On Thu, 3 May 2007 18:28:01 -0700, mchinsomboon
<mchinsomboon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have a Linksys Draft-N network with 2 XP machines (one wireless, one
>wired), and my new Vista Ultimate machine that can be both wired and wireless
>(tried both), and I cannot seem to get file sharing to work properly. I have
>it working fine on my two XP machines, between each other. I checked the
>WORKGROUP and they match. In fact, on the XP machines, I can see the Vista
>machine, but when I try to click on it, it says I don't have permissions to
>do so.
>
>On the Vista machine, I browse to the Network and that workgroup, and I can
>only see the Vista machine in that workgroup (even though on the two XP
>machines, I can at least see all 3 machines).
>
>I also checked my settings on the Network and Sharing Center, and I have
>turned OFF Password protected sharing, and ON for all other options including
>Network Discovery, File Sharing, Public folder sharing, Printer sharing,
>Media Sharing. I also have both Norton Firewall (came installed on the HP
>Vista Ultimate machine) and Windows Firewall turned OFF.
>
>Also, I get my IP address from CMD with an "ipconfig /all". And, when I try
>to ping from the Vista machine, ping itself, it timesout. Same machine, it
>can ping the router and of course various Internet website, but just not
>itself. E.g. I can ping 192.168.15.1 (gateway) but NOT 192.168.15.104 (Vista
>machine).
>
>And, when I'm on the Network and Sharing Center, at the bottom, I click on
>"Show me all shared network folders on this computer" and it shows all the
>drives that I have shared. Then I click on "Show me all the files and folders
>I am sharing" and it comes up "No Items Match your Search", even though I
>have specifically shared "c:/disks", a directory, for testing purposes. And
>it doesn't show up.
>
>I'm logged in as Admin (no other users exist) on the Vista machine. I can't
>figure this out. Please help me!
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>- Mac
Mac,
What you're describing sounds like a personal firewall problem of some type. If
the Vista computer can't ping itself, you have a problem. Try getting
instructions from Symantec, and un installing Norton, religiously following all
Symantec instructions. You wouldn't be the first to discover the advantages of
being Norton Free.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ther-help.html
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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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