Cannot setup file/printer sharing

I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A via
wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with PC1.
All worksOK so far.

PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with PC2.
I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.

Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also disabled
XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson each
HDD to be shared.

I followed the instructions here
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
cannot see one PC from the other.

Any idea what am I missing?

TIA.

J.




JoeJoe

In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
> I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A via
> wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with PC1.
> All worksOK so far.
>
> PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with PC2.
> I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>
> Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
> Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also disabled
> XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson each
> HDD to be shared.
>
> I followed the instructions here
> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
> cannot see one PC from the other.
>
> Any idea what am I missing?
>
Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>> I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A
>> via
>> wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>> PC1.
>> All worksOK so far.
>>
>> PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>> PC2.
>> I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>>
>> Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
>> Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>> disabled
>> XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson each
>> HDD to be shared.
>>
>> I followed the instructions here
>> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
>> cannot see one PC from the other.
>>
>> Any idea what am I missing?
>>
> Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?

I am not really sure why this is necessary...

I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
other.

"JoeJoe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
>> In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>> "JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>> I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A
>>> via
>>> wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>>> PC1.
>>> All worksOK so far.
>>>
>>> PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>>> PC2.
>>> I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>>>
>>> Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
>>> Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>>> disabled
>>> XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson
>>> each
>>> HDD to be shared.
>>>
>>> I followed the instructions here
>>> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
>>> cannot see one PC from the other.
>>>
>>> Any idea what am I missing?
>>>
>> Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>
> I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>
> I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
> from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
> other.

PS: ... forgot ot mention that I had this up and running until I had to
re-install the wireless card driver which caused all my settings to be lost.

In article <42d9213f$0$27203$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> > In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > "JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >> I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A
> >> via
> >> wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
> >> PC1.
> >> All worksOK so far.
> >>
> >> PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
> >> PC2.
> >> I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
> >>
> >> Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
> >> Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
> >> disabled
> >> XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson each
> >> HDD to be shared.
> >>
> >> I followed the instructions here
> >> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
> >> cannot see one PC from the other.
> >>
> >> Any idea what am I missing?
> >>
> > Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>
> I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>
> I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
> from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
> other.
>
So you want a remote user to be able to read/modify/delete files, but
don't think that they should require user privileges to do it?

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> In article <42d9213f$0$27203$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>
>> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
>> > In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>> > "JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>> >> I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router
>> >> F5D7630-4A
>> >> via
>> >> wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>> >> PC1.
>> >> All worksOK so far.
>> >>
>> >> PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>> >> PC2.
>> >> I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>> >>
>> >> Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec
>> >> Internet
>> >> Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>> >> disabled
>> >> XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson
>> >> each
>> >> HDD to be shared.
>> >>
>> >> I followed the instructions here
>> >> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I
>> >> still
>> >> cannot see one PC from the other.
>> >>
>> >> Any idea what am I missing?
>> >>
>> > Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>>
>> I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>>
>> I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
>> from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
>> other.
>>
> So you want a remote user to be able to read/modify/delete files, but
> don't think that they should require user privileges to do it?


Well, I am no expert, and have never claimed to be. All I was suggesting
was that I had the same desired setup up and running in the past without
having to set up a guest account on either PC.

JoeJoe wrote:
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
>
>>In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>>"JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>
>>>I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A
>>>via
>>>wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>>>PC1.
>>>All worksOK so far.
>>>
>>>PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>>>PC2.
>>>I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>>>
>>>Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
>>>Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>>>disabled
>>>XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson each
>>>HDD to be shared.
>>>
>>>I followed the instructions here
>>>http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
>>>cannot see one PC from the other.
>>>
>>>Any idea what am I missing?
>>>
>>
>>Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>
>
> I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>
> I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
> from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
> other.

I don't think you need the Guest account. In networking terms I think
that is only relevant to XP Pro file sharing. XP Home just makes all
shares available to everyone.
There's a good resource for XP networking here:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm

What is not working with your network? Have you check the TCP/IP setup,
workgroup name, etc? Try to give a bit more detail on the problem.

"John Fryatt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JoeJoe wrote:
>> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
>>
>>>In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>>>"JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>>
>>>>I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A
>>>>via
>>>>wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>>>>PC1.
>>>>All worksOK so far.
>>>>
>>>>PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>>>>PC2.
>>>>I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>>>>
>>>>Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
>>>>Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>>>>disabled
>>>>XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson
>>>>each
>>>>HDD to be shared.
>>>>
>>>>I followed the instructions here
>>>>http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
>>>>cannot see one PC from the other.
>>>>
>>>>Any idea what am I missing?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>>
>>
>> I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>>
>> I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
>> from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
>> other.
>
> I don't think you need the Guest account. In networking terms I think that
> is only relevant to XP Pro file sharing. XP Home just makes all shares
> available to everyone.
> There's a good resource for XP networking here:
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm
>
> What is not working with your network? Have you check the TCP/IP setup,
> workgroup name, etc? Try to give a bit more detail on the problem.
>

That sounds more familiar...

The problem is that neither PC can see the other one.
Workgroup name is the same on both.
I set up TCP/IP as suggested in the tutorial in the link above.

