I have two Windows XP machines hooked up to the same router. I have, on both machines, changed the workgroup name to the same name. However, the two computers don't appear to see each other on the network.
#2. "RE: Joining A Workgroup In XP" In response to Razor (Reply # 0)
Are the computers XP Home or Professional? If I recall (it's been a while) for XP machines you want to be in a home group. In W7 you want to be in a work group Did you run the Network wizard on both machines and reboot?
QUOTE: Are the computers XP Home or Professional? If I recall (it's been a while) for XP machines you want to be in a home group. In W7 you want to be in a work group Did you run the Network wizard on both machines and reboot?
Both are XP Home Edition. And that's backwards. It's work groups in XP, home group in 7.
Do I need to run the setup wizard and then save the settings to a disc and run that on the other machine? I read something about this but was hoping I wouldn't have to go to the store and buy more CDs.
#6. "RE: Joining A Workgroup In XP" In response to Razor (Reply # 4)
You will not need to save the settings to a disk. That option was put in place to ease the setup on non-XP computers. Two XP computers should be ready to go when you run the wizard on both and set file sharing on the folder(s) of choice.
I would double check that you don't have a typo on one of the Workgroup names. Also, follow what Ttech is saying about disabling any software firewalls you have running.
#10. "RE: Joining A Workgroup In XP" In response to Razor (Reply # 4)
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Both are XP Home Edition. And that's backwards. It's work groups in XP, home group in 7.
I beg to differ. The way I stated works for me. I wasn't talking about the Homegroup feature in W7, it was more about sharing files between XP and W7 boxes. In your case if you use the name homegroup for both I believe it would work. But it sounds like you may have it sorted now anyway.
Connection-specific DNS Suffix: IP Address: fe80::5efe:169.254.173.132%2 Default Gateway:
I have "browsed" for the other computer, as you said by going to "my network places", "entire network" and looked at each computer on each network. "Computer A" can see every computer on the network except "Computer B" and "Computer B" cannot see any computers.
There is a file on "Computer B" that is in a shared network folder, but no other computer can see the folder (I have "share this folder" checked).
I do have TCP/IP disabled currently, I wanted to try to use NetBEUI so that I could connect the two computers without hooking the one up to the internet.
QUOTE: Is there a setting in your router to deny internet access to the one pc? I have that in my Linksys router.
If there is, I'm unaware of any such setting. It's a D-LINK router. I don't have the product manual for it. I don't see any buttons on it that could have such functionality so I imagine if it was capable of it, I'd have to do it through software.
Is this still the project where you have one computer that access the internet and you want to share files from this computer with the other one that you don't want to allow access to the internet?
Behind every good computer... is a jumble of wires 'n stuff.
QUOTE: Is this still the project where you have one computer that access the internet and you want to share files from this computer with the other one that you don't want to allow access to the internet?
Yes, same project.
The only reason I'm bothering with this is that every guide I've ever read about setting up a PC to record audio says "don't connect it to the internet" and "don't run antivirus software on it."
#28. "RE: Joining A Workgroup In XP" In response to Razor (Reply # 27) Mon May-21-12 12:27 PM by Ttech
Just want to clarify the setup. On the computer that does connect to the internet, and share files with the other computer, you have both TCP/IP and NetBEUI installed. On the computer that doesn't connect to the internet you only have NetBEUI installed.
On either computer, go to the Run dialog box, Start-Run, and type the following:
\\computername
(where computername is the network name of the other computer)
Then click OK and wait... maybe up to a couple of minutes.
You should eventually get an explorer window showing the shares on the other computer. Note that this won't work if you don't have anything shared on the other computer, or if file and print sharing is not turned on, or if there is a firewall blocking file and print sharing.
Behind every good computer... is a jumble of wires 'n stuff.
QUOTE: Just want to clarify the setup. On the computer that does connect to the internet, and share files with the other computer, you have both TCP/IP and NetBEUI installed. On the computer that doesn't connect to the internet you only have NetBEUI installed.
On either computer, go to the Run dialog box, Start-Run, and type the following:
\\computername
(where computername is the network name of the other computer)
Then click OK and wait... maybe up to a couple of minutes.
You should eventually get an explorer window showing the shares on the other computer. Note that this won't work if you don't have anything shared on the other computer, or if file and print sharing is not turned on, or if there is a firewall blocking file and print sharing.
The one that is supposed to connect to the internet has only TCP/IP installed. The other one has both TCP/IP and NetBEUI.
There is another way to do this is leave both systems configured normally and connect them to each other Via a "Crossover" Ethernet cable. This will share files but not transfer any internet to the music machine. The system that gets internet would need two Ethernet cards. One gets internet using a "Cat 5" cable and the other Ethernet card should go to the other machine using a "Crossover" cable. You can share files over the crossover but not internet. This setup needs no router.
Honestly I can't think of anything besides plugging and unplugging the computer from the network.