Can't connect to other computer in home network!?

Question

So here's the problem. I have two computers both running Xp SP2, and I'm trying to use an ethernet connection and router to connect them for networking. I ran the network setup on the host computer (the one whose files I'm trying to access), and then the other one. I go into network connections on my newer computer (not the host), it has a folder saying shared documents on Intel(editingstation), which is that computer itself. Then click on entire network, and it shows the workgroup, I click on that, and it shows the Intel (not host) and the AMD (host). However, I can only click and open the Intel computer, and whenever I try to access the host computer (AMD), it always fails. All the above was when I was on the non-host computer. On the host, I can't even see the other computer, or itself. Also, I am getting Internet on the Intel, so that means that it is not a physical problem. Can anyone please help? Thanks!

Answerer 1, I can't even understand your answer. Learn to type proper English.

I fixed it!!! Goddamn norton firewall. This is when I really need a Mac.

Answer 1

To make it short, you can't connect to machine A from machine B and vice versa, right?

That has many reasons. Since machine A and B are both connected to the same router, they are most likely getting a different IP address from the router's DHCP. That only makes both A and B able to get on the internet.

Here are some troubleshooting steps you can do:

1) From either machine A or B, open up a command prompt windows. I hope that you're savvy enough to know how to do this. If not, oh well, click on Start -> Run -> type in cmd and hit enter key
2) Ping the other machine using the hostname. In your case, you want to do something like this if you try from the "intel" machine
c:\>ping amd
If all goes well, you will see 4 replies from ....That means they are able to "talk" to one another.
3) If you get either "request timeout" or anything, they don't see each other. Let's try to ping using the IP address. Here's just the sample. You have to find out the real IP address
c:\>ping 192.168.1.100


Let's just assume that machine A and B are able to communicate, now you can try to do something from machine A: Click on Start -> Run -> type in \\machineB and hit enter key. If you're ask a userid/password, you need to supply the one from machineB. If all goes well, you should be able to see the share folder.

This is not something a regular user able to resolve. I can only help you that much.

Answer 2

Connect To Other Computer

Answer 3

Norton is famous for all kinds of problems unfortunately

Answer 4

give them the different ipaddres and see and both the workgroups should be of same and try disabling the firewall opton