
the existing shared connection (I even tried let me choose another way
to connect).

Depending which option I choose, I also get an error message that
MSHOME is not accessable, check permissions blah, blah, blah.

I wouldn't doubt if my registry may have gotten corrupted with trying
the different methods of having the two computers see each other.

Can anyone provide me with some info or step by step links please?

Pavel wrote:
> Sorry for the xpositing.
>
This reply has the xposts snipped...

> I am running XP SP2 and a D-Link 524 Wireless Router and I am using
> MAC filtering in an OPEN system with a Dell Inspiron 1150 PC and Wired
> PC (HOST). The Dell is connected to the wireless router. The HOST
> computer is connected via cable and I also have a cable modem.
>

Did you turn off the SP2 built in firewall? If you don't turn it off it can
stop and messaging/connections and will keep the nodes from seeing each
other.
If that's not it,
Try turning OFF any security stuff (like the MAC filtering), UNTIL you get
it working... If there is the slightest typo or mistake in the mac
address's, the nodes won't see each other. Once again.. turn OFF any sort of
security stuff until AFTER you get it working...

Also, if you are using Norton security, you need to configure the firewall
to allow the router to see your connected computers through the firewall.
There's a wizard in the Norton software to allow this.
Everyone has this problem at the beginning!

"Peter Pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pavel wrote:
>> Sorry for the xpositing.
>>
> This reply has the xposts snipped...
>
>> I am running XP SP2 and a D-Link 524 Wireless Router and I am using
>> MAC filtering in an OPEN system with a Dell Inspiron 1150 PC and Wired
>> PC (HOST). The Dell is connected to the wireless router. The HOST
>> computer is connected via cable and I also have a cable modem.
>>
>
> Did you turn off the SP2 built in firewall? If you don't turn it off it
> can stop and messaging/connections and will keep the nodes from seeing
> each other.
> If that's not it,
> Try turning OFF any security stuff (like the MAC filtering), UNTIL you get
> it working... If there is the slightest typo or mistake in the mac
> address's, the nodes won't see each other. Once again.. turn OFF any sort
> of security stuff until AFTER you get it working...
>
>
>
>

Hi,

First, especially on pre-SP2 systems, turn off the native firewall.

*IMPORTANT*

Before you do this, make sure the hardware firewall in the router is working
properly.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Pavel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Ig0Ld.213758$6l.65666@pd7tw2no...
> Sorry for the xpositing.
>
> I am running XP SP2 and a D-Link 524 Wireless Router and I am using
> MAC filtering in an OPEN system with a Dell Inspiron 1150 PC and Wired
> PC (HOST). The Dell is connected to the wireless router. The HOST
> computer is connected via cable and I also have a cable modem.
>
> I am absolutely unable to get the the HOST and Dell to see each
> other. I ran through the Wizards and even used a USB drive to load
> the settings and I am unable to have them see and talk to one another.
>
> I renamed the Workgroups several times just to be sure and the names
> are the same. I reverted to the default MSHOME on both computers.
>
> I selected " Set up or Change your home or small office, Yes, use
> the existing shared connection (I even tried let me choose another way
> to connect).
>
> Depending which option I choose, I also get an error message that
> MSHOME is not accessable, check permissions blah, blah, blah.
>
> I wouldn't doubt if my registry may have gotten corrupted with trying
> the different methods of having the two computers see each other.
>
> Can anyone provide me with some info or step by step links please?
>
>

And to add to what Rick has suggested - make sure that there's at least one
file or folder shared on both PCs.

Newtechie

"Pavel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Ig0Ld.213758$6l.65666@pd7tw2no...
> Sorry for the xpositing.
>
> I am running XP SP2 and a D-Link 524 Wireless Router and I am using
> MAC filtering in an OPEN system with a Dell Inspiron 1150 PC and Wired
> PC (HOST). The Dell is connected to the wireless router. The HOST
> computer is connected via cable and I also have a cable modem.
>
> I am absolutely unable to get the the HOST and Dell to see each
> other. I ran through the Wizards and even used a USB drive to load
> the settings and I am unable to have them see and talk to one another.
>
> I renamed the Workgroups several times just to be sure and the names
> are the same. I reverted to the default MSHOME on both computers.
>
> I selected " Set up or Change your home or small office, Yes, use
> the existing shared connection (I even tried let me choose another way
> to connect).
>
> Depending which option I choose, I also get an error message that
> MSHOME is not accessable, check permissions blah, blah, blah.
>
> I wouldn't doubt if my registry may have gotten corrupted with trying
> the different methods of having the two computers see each other.
>
> Can anyone provide me with some info or step by step links please?
>
>