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  Mar 12 2005, 05:17 PM
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Cable Modem and Netgear WGR614 Wireless G Router (latest firmware) Tower PC, wired to router Laptop PC, wireless G to router Both computers running Windows XP SP2 with all firewalls (both windows and software firewall) disabled. Both NICs running TCP/IP with "Printer and File Sharing" and "Client for Microsoft Networks" PROBLEM: I cant get the 2 computers to recognize each other on the LAN. The computers will not show up in network neighborhood nor can I connect to a printer through the LAN. Both computers can access the internet just fine. Both computers can ping the router IP (192.168.0.1) just fine. Both computers can surf internet and ping the internet with no problem. The computers can NOT ping each other (Request timed out). Both computers have a valid subnet LAN IP (192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3) Router is setup for automatic DHCP. Both computers have the same WORKGROUP name and same subnet mask (255.255.255.0). Ive really tried everything I can think of with absolutely no result. I dont know if i have a windows config issue or a router config issue or both... Please help if you can!! |
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Mar 12 2005, 09:45 PM
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Hello again...
I solved the problem, it was my firewall software (SHAW Secure by F-Secure) after all. I had taken the antivirus and firewall software out of my startup. When the computer booted up, there was no icon on the task bar so I assumed that the program was not running. By fluke, I was checking to see if a different service was running via START>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services. I just happened to notice several "F-Secure" services running. I was surprised because, as I had mentioned before, I had "disabled" the antivirus/firewall from loading so I assumed it was not in memory. I reloaded the security software and disabled the firewall from within the software itself. As soon as I did this, the computers became pingable and appeared as network resources. So, another word for the wise: If you have taken your antivirus/firewall program out of your "startup" folder/list, dont assume it is disabled or not running! Check active services to ensure that it has been unloaded from memory! 
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