Home Networking

I have three puters ,one running XP Pro ,one XP Home and the last one running
XP Media Edditon. One is a laptop, we do have a wireless router and two are
connect with a eithernet line. My problem is that when I try to set up a
network I cannot access either computer. I get a message that tells me that
the admistrator won't allow access. I have went in and set everything to
allow file sharring. Before we got the laptop we networked with the two other
pc. Also we have Norton Anti Virous running on all. Can anyone help?


Bamasooner

Thanks-I will try your suggestions

"Brent" wrote:

> Hi Bamasooner,
>
> As a troubleshooting check, I would disable all of your firewalls...but only
> as a short-term check, I can't advocate running without them all the time no
> matter your size o network topology.
>
> Also, I would disable your virus software...again, only as a troubleshooting
> (aka, short-term) check as security programs (ie virus) not incorporate
> firewalls.
>
> ...do basic ping tests work? Can you connect to the other computers via IP
> address?
>
> Here are a few suggested steps:
>
> With all of the computers in question turned on:
>
> 1) Start-> Run -> cmd, type ipconfig
> 2) Record the IP address of each
>
> 3) On each, type "ping <x>" on each where x is the IP address of the other
> two.
>
> Record the results and look for patterns...like, "Computer x can ping
> successfully, but can't see y, and z" or "Computer y can ping the other two
> and connect to the other two..."
>
> report those tests back here and we'll try to help. Again, these tests
> should be done with your security features, turned off...for the short-term
> only.
>
> Cheers!
> Brent@Dell
> --
> Virtualization System Engineering Consultant
> Dell Inc. Austin, TX
>
>
> "Devinder" wrote:
>
> > One thing you want to make sure is that Windows simple file sharing is turned
> > on. Also check if Windows XP pro firewall is off. Windows XP Pro SP2
> > automatically turns firewall on. On a small home LAN, you don't usually want
> > firewalls turned on the computers, if you already have a router with a
> > firewall. Anti-Virus does not interfere with Networking. Also you probably
> > want to be very specific about your setup, more detail and the messages you
> > see. Try not to make spelling mistakes.
> >
> > "Bamasooner" wrote:
> >
> > > I have three puters ,one running XP Pro ,one XP Home and the last one running
> > > XP Media Edditon. One is a laptop, we do have a wireless router and two are
> > > connect with a eithernet line. My problem is that when I try to set up a
> > > network I cannot access either computer. I get a message that tells me that
> > > the admistrator won't allow access. I have went in and set everything to
> > > allow file sharring. Before we got the laptop we networked with the two other
> > > pc. Also we have Norton Anti Virous running on all. Can anyone help?