Comments on: I set up a home network,cpu1 can see cpu 2 but won’t share files? http://www.petersonalarm.com/i-set-up-a-home-networkcpu1-can-see-cpu-2-but-wont-share-files.php Personal Home Alarms & Security System Information Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: xoninhas http://www.petersonalarm.com/i-set-up-a-home-networkcpu1-can-see-cpu-2-but-wont-share-files.php/comment-page-1#comment-15338 xoninhas Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.petersonalarm.com/i-set-up-a-home-networkcpu1-can-see-cpu-2-but-wont-share-files.php#comment-15338 if comp2 can ping comp1 but comp1 can't ping comp2, then the firewall making everything look bad is on comp2 not on comp1. Nope no program is necessary, you just have to configure it well... see this page for the configuration, even if it is between vista and XP it will probably help you! :) http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2977016&SiteID=17 if comp2 can ping comp1 but comp1 can’t ping comp2, then the firewall making everything look bad is on comp2 not on comp1.

Nope no program is necessary, you just have to configure it well…

see this page for the configuration, even if it is between vista and XP it will probably help you! :)

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2977016&SiteID=17

]]> By: nehpets http://www.petersonalarm.com/i-set-up-a-home-networkcpu1-can-see-cpu-2-but-wont-share-files.php/comment-page-1#comment-15339 nehpets Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.petersonalarm.com/i-set-up-a-home-networkcpu1-can-see-cpu-2-but-wont-share-files.php#comment-15339 It sounds like what you call "comp2" has some form of firewall that is blocking incoming ping requests... http://kb.iu.edu/data/aopy.html shows you how to disable the ICMP block on XP, and I imagine its fairly similar on Vista. For file sharing, you will need to enable "Windows File and Printer Sharing" on both computers to allow file sharing, as well as sharing each folder you wish to share individually. You can look this up on the internet - its very easy. It sounds like what you call "comp2" has some form of firewall that is blocking incoming ping requests… http://kb.iu.edu/data/aopy.html shows you how to disable the ICMP block on XP, and I imagine its fairly similar on Vista.

For file sharing, you will need to enable "Windows File and Printer Sharing" on both computers to allow file sharing, as well as sharing each folder you wish to share individually. You can look this up on the internet - its very easy.

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