XP Home Edition

Morning.
Using a Belkin 5 Port Switch:
Two XP Home Edition machines. We connected the switch to a cable modem in number 5 port, "A" computer in #4 port and the "B" computer in #1 port, then installed the software in both computers. We enabled printer and file sharing and C: drive sharing on both machines. The "A" computer would access the internet and "see" the "B" machine, but would not access the C: drive on "B". The "B" machine would NOT access the internet but would access the C: drive on the "A" computer.
We connected each machine directly to the cable modem and they both accessed the internet with no problem. After establishing internet connection on each individual machine, we connected individually through the switch and still had internet access. But when we connected both machines through the switch at the same time, we were back to square one. "A" would access the internet, "B" wouldn't. "B" would access "A", but "A" wouldn't access "B" even though it could "see" it.
Bottom line is: we have one machine that'll access the web but not the other machine, and we have one computer that will access the other computer, but not the internet. Right now we have about 35 man/hours stuck in a 30 minute job and it's still not working.
If you can assist me, PLEASE contact me.
Thanx

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D.H. Cesare

I'd post this question in a Windows XP newsgroup, since the network
configuration and troubleshooting steps are quite different than those in
Windows 98.

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"D.H. Cesare" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ZA89b.17176$(E-Mail Removed)...
Morning.
Using a Belkin 5 Port Switch:
Two XP Home Edition machines. We connected the switch to a cable modem in
number 5 port, "A" computer in #4 port and the "B" computer in #1 port, then
installed the software in both computers. We enabled printer and file
sharing and C: drive sharing on both machines. The "A" computer would
access the internet and "see" the "B" machine, but would not access the C:
drive on "B". The "B" machine would NOT access the internet but would
access the C: drive on the "A" computer.
We connected each machine directly to the cable modem and they both accessed
the internet with no problem. After establishing internet connection on
each individual machine, we connected individually through the switch and
still had internet access. But when we connected both machines through the
switch at the same time, we were back to square one. "A" would access the
internet, "B" wouldn't. "B" would access "A", but "A" wouldn't access "B"
even though it could "see" it.
Bottom line is: we have one machine that'll access the web but not the other
machine, and we have one computer that will access the other computer, but
not the internet. Right now we have about 35 man/hours stuck in a 30 minute
job and it's still not working.
If you can assist me, PLEASE contact me.
Thanx

--
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D.H. Cesare

As for the Internet connection, have you purchased multiple IP
addresses from the cable people? It sounds like you are only able to
draw 1 IP address(which is correct, unless you have purchased
multiples). In order to share 1 IP address with multiple machines,
you would need a router, not a switch.

For File and Print Sharing, be sure that F&PS is enabled on each
machine, that you have physically shared a drive on each machine and
XP's firewall is turned off on both machines.

Good Luck...

GLCrews,MCP


On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:20:18 -0400, "Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'd post this question in a Windows XP newsgroup, since the network
>configuration and troubleshooting steps are quite different than those in
>Windows 98.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x) (E-Mail Removed)
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies to the newsgroup so all may
>* benefit from the discussion. Private mail is usually not replied to.
>Help US help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>"D.H. Cesare" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:ZA89b.17176$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>Morning.
>Using a Belkin 5 Port Switch:
>Two XP Home Edition machines. We connected the switch to a cable modem in
>number 5 port, "A" computer in #4 port and the "B" computer in #1 port, then
>installed the software in both computers. We enabled printer and file
>sharing and C: drive sharing on both machines. The "A" computer would
>access the internet and "see" the "B" machine, but would not access the C:
>drive on "B". The "B" machine would NOT access the internet but would
>access the C: drive on the "A" computer.
>We connected each machine directly to the cable modem and they both accessed
>the internet with no problem. After establishing internet connection on
>each individual machine, we connected individually through the switch and
>still had internet access. But when we connected both machines through the
>switch at the same time, we were back to square one. "A" would access the
>internet, "B" wouldn't. "B" would access "A", but "A" wouldn't access "B"
>even though it could "see" it.
>Bottom line is: we have one machine that'll access the web but not the other
>machine, and we have one computer that will access the other computer, but
>not the internet. Right now we have about 35 man/hours stuck in a 30 minute
>job and it's still not working.
>If you can assist me, PLEASE contact me.
>Thanx