Cant connect the 2 computers together

[pnave01]

I have two computers with with wireless network cards connected to the an msi router, now i was able to get internet access on both computers.
The problem is i want to share files between the computers, now one of the computers "comp A" has no problems accessing "comp B" and removing files from the shared drive but "comp B" can't do the same to "comp A".

There are no firewalls on the system except windows firewall, have tried deactivating it doesn't do anything.
Comp is though connected to the wireless router wirelessly and wired, don't know if that makes a difference.

Any help would be appreciated.

[johnwill]

Turn off any firewalls for debugging. If the firewall is the problem, you'll have to configure it to allow access to "trusted zone" addresses. Note that some firewalls must be completely uninstalled to stop them from affecting your networking.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt.

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands:

PING each remote computer by IP address, and if successful, PING by name. Open a command prompt as described above and type.

PING <ip address>
or
PING <computer name>

Where:
<ip address> - is the x.x.x.x IP address
<computer name> - is the computer name

A failure to PING is almost always a firewall configuration issue. Any failure to PING needs to be corrected before you go any farther.

Note: You can obtain the IP address and computer name of a computer by opening a command prompt (DOS window) and typing IPCONFIG /ALL. This should work for any Windows version. The IPCONFIG /ALL display will provide a wealth of useful information for debugging your network connection.

Check your Services are Started on all PCs:

• Computer Browser
• DHCP Client
• DNS Client
• Network Connections
• Network Location Awareness
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Server
• TCP/IP Netbios helper
• Workstation

Note: You can check the services in Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services.

All of these services should be started, and their startup type should be automatic.

All computers should be in the same workgroup for computer browsing to function properly. File & Print Sharing has to be enabled on any computer you wish to share files or printers from. You also need to actually share the resource in question from My Computer, right click on the drive/printer/folder, and select sharing.

If you encounter difficulties accessing computers that are visible in Network Neighborhood, make sure the computer being accessed has an account with the same name/password as the system connecting to it uses to login.

While the default NetBIOS setting is correct for normal network configurations, it's possible for it to be altered, and it costs nothing to make sure it's correct. NETBIOS over TCP/IP must be enabled for normal network browsing.

[pnave01]

Tried all of this and they still wont connect. Comp a can see be but b can't see a, but i can ping from either computer just fine. Now i have a question does it matter if one of the computers is connected both wired and wirelessly? would that cause the problem. I also noticed that there ips are really different one is 192.168.0.100 and the other is .178.

[johnwill]

Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

What country are you located in.
Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
What is the expected Upstream/Downstream speed for your ISP Connection?
Make and exact model of the broadband modem.
Make and exact model and hardware version of the router (if a separate unit).
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless.
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Make and model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc.
The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.




Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.

If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?

If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally?






On each of the computers, I'd also like to see this:

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following commands:

PING 216.109.112.135

PING yahoo.com

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[pnave01]

What country are you located in.

Canada

Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Rogers

What is the expected Upstream/Downstream speed for your ISP
Connection?

6503 Kb/s downstream upstream 437 Kb/s

Make and exact model of the broadband modem.

Motorola SB5100 SURFboard cable modem

Make and exact model and hardware version of the router (if a separate unit).

MSI RG60G Ver: 111

Connection type, wired or wireless.

Wireless although one of the computers is connected both wired and wirelessly to the router right now

If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)

WEP

Make and model of your computer.

Here are the specs for both systems:
System 1

20" ACER AL2002W 1680 x 1050
Asus M2A - VM not the HDMI version
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ (65W) Dual core socket AM2 2.2Ghz, 512 KB x2 L2 cache
System 1- OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 800mhz Platinum XTC Revision 2 2 x 1GB sticks
Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA HD 7200rpm
LG GH20NS10 Black SATA DVD-Writer 20x
350 watt power supply 20/24pins Model number IP-S350AQ2-0 made by POWER MAN

System 2

20" ACER AL2002W LCD 1680 x 1050 60 Hz
Asus M2A - VM X1250 onboard graphics not the HDMI version
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ (65W) Dual core socket AM2 2.2Ghz, 512 KB x2 L2 cache
Mushkin HP2-6400 DDR2-800 High Performance Series 2 x 1GB sticks
Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA HD 7200rpm
Hauppauge WinTV GO-PLus NTSC 44981 REV E199 TV tuner (the one with the mushkin ram)
LG GH20NS10 Black SATA DVD-Writer 20x
350 watt power supply 20/24pins Model number IP-S350AQ2-0 made by POWER MAN

Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc.

XP Pro SP 2

The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.

Firefox

Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.

Computer A can see B and transfer files to it, but Computer B can't see A and can't transfer files to it.

If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?
The computers are to far apart to do a direct connection

COMPUTER A:
================

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jodi>PING 216.109.112.135

Pinging 216.109.112.135 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 32ms, Average = 30ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Jodi>PING Yahoo.com

Pinging Yahoo.com [216.109.112.135] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 29ms, Average = 28ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Jodi>NBTSTAT -n

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.100] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
JODICOMPUTER <00> UNIQUE Registered
HOME <00> GROUP Registered
JODICOMPUTER <20> UNIQUE Registered
HOME <1E> GROUP Registered

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.1] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
JODICOMPUTER <00> UNIQUE Registered
HOME <00> GROUP Registered
JODICOMPUTER <20> UNIQUE Registered
HOME <1E> GROUP Registered
HOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Documents and Settings\Jodi>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : jodicomputer
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11g PCI Turbo Wireless Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-DB-0B-24-DA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.71.255.198
192.168.1.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:59:26 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:59:26 AM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit E
thernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-F8-16-8A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Jodi>

COMPUTER B:
================

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\James_>ping 216.109.112.135

Pinging 216.109.112.135 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 29ms, Average = 28ms

C:\Documents and Settings\James_>ping yahoo.com

Pinging yahoo.com [216.109.112.135] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 29ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 29ms

C:\Documents and Settings\James_>nbtstat -n

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.178] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
JAMESCOMPUTER <00> UNIQUE Registered
HOME <00> GROUP Registered
JAMESCOMPUTER <20> UNIQUE Registered
HOME <1E> GROUP Registered
HOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

C:\Documents and Settings\James_>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JamesComputer
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11g PCI Turbo Wireless Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-DB-0B-24-C8
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.178
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:32:36 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:32:36 AM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit E
thernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-60-F8-14-03

C:\Documents and Settings\James_>

[johnwill]

Disable ICS on the first computer and see if that changes things.

Disabling Internet Connection Sharing