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I am building a network containing notably a laptop running XP and a computer running Windows 7. Both computer have shared folders and the 7 has a shared printer, to which another laptop running 7 is able to print.
If I attempt to see the laptop's network shares on the PC, everything works perfectly: I am able to see and enter the folders. The reverse operation however doesn't work. Xp doesn't see the Windows 7 PC.
Other things to note:
- As mentioned above, another Windows 7 computer is able to see the printer and
- I can ping both computers from either PC.
- Both computers are in the same workgroup named ALLAITEMENT
- Password-protected shares are turned off on the PC.
- The 7 Computer uses 40/56 bit encryption
- The Windows XP laptop has SP3
Did you run the Network Setup Wizard on the XP computer? – None – 2010-01-31T00:57:01.763
Just tried. Didn't change a thing. – 3Doubloons – 2010-01-31T01:05:31.117
What's the physical connection between the computers? Are they on a router? Most importantly, is a "Standard Gateway" defined (to find out: Start, Run, type "cmd" and "ipconfig" - the output should list, among others, a "Standard Gateway"). This is important especially for the Windows 7 PC. – Tobias Plutat – 2011-01-27T13:22:49.870