Jiffy April 29, 2004 Share Jiffy Member April 29, 2004 I ran the wizard on both computers, rebooted, and i dont believe it worked i am unable to share a printer/files, not sure what i could possibly be doing wrong. Anyone know what might be the problem offhand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX April 29, 2004 Share NOFX Member April 29, 2004 (edited) what kind of setup you got jiffy? Do you have a router? hub? switch? If you have any of those, when setting up the Wizard, set them to a workgroup without a domain, then make sure they both have the exact same workgroup. Click on my Network places and they should see each other. Edited April 29, 2004 by NOFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy April 30, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member April 30, 2004 i have a D-Link router. and i thought i had them the same, everything was default? sigh, i try again later, thx though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer April 30, 2004 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 30, 2004 You shouldn't have to set anything up with a D-Link router, all should be set by the router. Just have the workgroup the same. You have enabled sharing? Can you see other computers, but not share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox April 30, 2004 Share appalachian_fox Member April 30, 2004 Is internet involved? I'd check to see if your computers have IP addresses. If they don't have valid IP addresses as assigned by the router, I'd look into the ethernet interfaces or the network cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrX April 30, 2004 Share mrX GC Alumni April 30, 2004 Prolly a firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoul April 30, 2004 Share Xoul Member April 30, 2004 Do you have crossover, or streight rj45 cables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy May 1, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member May 1, 2004 no, i cant even see the other computer/printer or anything. i know the router works...im able to be on net in my room. i just want to be able to print stuff! i'll look into more when i get some time...thx guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer May 1, 2004 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member May 1, 2004 Can you log on to the router from either PC? http://192.168.1.0 I think that is what D-Link uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy May 1, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member May 1, 2004 lol not able to display? i am pluggin into the router and both comps are online, so it has to be a firewall issue? because when i ran it, both were same workgroups. bah. i do it tonight, too lazy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 1, 2004 Share NOFX Member May 1, 2004 (edited) to get into a d-link router you need to type http://192.168.0.1 Its not a router problem, because they are both on the net, make sure you have windows file sharing on for the printer. btw, For you guys that use windows file sharing. If anyone has your IP and port 139 isnt block by your router, they can access those files. Edited May 1, 2004 by NOFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 2, 2004 Share dwEEziL Member May 2, 2004 Sounds like you might have the wrong subnet mask entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox May 2, 2004 Share appalachian_fox Member May 2, 2004 Just to be clear, both computers ARE on the internet, correct? So we've eliminated cable and adapter problems, right? Try going to Start | Search and search for computers (or Computers or People...or something like that). Search for the other computer by name, and do that from each computer. Can you find one one-way, no ways? Make sure to try the search option, I've found computers that I couldn't browse in the Network Neighborhood that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy May 2, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member May 2, 2004 yes, both computers are up and running fine, both able to connect to the internet seperately and everything. *mom using comp for work, cant try settting it up yet*- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer May 2, 2004 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member May 2, 2004 Not sure if this was answered: Control Panel System Computer Name tab Workgroup Are the Workgroups the same on each computer? If they are different click on the Change button there and make them the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Ranger May 3, 2004 Share MC_Ranger Member May 3, 2004 Here is some info to get you on the right track: 1) Both machines are on the Internet and assuming they are both grapping DHCP addresses from the router, you can pretty much rule out any cabling/subnet issues. 2) Make sure you don't have one of the PCs plugged into the DMZ port AND the DMZ port enabled. If memory servers, that is DISABLED by default on the D-Links. Also, make sure you don't have any personal firewalls running on the PCs. 3) The WORKGROUP settings and "Network Places" is a browsing issue, which may or may not be your problem (having them in the same WORKGROUP just makes your life easier). Try to PING the name of the other PC. Start, Run, CMD From the command prompt, type in PING OTHER_MACHINE_NAME (OTHER_MACHINE_NAME is the name of the other PC) If that replies, than you have both connectivity and name resolution. Two things you want to have when doing file/print sharing between machines. 4) From the same command prompt, type in: NET VIEW \\OTHER_MACHINE_NAME This is a manual browse. You will generally get one of 4 responses: 1) Success and a list of shares (if any) 2) Failure because access is denied 3) Failure because it can't see the other PC 4) Syntax error Spaces and \\ are important! Post up on whether or not the PING succeeds and, if so, what is the result of the NET VIEW command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linch May 3, 2004 Share linch Member May 3, 2004 I had issues with sharing on my 2 pc's that were running XP. It ended up being a security issue. What I had to do was create a login account on each pc with the same name and password. That way each PC recognizes you as the owner of that PC. Of course you could always go into the permissions and allow for other types of users to connect, but I believe that creates security issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy May 3, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member May 3, 2004 (edited) ping didnt work. i must be missing something, but i followed every step in the post above. thx so much for the help. im at a loss of understanding it. *its trendnet, i originally planned on getting d link, but dad changed it last minute, me forgot...oops" Edited May 3, 2004 by Jiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer May 3, 2004 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member May 3, 2004 Did you install any software on either or both PC's to get them on the internet? Tell us the history, like: 1) One Windows XP computer (PC1) was hooked directly into the cable modem, installed cable co. software. 2) Added 2nd Windows XP computer (PC2) and added D-Link box. Hooked both up and [insert what you did here] The reason for this is that I've found some cable/dsl co. software to be bothersome. When adding a 2nd PC and adding a Linksys gateway router for someone with the above situation, I uninstall the cable co. software, add the Linksys box, get PC1 running on the net, just plug PC2 in and it's ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy May 3, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member May 3, 2004 1.computer one- (windows xp home)been using the internet with cable modem 2 years+, never installed software, just plugged in and was up and running on the net. It is connected to port 1 in the router. 2. computer two - (windows xp PRO)my computer, never installed modem software, connected to port 2 and is up and running on the net. have run the wizard several times to no success. Nofx walked me through it from step one and he is now as lost as i am. hope = lost. lol thx for the help, i just guess i will have to dl maps, and run my donkey downstairs to print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 May 3, 2004 Share bullet-401 Member May 3, 2004 windows firewall = teh suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy May 3, 2004 Author Share Jiffy Member May 3, 2004 rgr that, thx. i believe i got it working! thx very much to nofx and bullet, and the rest for insight and info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox May 5, 2004 Share appalachian_fox Member May 5, 2004 Good call, bullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet-401 May 5, 2004 Share bullet-401 Member May 5, 2004 hehe thx, it helps when you screw up things.. you learn even more then. As a side note I do screw up a lot of stuff. But it all helps in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 5, 2004 Share NOFX Member May 5, 2004 heh glad u got it workin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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