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31-Jan-2004, 05:55 PM
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Let's review the steps necessary to make this work:
1. Make sure that your Network Interface Card (NIC) is properly installed and has all it's drivers loaded. Check in Device Manager for any associated errors for the NIC.
2. Make sure the computers have are on the same subnet, i.e. 192.168.2.x with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. If the first three octets are not identical with that subnet mask, the computers will be unable to communicate. If the subnet masks are different for computers in the network, they will not be able to communicate.
3. Make sure you have the same workgroup name for all computers.
4. Make sure you have the Gateway, and DNS IP addresses if you're sharing Internet access.
5. Make sure you can ping the other computer's IP address by IP address and by name.
6. Make sure that any firewall is configured to allow access by other computers on your subnet. You may want to disable the firewall to test if it's causing the problem with sharing. Don't forget the XP firewall in TCP/IP properties.
7. Make sure there is an account on any 2k or XP machine that matches the login name on the client computer connecting to the shared resource on the 2K or XP machine.
8. Make sure that NETBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled in TCP/IP Advanced Properties.
9. Insure that you have shared the drive or folder you want to view from the remote machine. Right click on the resource and select Sharing.
You need a CAT5 crossover cable to connect the two machines if the NIC's are not auto-sensing, if they are, any cable should work.
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