On any computer running Windows XP with SP1, disable the Windows XP firewall. It will not allow File and Printer Sharing. On computers running Windows XP with SP2, make sure that the Windows XP firewall has File and Printer Sharing checked off on the Exceptions tab. If you are running any third party firewalls, like those provided by such programs as Zone Alarm, Norton Internet Security, or McAfee Security Suite, make sure they are configured to allow local network traffic
1. Make sure you have the same IP scheme (e.g. 192.168.0.x).
2. Make sure you have the same Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS IP addresses.
3. Make sure you can ping the other computer's IP address. If this fails, just for testing, make sure you turn off XP's as well as any other firewall.
4. Make sure you can ping the other computers by name.
5. Make sure you have the same workgroup name (watch for trailing spaces)
6. For troubleshooting purposes, turn off XP's and completely uninstall any other firewall software. You can always add more complexity after you get it working.
7. With XP, make sure you have the same username and password as the person logging onto the other computers. The default setting for XP Pro is to require a password for network access.
There continues to be a lot of misinformation about needing NetBEUI or to changing the NetBIOS setting. You can ignore both. Installing NetBEUI to solve a networking problem will just mask a some underlying and potentially important misconfiguration with TCP/IP. The default NetBIOS setting usually works. If browsing is a problem, you might set it to Enabled. But do not Disable it.
If the access point only accepts WPA connections, and it wants a key of under 64
characters in length, and it doesn't support Windows Connect Now ...
you can't connect automatically. Instead, you have to enter the WPA key
manually: When running the aforementioned Wizard, there's an option to
"Manually assign a network key" that you have to pick. It seems that
selecting WPA causes the Wizard to create a 64-character encryption
key; it isn't uncommon for older access points to only want a
63-character (or shorter, like 50 characters in this case) key, which
makes the Wizard barf. Entering the key manually lets you respect the
access point's limit. The trick with Windows Connect Now is that part
of the standard specifies a 64-character key, so devices supporting
Connect Now will accept a 64-character key.
the big thing you need to watch out for are third party firewalls such as Norton & Mcafee.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/default.mspx
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,368-page,1-bid,0/video.html
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/
http://www.theeldergeek.com/quick_guide_to_simple_file_sharing.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
http://joelshoemaker.com/computer/mac/wxpfs.html
On any computer running Windows XP with SP1, disable the Windows XP firewall. It will not allow File and Printer Sharing. On computers running Windows XP with SP2, make sure that the Windows XP firewall has File and Printer Sharing checked off on the Exceptions tab. If you are running any third party firewalls, like those provided by such programs as Zone Alarm, Norton Internet Security, or McAfee Security Suite, make sure they are configured to allow local network traffic
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networ..._net_print.htm
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Also, The basics for networking are:
1. Make sure you have the same IP scheme (e.g. 192.168.0.x).
2. Make sure you have the same Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS IP addresses.
3. Make sure you can ping the other computer's IP address. If this fails, just for testing, make sure you turn off XP's as well as any other firewall.
4. Make sure you can ping the other computers by name.
5. Make sure you have the same workgroup name (watch for trailing spaces)
6. For troubleshooting purposes, turn off XP's and completely uninstall any other firewall software. You can always add more complexity after you get it working.
7. With XP, make sure you have the same username and password as the person logging onto the other computers. The default setting for XP Pro is to require a password for network access.
8. More details about how to network XP can be found at:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm
9. More details about how to troubleshoot TCP/IP networks can be found at:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/trouble.htm
There continues to be a lot of misinformation about needing NetBEUI or to changing the NetBIOS setting. You can ignore both. Installing NetBEUI to solve a networking problem will just mask a some underlying and potentially important misconfiguration with TCP/IP. The default NetBIOS setting usually works. If browsing is a problem, you might set it to Enabled. But do not Disable it.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
If the access point only accepts WPA connections, and it wants a key of under 64
characters in length, and it doesn't support Windows Connect Now ...
you can't connect automatically. Instead, you have to enter the WPA key
manually: When running the aforementioned Wizard, there's an option to
"Manually assign a network key" that you have to pick. It seems that
selecting WPA causes the Wizard to create a 64-character encryption
key; it isn't uncommon for older access points to only want a
63-character (or shorter, like 50 characters in this case) key, which
makes the Wizard barf. Entering the key manually lets you respect the
access point's limit. The trick with Windows Connect Now is that part
of the standard specifies a 64-character key, so devices supporting
Connect Now will accept a 64-character key.
Message Edited by jmwills on 01-20-200702:15 PM