I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

If turn off the firewall, can you ping the XP by IP?

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
"Fiver Network" <Fiver Network@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77405A9A-4DC3-48FD-A532-85A2633D1308@microsoft.com...
I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:30:01 -0700, Fiver Network <Fiver
Network@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
>shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
>cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
>How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

First check personal firewalls, and the NetBT setting, on each computer. Make
sure that each is consistent.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html

Then look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each
computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and
follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Thanks Robert. Your post got me looking. ZoneAlarm on the XP computer was
blocking until I made my private network subnet a Trusted Zone. This solved
the problem.

"Fiver Network" wrote:

> I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
> shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
> cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
> How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

Thanks Robert.
Your post got me looking and I found that ZoneAlarm on the XP PC was
blocking the Vista PC. I made my private network subnet a trusted zone and
this took care of the problem.

"Fiver Network" wrote:

> I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
> shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
> cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
> How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

Hi
I have the same setup as you,with zoneAlarm, can you please tell me how to
as you say, you made my private network subnet a trusted zone.

Brian


"Fiver Network" wrote:

> Thanks Robert. Your post got me looking. ZoneAlarm on the XP computer was
> blocking until I made my private network subnet a Trusted Zone. This solved
> the problem.
>
> "Fiver Network" wrote:
>
> > I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
> > shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
> > cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
> > How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

Open ZoneAlarm
Click on Firewall
Click Add
Enter a name “MyNetwork�
Select Subnet
Enter the subnet for your private network.
With XP, you can Run CMD to get a command line. Enter IPCONFIG to get the IP
address assigned to your computer: something like 192.168.0.102. Your subnet
in this case would be 192.168.0.0.


"joiner" wrote:

> Hi
> I have the same setup as you,with zoneAlarm, can you please tell me how to
> as you say, you made my private network subnet a trusted zone.
>
> Brian
>
>
> "Fiver Network" wrote:
>
> > Thanks Robert. Your post got me looking. ZoneAlarm on the XP computer was
> > blocking until I made my private network subnet a Trusted Zone. This solved
> > the problem.
> >
> > "Fiver Network" wrote:
> >
> > > I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
> > > shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
> > > cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
> > > How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.

Thank you for the reply will do as you say

Brian

"Fiver Network" wrote:

> Open ZoneAlarm
> Click on Firewall
> Click Add
> Enter a name “MyNetwork�
> Select Subnet
> Enter the subnet for your private network.
> With XP, you can Run CMD to get a command line. Enter IPCONFIG to get the IP
> address assigned to your computer: something like 192.168.0.102. Your subnet
> in this case would be 192.168.0.0.
>
>
> "joiner" wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I have the same setup as you,with zoneAlarm, can you please tell me how to
> > as you say, you made my private network subnet a trusted zone.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > "Fiver Network" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Robert. Your post got me looking. ZoneAlarm on the XP computer was
> > > blocking until I made my private network subnet a Trusted Zone. This solved
> > > the problem.
> > >
> > > "Fiver Network" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have an XP Pro PC set up on the Workgroup "workgroup" with a USB Drive
> > > > shared and a USB printer shared. I can see the Vist PC from the XP PC but I
> > > > cannot see the XP PC or its shared resources from the Vista PC.
> > > > How can I access the XP Pro shared resources from the Vista Business PC.