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    NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
    « on: December 05, 2006, 08:31:34 PM »
    my friends laptop has windows XP home installed on it and my comp has windows XP professional. i followed a few tutorials on networking and none of them seem to work.

    i have created a workgroup called "HOME" and my friend had joined the workgroup. the problem is, i cannot see his computer. it does not appear  in my workgroup. also, he can see my computer but is denied access. it says something along the lines of "you do not have access rights or priveledges to view these files. contact the administrator."

    i have used the "setup home or small office network" wizard and so has my friend, with no success. i could really use some help here.

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    Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
    « Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006, 08:40:34 PM »
    If it is file sharing you are trying to do please see this article:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040

    hope this helps :D.
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    Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
    « Reply #2 on: December 06, 2006, 06:35:03 AM »
    Nine times out of ten this is caused by an incorrectly configured firewall.  The firewalls need to allow access to ports 137 to 139 and 1512 on the local network.
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      Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
      « Reply #3 on: December 06, 2006, 07:39:12 PM »
      router firewall or software firewall? i have zone alarm firewall as well as a built in firewall in my router.

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      Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
      « Reply #4 on: December 07, 2006, 04:20:48 AM »
      Software firewall.  Don't on any account open those ports on the router!
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        Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
        « Reply #5 on: December 07, 2006, 08:48:56 PM »
        what if i just turn the firewall off for the time being? i cannot seem to find setup for zonealarm.

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        Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
        « Reply #6 on: December 08, 2006, 02:45:32 AM »
        No!

        Firewall-->Add.  You can add your LAN to the safe/trusted area.
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          Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
          « Reply #7 on: December 12, 2006, 12:48:09 PM »
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          Software firewall.  [highlight]Don't on any account open those ports on the router[/highlight]!
          rob what would happen if he did that? would it leave him wide out for hackers

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          Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
          « Reply #8 on: December 12, 2006, 02:26:04 PM »
          Yes.  NetBIOS is not a secure protocol.  Any file shares would be more or less wide open, and there is lots of scope for sniffing and cracking passwords.
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            Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
            « Reply #9 on: December 12, 2006, 03:57:09 PM »
            k thanks

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              Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
              « Reply #10 on: December 14, 2006, 01:14:11 PM »
              This happend to me Homer so i jsut shut down Windows Firewall. Did the job for me.

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              Re: NEED HELP NETWORKING LAPTOP!
              « Reply #11 on: December 25, 2006, 10:46:10 PM »
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              i jsut shut down Windows Firewall. Did the job for me.
              The job of drastically decreasing your overall security?  Well done...   ;)
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