PROBLEMS WITH NETWORKING - NEW TO NETWORKING

Hope someone can help here.

I have two PCs both with XP Pro, both have a wireless connection and one has
a network ethernet card all connecting to a DSL Internet connection router.

I have managed to setup a home office with workgroup MSHOME for both PCs and
connected to the DSL for internet usage and working fine!

However, the problem is connecting between both machines, I just can not
seem to share folders. I have allowed share access, managed my Norton's
firewall to allow access between PCs but every time I try my "network places"
it sees the workgroup name but sends me an error after 20 seconds stating I
do not have permission.

I am new to networking and only learnign the security aspects of networking.
BUT I could really do with connecting both machines before worrying about
security!?!?!

Can someone help me and guide ime in the right direction in security issues
etc? Basically is it possible to set up one machione as a server, does all
the hard work and one that just links to it!? I also want to share my printer!


Appreciating anyone's response!

--
APOP

Hi
May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"ABSPOPUP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F60AACA0-C500-4880-873B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hope someone can help here.
>
> I have two PCs both with XP Pro, both have a wireless connection and one
has
> a network ethernet card all connecting to a DSL Internet connection
router.
>
> I have managed to setup a home office with workgroup MSHOME for both PCs
and
> connected to the DSL for internet usage and working fine!
>
> However, the problem is connecting between both machines, I just can not
> seem to share folders. I have allowed share access, managed my Norton's
> firewall to allow access between PCs but every time I try my "network
places"
> it sees the workgroup name but sends me an error after 20 seconds stating
I
> do not have permission.
>
> I am new to networking and only learnign the security aspects of
networking.
> BUT I could really do with connecting both machines before worrying about
> security!?!?!
>
> Can someone help me and guide ime in the right direction in security
issues
> etc? Basically is it possible to set up one machione as a server, does all
> the hard work and one that just links to it!? I also want to share my
printer!
>
>
> Appreciating anyone's response!
>
> --
> APOP

Thanks Jack, very useful site and will try setting my network from scratch
tonight at home. It seems to have everything I need to resolve this issue.
Again thanks.

"ABSPOPUP" wrote:

> Hope someone can help here.
>
> I have two PCs both with XP Pro, both have a wireless connection and one has
> a network ethernet card all connecting to a DSL Internet connection router.
>
> I have managed to setup a home office with workgroup MSHOME for both PCs and
> connected to the DSL for internet usage and working fine!
>
> However, the problem is connecting between both machines, I just can not
> seem to share folders. I have allowed share access, managed my Norton's
> firewall to allow access between PCs but every time I try my "network places"
> it sees the workgroup name but sends me an error after 20 seconds stating I
> do not have permission.
>
> I am new to networking and only learnign the security aspects of networking.
> BUT I could really do with connecting both machines before worrying about
> security!?!?!
>
> Can someone help me and guide ime in the right direction in security issues
> etc? Basically is it possible to set up one machione as a server, does all
> the hard work and one that just links to it!? I also want to share my printer!
>
>
> Appreciating anyone's response!
>
> --
> APOP