[SOLVED] New pc not recognized on home network

[wilkin]

I have had a home network with a desktop (wired)and laptop(wireless) both running xp home sharing files and printers. Have cable internet using a linksys WRT54G router.

Added a new pc running xp pro with internet connection working fine, but it is not being recognized on the home network for file and printer sharing. I've run the set up wizard several times, shut down, restarted, etc.

Any suggestions?

[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.

[wilkin]

Ping worked.

Services Network Connection and Network Location are "Manual".

How can I change these?

[wilkin]

I double clicked on each of those lines and changed from Manual to Automatic. Then restarted. Still no luck.

[matt261102]

Is the new computer set to the same workgroup?

[wilkin]

Yes, the new pc is set to the same work group

[wilkin]

MY PROBLEM RESOLVED!

I believe my problem was a security issue. I verified firewalls and anti virus were all turned off and went through the wizard again, and it now works! Thanks for your help!

[johnwill]

Glad it all worked out.