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September 10, 2008 at 07:12 AM
david_mcb

Networking XP Home & Pro through router

by david_mcb . Updated 17 years, 10 months ago

I am trying to properly network 2 PCs together, and have ran into a bit of difficulty.

One is running Home SP2 and one is running Pro SP2, they are connected using a 4 port router.

– NETBios enabled on both PCs
– Windows Firewall & ICS service is disabled
– Pro allows connections using blank passwords
– Both computers are on the same workgroup
– Both computers can access internet through the modem connected to router
– Home can ping Pro
– Pro CANNOT ping Home
– Home can see Pro in workgroup computers but cannot access
– Pro CANNOT see Home in workgroup computers

Im running Zonealarm on both PCs but i do not want to stop it, if this is the cause of my problem i would like to know how to get round Zonealarm if possible.

Can someone point me in the right direction please?

DaveMcB

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