Feel free to ask any specific question.

TIA

JoeJoe wrote:
> "John Fryatt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:nrbCe.1350$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>JoeJoe wrote:
>>
>>>"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) .net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>>>>"JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router F5D7630-4A
>>>>>via
>>>>>wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>>>>>PC1.
>>>>>All worksOK so far.
>>>>>
>>>>>PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>>>>>PC2.
>>>>>I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec Internet
>>>>>Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>>>>>disabled
>>>>>XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson
>>>>>each
>>>>>HDD to be shared.
>>>>>
>>>>>I followed the instructions here
>>>>>http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I still
>>>>>cannot see one PC from the other.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any idea what am I missing?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>>>
>>>
>>>I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>>>
>>>I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
>>>from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
>>>other.
>>
>>I don't think you need the Guest account. In networking terms I think that
>>is only relevant to XP Pro file sharing. XP Home just makes all shares
>>available to everyone.
>>There's a good resource for XP networking here:
>>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm
>>
>>What is not working with your network? Have you check the TCP/IP setup,
>>workgroup name, etc? Try to give a bit more detail on the problem.
>>
>
>
> That sounds more familiar...
>
> The problem is that neither PC can see the other one.
> Workgroup name is the same on both.
> I set up TCP/IP as suggested in the tutorial in the link above.
>
> Feel free to ask any specific question.

Caveat: I'm not an expert and these things are a bit tricky when not
'hands-on' but let's see...

Can you list the settings on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propertieds
window, and also those on all four tabs of the Advanced TCP/IP Settings
window.
Also list the entries in the Local Connection Properties window.
Start a Command Prompt session on each machine and...
a) Run IPCONFIG and note what it says
b) Run PING ..... - where .... is the IP address of the other machine,
as seen in IPCONFIG output

Other things...
You do have at least one share set up on both machines - yes?
Try mapping a drive to a share on the other machine (under Tools in
Explorer).

Not sure what all the above will yield, just gathering info.

There's a resource here for this problem, might be worth going through:
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page6.php

"John Fryatt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JoeJoe wrote:
>> "John Fryatt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:nrbCe.1350$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>JoeJoe wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) l.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <42d8ff50$0$27239$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>>>>>"JoeJoe" (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have 2 PCs. PC1 connected directly to a Belkin Modem/Router
>>>>>>F5D7630-4A via
>>>>>>wired LAN. PC2 uses a wireless card to share internet connection with
>>>>>>PC1.
>>>>>>All worksOK so far.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>PC1 is also connected (via USB) to a printer that I wish to share with
>>>>>>PC2.
>>>>>>I also wish to be able for each PC to see the other's hard drive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Both PCs run XP home SP2. PC1 with PC-Cillin, PC2 with Symantec
>>>>>>Internet
>>>>>>Security 2005. I disabled both when trying to set this up. I also
>>>>>>disabled
>>>>>>XP firewall on both. I set up the printer and the relevant folderson
>>>>>>each
>>>>>>HDD to be shared.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I followed the instructions here
>>>>>>http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...e-xp.asp#winxp, but I
>>>>>>still
>>>>>>cannot see one PC from the other.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any idea what am I missing?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Have you enabled the Guest account on both PCs?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I am not really sure why this is necessary...
>>>>
>>>>I don't want a fully fledged network, just to be able to see the printer
>>>>from PC2, and to be able to map a cople fo folders on one PC from the
>>>>other.
>>>
>>>I don't think you need the Guest account. In networking terms I think
>>>that is only relevant to XP Pro file sharing. XP Home just makes all
>>>shares available to everyone.
>>>There's a good resource for XP networking here:
>>>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm
>>>
>>>What is not working with your network? Have you check the TCP/IP setup,
>>>workgroup name, etc? Try to give a bit more detail on the problem.
>>>
>>
>>
>> That sounds more familiar...
>>
>> The problem is that neither PC can see the other one.
>> Workgroup name is the same on both.
>> I set up TCP/IP as suggested in the tutorial in the link above.
>>
>> Feel free to ask any specific question.
>
> Caveat: I'm not an expert and these things are a bit tricky when not
> 'hands-on' but let's see...
>
> Can you list the settings on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propertieds
> window, and also those on all four tabs of the Advanced TCP/IP Settings
> window.
> Also list the entries in the Local Connection Properties window.
> Start a Command Prompt session on each machine and...
> a) Run IPCONFIG and note what it says
> b) Run PING ..... - where .... is the IP address of the other machine, as
> seen in IPCONFIG output
>
> Other things...
> You do have at least one share set up on both machines - yes?
> Try mapping a drive to a share on the other machine (under Tools in
> Explorer).
>
> Not sure what all the above will yield, just gathering info.
>
> There's a resource here for this problem, might be worth going through:
> http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le64-page6.php

Just ,managed to get to the bottom of this - it was a corrupt config file
for PC-Cillin that messed up my firewall setting and prevented connection.
Re-install solved everything.

Many thanks again for all the suggestions.
>