Problem with local network

This is probably a windows rather than a router problem, but maybe someone
can help anyway?

I've just installed a Linksys BEFSR41 to connect two machines to the net via
a cable modem. Both machines are now online and that is fine. My problem
is that I can't get the two computers to see each other. The router assigns
IPs and they both respond to ping. That means, I think, that the router has
done its job?

I have no experience of networked computers, but I'm not sure why I'm having
so much difficulty. I have XP Pro + SP2 on both. I've run the network
wizards, assigned the same workgroup name, opted for file and printer
sharing, and created shared folders. I assume that the shared folders on
machine 1 should be visible on machine 2 and vice versa?

If I go to My Network Places/View workgroup computers, there is only the
home machine visible on each. I'm the only person who uses the computers,
and I use them as administrator without a password, so I don't actively log
on. Do I now need to start messing around with user accounts and passwords
to get my machines to talk to each other?

Sorry about that. I have the windows firewall disabled and ZoneAlarm
installed on both machines. When I disabled ZoneAlarm the two computers
started talking. Now I just need to re-configure ZoneAlarm.

"Doc Shenley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This is probably a windows rather than a router problem, but maybe someone
> can help anyway?
>
> I've just installed a Linksys BEFSR41 to connect two machines to the net
> via a cable modem. Both machines are now online and that is fine. My
> problem is that I can't get the two computers to see each other. The
> router assigns IPs and they both respond to ping. That means, I think,
> that the router has done its job?
>
> I have no experience of networked computers, but I'm not sure why I'm
> having so much difficulty. I have XP Pro + SP2 on both. I've run the
> network wizards, assigned the same workgroup name, opted for file and
> printer sharing, and created shared folders. I assume that the shared
> folders on machine 1 should be visible on machine 2 and vice versa?
>
> If I go to My Network Places/View workgroup computers, there is only the
> home machine visible on each. I'm the only person who uses the computers,
> and I use them as administrator without a password, so I don't actively
> log on. Do I now need to start messing around with user accounts and
> passwords to get my machines to talk to each other?
>

Set up the IPs of both machines in the Trusted Zone in Zone Alarm
"Doc Shenley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Sorry about that. I have the windows firewall disabled and ZoneAlarm
> installed on both machines. When I disabled ZoneAlarm the two computers
> started talking. Now I just need to re-configure ZoneAlarm.
>
> "Doc Shenley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:42f2bd49$0$23738$(E-Mail Removed) u...
>> This is probably a windows rather than a router problem, but maybe
>> someone can help anyway?
>>
>> I've just installed a Linksys BEFSR41 to connect two machines to the net
>> via a cable modem. Both machines are now online and that is fine. My
>> problem is that I can't get the two computers to see each other. The
>> router assigns IPs and they both respond to ping. That means, I think,
>> that the router has done its job?
>>
>> I have no experience of networked computers, but I'm not sure why I'm
>> having so much difficulty. I have XP Pro + SP2 on both. I've run the
>> network wizards, assigned the same workgroup name, opted for file and
>> printer sharing, and created shared folders. I assume that the shared
>> folders on machine 1 should be visible on machine 2 and vice versa?
>>
>> If I go to My Network Places/View workgroup computers, there is only the
>> home machine visible on each. I'm the only person who uses the
>> computers, and I use them as administrator without a password, so I don't
>> actively log on. Do I now need to start messing around with user
>> accounts and passwords to get my machines to talk to each other?
>>
>
>

Thanks Clive.

"Clive McIntosh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Set up the IPs of both machines in the Trusted Zone in Zone Alarm
> "Doc Shenley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:42f31bb9$0$25984$(E-Mail Removed) u...
>> Sorry about that. I have the windows firewall disabled and ZoneAlarm
>> installed on both machines. When I disabled ZoneAlarm the two computers
>> started talking. Now I just need to re-configure ZoneAlarm.
>>
>> "Doc Shenley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:42f2bd49$0$23738$(E-Mail Removed) u...
>>> This is probably a windows rather than a router problem, but maybe
>>> someone can help anyway?
>>>
>>> I've just installed a Linksys BEFSR41 to connect two machines to the net
>>> via a cable modem. Both machines are now online and that is fine. My
>>> problem is that I can't get the two computers to see each other. The
>>> router assigns IPs and they both respond to ping. That means, I think,
>>> that the router has done its job?
>>>
>>> I have no experience of networked computers, but I'm not sure why I'm
>>> having so much difficulty. I have XP Pro + SP2 on both. I've run the
>>> network wizards, assigned the same workgroup name, opted for file and
>>> printer sharing, and created shared folders. I assume that the shared
>>> folders on machine 1 should be visible on machine 2 and vice versa?
>>>
>>> If I go to My Network Places/View workgroup computers, there is only the
>>> home machine visible on each. I'm the only person who uses the
>>> computers, and I use them as administrator without a password, so I
>>> don't actively log on. Do I now need to start messing around with user
>>> accounts and passwords to get my machines to talk to each other?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>