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Tom Mayer

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> In a message dated 7/19/2006 2:20:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> This may be a firewall issue. Turn off the XP firewall and see if it 
> makes a difference.
> Use the "Add Network place" wizard to access the 98 shares.
> Open explorer and enter the UNC path (\\(Computer Name\\share name) to 
> access the other shares.
> The XP firewall is off.  I tried the "Add Network place".  I could browse to 
> see the other comps but not anything on them, ie drives, folders etc.  I tried 
> to map a drive (z:) to one of the comps I could see.  I got a window saying 
> trying to connect and then another window saying network path not found. I 
> entered it as ( \\(computername)\c) and still got network path not found.  The 
> other comps (3 of them all with 98) see each other and can share files.  They see 
> the XP comp but can't access or share.  
>
> I looked at my network connections.  I only have one NIC but three are shown. 
>  One is listed as the 1394 connection 2, the other 1394 connection and the 
> last as Local Area Connection Sis 900-based PCI fast ethernet.  Is this correct?
>
> I'm also going through a router (Netgear RP614v2).  Could that be an issue?
>
> TIA,
> Kevin Nowicki
>
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