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Networking ME and XP
I am running ME and XP and I can't get them to share files. I am running a
Linysys cable modem and Linksys router. I can get the Internet on both computers no problem, they just wont see each other to share files and printers. Is the firewall in XP Service Pak 2 stopping them from anything. I also have Norton Security and Anti-virus on each computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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if you got as far as the FW settings in XP, you should have seen that when
enabled it will stop sharing in most caeses. Especially when using the same nic to access the internet and the lan "jhebron" wrote in message news:fz0ad.363941$Fg5.194989@attbi_s53... I am running ME and XP and I can't get them to share files. I am running a Linysys cable modem and Linksys router. I can get the Internet on both computers no problem, they just wont see each other to share files and printers. Is the firewall in XP Service Pak 2 stopping them from anything. I also have Norton Security and Anti-virus on each computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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In article fz0ad.363941$Fg5.194989@attbi_s53, "jhebron"
wrote: I am running ME and XP and I can't get them to share files. I am running a Linysys cable modem and Linksys router. I can get the Internet on both computers no problem, they just wont see each other to share files and printers. Is the firewall in XP Service Pak 2 stopping them from anything. I also have Norton Security and Anti-virus on each computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If the XP computer is running Norton Internet Security, you must disable the built-in Windows Firewall. Running both of them will cause network problems. Configure Norton to allow access by other computers on the local area network. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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In article , "JAD"
wrote: I am running ME and XP and I can't get them to share files. I am running a Linysys cable modem and Linksys router. I can get the Internet on both computers no problem, they just wont see each other to share files and printers. Is the firewall in XP Service Pak 2 stopping them from anything. I also have Norton Security and Anti-virus on each computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. if you got as far as the FW settings in XP, you should have seen that when enabled it will stop sharing in most caeses. Especially when using the same nic to access the internet and the lan The Windows Firewall in XP Service Pack 2 is designed to allow file and printer sharing on the local area network. This is different than the Internet Connection Firewall in earlier versions of XP. In the Windows Firewall properties, click the General tab and set the mode to "On (recommended)". Then, click the Exceptions tab and make sure that there's a check mark in the box for File and Printer Sharing. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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In article , JAD says...
"jhebron" wrote in message news:fz0ad.363941$Fg5.194989@attbi_s53... I am running ME and XP and I can't get them to share files. I am running a Linysys cable modem and Linksys router. I can get the Internet on both computers no problem, they just wont see each other to share files and printers. Is the firewall in XP Service Pak 2 stopping them from anything. I also have Norton Security and Anti-virus on each computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. if you got as far as the FW settings in XP, you should have seen that when enabled it will stop sharing in most caeses. Especially when using the same nic to access the internet and the lan You can't use the same NIC to access the Internet that you use to access the LAN when you are behind a router. The router sits between the NIC and the Internet; the NIC can only access the router. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |
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In article , Z says...
Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote: If the XP computer is running Norton Internet Security, you must disable the built-in Windows Firewall. Running both of them will cause network problems. Configure Norton to allow access by other computers on the local area network. Geez, even better ... if you have XP SP2, dump Norton Internet Security completely. Does NIS not block outbound traffic? Windows Firewall, the Windows XP SP2 firewall application does not stop outbound traffic. Between Windows Firewall and a third party firewall, I would only choose Windows Firewall if the third party firewall didn't do more than Windows Firewall. Admittedly, though, there are about a half dozen excellent free software firewalls which outperform both WF and NIS. One of them is an ancient one which I still use: Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |
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In article , N.
Miller wrote: I am running ME and XP and I can't get them to share files. I am running a Linysys cable modem and Linksys router. I can get the Internet on both computers no problem, they just wont see each other to share files and printers. Is the firewall in XP Service Pak 2 stopping them from anything. I also have Norton Security and Anti-virus on each computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. if you got as far as the FW settings in XP, you should have seen that when enabled it will stop sharing in most caeses. Especially when using the same nic to access the internet and the lan You can't use the same NIC to access the Internet that you use to access the LAN when you are behind a router. Yes, you can. The router sits between the NIC and the Internet; the NIC can only access the router. The NIC accesses the router, and the router gives it access to both the Internet and the LAN. Did I misunderstand what you said? -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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I also use Kerio 2.1.5 - as well as the WF (at least that way I only have to
worry about outbound traffic!g) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "N. Miller" wrote in message om... Admittedly, though, there are about a half dozen excellent free software firewalls which outperform both WF and NIS. One of them is an ancient one which I still use: Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |
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In article , "Noel Paton"
wrote: Admittedly, though, there are about a half dozen excellent free software firewalls which outperform both WF and NIS. One of them is an ancient one which I still use: Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5. I also use Kerio 2.1.5 - as well as the WF (at least that way I only have to worry about outbound traffic!g) Hi, Noel. Do you use Kerio and Windows Firewall at the same time? If so, why? I don't think that it gives more protection than using just Kerio, and Microsoft says that it can cause problems. XP Service Pack2 has a Help and Support topic ("Why you should only use one firewall") that says "Two firewalls turned on at the same time can cause compatibility problems that result in some programs not working correctly." If you enable Windows Firewall and then install a recent firewall program, like Kerio Personal Firewall 4, the Windows Security Center automatically gives a warning message and points to that Help and Support topic. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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I've had absolutely no problems running both in tandem, Steve.
Note that the version of Kerio I'm running is an old one (2.1.5), so isn't as pervasive as the more recent v4. Basically, I don't trust myself not to do stupid things, and the WF helps me keep clean g - and Kerio I use to check what's actually going out from my PC, in case I screw up. I make the (probably false) assumption that Kerio will alert me if anything new is trying to access the real world, and I can then backtrack to find out WTF is happening. I've had no issues between the two whatever - I can't even recall if Kerio came up with the usual 'changed versions' warning after installing XP (during which both Kerio and AVG were live and operating, BTW), but ASSume that it must have. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "Noel Paton" wrote: Admittedly, though, there are about a half dozen excellent free software firewalls which outperform both WF and NIS. One of them is an ancient one which I still use: Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5. I also use Kerio 2.1.5 - as well as the WF (at least that way I only have to worry about outbound traffic!g) Hi, Noel. Do you use Kerio and Windows Firewall at the same time? If so, why? I don't think that it gives more protection than using just Kerio, and Microsoft says that it can cause problems. XP Service Pack2 has a Help and Support topic ("Why you should only use one firewall") that says "Two firewalls turned on at the same time can cause compatibility problems that result in some programs not working correctly." If you enable Windows Firewall and then install a recent firewall program, like Kerio Personal Firewall 4, the Windows Security Center automatically gives a warning message and points to that Help and Support topic. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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