here is the result of ipconfig/all:
WINXP Home:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Arjun
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-89-24-A0
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
WINXP Pro:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Roshana
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
Ethernet adapter Home Net:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated
Con
troller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-A3-0E-A7
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
"Nani" wrote:
> yes it pings from xphome to xppro but NOT vice versa. Thre is no problem for
> xphome to xppro.
> From xppro, when I try to click on "view workgroup computers", sometimes it
> says "MSHOME is not accessible...network path not found" and sometimes MSHOME
> is visible and when i click in MSHOME it says "(the other comp's name) is not
> accessible...network path not found".
> I am having doubt about one thing. There are two network adapters in
> xphome,one is Intel pro adapter and the other one is 1394 adapter. Isn't
> there supposed to be only one for one LAN ? I am guessing that the problem
> is caused by those two.
> I noticed just now that when i try to turn on file sharing in one, the other
> one's file sharing is turned off and vice versa. What is this ? please help
> me.
> PS: firewall was turned off all the time.
>
>
> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
>
> > Can you ping the XPhome? If not, make sure no firewall blocks the traffic.
> >
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> > "Nani" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:2A71D005-7CE5-40E0-8056-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > I was trying to make a 2 computer network one being winxpPro and the other
> > being winxpHome. I can access winxpPro from winxpHome but not the other way
> > round. I have tried everything I could.
> > Any help would be highly appreciated