XPNetwork wizard does not see CD or DVD, only Smartmedia drives 4

[scallosa]

I connected my Bellwouth Westell DSL modem to a Linksys Wireless G Broadband Router model wrt54g and then to my NIC in a PC running XP Home, then a hookup from the Linksys to another computer named X. I use the Network Wizard on the XP machine to create a Network Setup Disk, which the Wizard says I will need to run on each of the computers on the network. But my XP machine says that I have no removeable media. It sees the Smartmedia drives, but not the CD or DVD (E and F drives). Instead it sees the Media drives G,H,I and J. Why doesnt it see the CD drive, which works just fine and is shown in Explorer.
So I cannot complete the Network Setup Process, which means I cannot share files between the 2 computers.
Thanks,
Vic

 

[bcastner]

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q314/0/96.asp&NoWebContent=1

But there is little need for the network wizard.

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

 

[scallosa]

bcastner- Thank you for tip.

OK, I disabled ICF, shared the C drive on both the XP host and win98 client PC. But I still cannot see the other drive on either PC. It doesnt show up in Windows Explorer.
Win98 Client:
Network Neighborhood, Entire Network, MShome.
"MShome is not accessible. The computer or sharename could not be found"
XP Host:
My Network Places, Entire Network,
MS Windows Network,MShome:
"Mshome is not accesible. You might not have permission to use this network resource."
I am signed on as Compaq Owner Computer Administrator.
What do I need to do to be able to have each PC access the others files?
Thanks.

 

[franklin97355]

scallosa: try this one in the xp forum779

 

[scallosa]

These posts apply to mapped drives which disappear, which is not my problem.
My problem is that I have shared the C drive (as well as individual folders) on both the XP host and the win98 client, yet cannot neither computer can see the other.
They see this entity in Explorer called Mshome, but it is not accessible to either.
Do you think I should repost this problem as
"Unable to see shared drives"?
Thanks.

 

[scallosa]

Also neither machine can ping the other. They both have internet sharing. The Xp host has Norton Anitvirus, the 98 client has Mcafee and Zone Alarm, but disabling them has not effect.
Thanks.

 

[scallosa]

And pfirewall.log has no entries, even though it was set up yesterday.

 

[franklin97355]

This sounds like a software problem.

 

[Freestone]

From the site Bill pointed out earlier, the top of this page has a checklist for sharing you can review:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

 

[Freestone]

Perhaps this tutorial helps?

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp

 

[xtrog]

Freestone- Thank you for the great tips.
Some progress has been made.
I have now reached the point at which both computers can see the others shared folders in Network Neighborhood, but they remain inaccessible.

 

[ceh4702]

This is primarily a Hardware forum what you are asking falls under Networking and the Operating System.

There is an XP Professional and a Win98 Forum. I just want you to know there are other forums for this.

You might try using No passwords on either computer. On the win98 computer do not use a windows password use Client for Microsoft networks, and a network password the same as the XP Machine or use no password at all which is even better.

Use your own workgroup name and make it the same on both computers. Never ever use the default network name that Microsoft provides for you. Same goes for user names and passwords. Always remove the defaults. XP has a default guest and Administrator Username, so delete both of those after making a new Aministrator Username.

Both computers need different Computer Names. If you use the default on both computers, it will be the same name. Use something that makes sense to you.

Microsoft also tries to use a default directory (Username\My Documents Guess?) for sharing and assign a password to it. My recommendation would be to not share an entire Hard Drive but to set up one directory for sharing that you normally do not use. Only put in there what you want to share.

XP has a Firewall. Try turning it off.



If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[ceh4702]

Firewalls can block sharing.

If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[scallosa]

ceh4702- Thanks. I will see where this leads me.

 

[scallosa]

I have implemented the changes listed in the posts.
Many thanks for the learning experience.
Still unable to access either computer.
The Host can see the client, but the client cannot even find any network connections.
Here are the LAN connection properties for both:
:CLIENT:
IP Address- 192.168.1.101
Def Gateway- 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server- 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers- 205.188.146.146
205.152.144.23
205.152.132.23
:HOST:
IP Address- 192.168.1.10
Def Gateway- 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers- 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.1
Authentication: Enable IEEE 802.1x
EAP Type: Smart card or other certificate. Authenticate as computer when computer info is available

 

[bcastner]

:HOST:
IP Address- 192.168.1.10 <<-- set instead to use DHCP
Def Gateway- 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers- 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.1 << -- should be as above, DHCP obtained IP will fix this
Authentication: Enable IEEE 802.1x <<-- disable 802.1x
EAP Type: Smart card or other certificate. Authenticate as computer when computer info is available

 

[scallosa]

Here are Control Panel Network settings for client machine:
1) Client for MS Networks
2) MS Family Login
3) Dial up adapter#2 (VPN Support)
4) Kingston Etherx KNE111TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
5) MS TV/Video Connection
6) MS VPN Adapter
7) WAN Miniport (ATW)
8) NDISWAN->MS VPN Adapter
9) NDISWAN->WAN Miniport (ATW)
10) TCP/IP->Dialup Adapter
11) TCP/IP->Dialup Adapter#2 (VPN Support)
12) TCP/IP->Kingston Etherx KNE111TX PCI Fast Ethernet
Adapter
13) TCP/IP->MS TV/Video Connection
14) File and Printer Sharing for MS Networks

I think some of these items were put there by AOL which I no longer use.

 

[scallosa]

I guess my question is, are there some of the above settings that I should get rid of that may be causing problems.

 

[ceh4702]

AOL has been known to cause problems. I would uninstall any AOL Interface. I think AIM is usable if you still have some AOL people you chat with.
AOL sometimes interferes with some of the software that routers come with for their firewall. There have been some security risks with IM software due to how files are downloaded or if you plan on using file sharing software.

I know windows has a firewall built in and when you set up the network you may need to adjust the settings on the network card adapter. I think this is in network connections on my XP box, I could select which types of connections I wanted to allow like HTTP,FTP,etc.

I do not use a firewall at home, because I have a router with a NAT Firewall. Software firewalls are computer resource hogs. Some email scanning software does more harm than good. Norton software has been known to slow a computer down quite a bit. Some older software for email scanning and firewall software has issues with XP SP2.

If a person really has an issue with security they should just buy a hardware firewall router with multiple VPN Tunnels. I use a Linksys Router and it does a pretty good job. A firewall that can do stateful packet inspection and block certain e-Mail attachments might be even better. E-mail/virus scanners are probably still necessary even if you have a firewall.

You can still infect your own computer if you open E-Mail Attachments. I set up my e-mail at home to send all messages with attachments to a separate folder. You can do this in Outlook Express. I think you have to use a Mail Rule. That way if I get an attachment I need I can look in the attachment folder. Great care needs to be taken not to open E-Mail Attachments unless you know it is a harmless file and not executable. You can not stop all Worm atttacks, but keeping your windows version up to date with all the latest security updates and patches can block many problems


If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.