From: ram1220@vzavenue.net   
      
   Jeff Hamric wrote:   
   > Until about a week ago, I had a perfectly working P2P network. Now I am   
   > having problems with accessing shares from one of my laptops. The most   
   > significant thing I can think of that's changed is that I renewed my   
   > subscription to Norton Antivirus 2005. But I can't see how that should   
   > affect anything since I had no problem earlier with it.   
   >   
   > The pertinent info:   
   >   
   > -2 laptops running XP Pro   
   > -Desktop running XP Home   
   > -all on the same workgroup; all computer names unique   
   > -Laptops connect wirelessly and Desktop by Ethernet cable to Netgear   
   > router to network and internet; all have operating internet connection   
   > -Laptop1 can see only 2 Desktop shares (out of many) in Network Places   
   > and one gives the "Sharename not accessible...Network name cannot be   
   > found"  message when I try to access; can see and access all shares on   
   > Laptop2   
   > -Laptop2 can see and access all Desktop and Laptop1 shares in Network   
   > Places   
   > -Desktop can see both laptop shares in Network Places   
   > -Laptops can ping themselves, each other and a remote site (yahoo.com);   
   > neither can ping the Desktop (Request timed out)   
   > -Desktop can ping itself; cannot ping laptops or remote site   
   > -Router sets addresses dynamically, but I have set it to reserve   
   > addresses for each computer   
   > -Laptop1/2 have TCP/IP settings set identically ("Disable NETBIOS over   
   > TCP/IP") and Windows Firewall setting are same   
   > -Desktop has "Disable NetBIOS..." set   
   > -Enabled NetBIOS.. on Laptop1 and Desktop; did not help   
   > -IPX protocol was removed from Laptop1 and Desktop; did not help   
   > -when connecting to router,and checking "Attached Devices", occasionally   
   > all/some computers have "Unknown Name" associated with IP and MAC addresses   
   >   
   > I have searched the internet for as much info as I can find to try to   
   > correct this to no avail.   
   >   
   > Can someone please help?   
   >   
   > TIA,   
   >   
   > Jeff Hamric   
      
     Seriously. Dump Norton. That's the best thing you can do for your system.   
      
   Bob   
      
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