On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:42:03 -0800, "Rolf" <Rolf@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hello,
>My name is Rolf. I have two computers running windows xp professional. One
>is in my dining room and the other is in my bed room. i have them set-up in
>a workgroup, they are connected through a switch and the dsl modem acts as
>dhcp. Both computers can touvh the internet. the computer in the dining
>room can can acess the computer in the bedroom, but the computer in the
>bedroom refuses to see the computer in the dining room. Both computers are
>running zonealarm. i setup the dhcp to cycle through 10 ip adresses and
>setup zonealarm to allow the ip ranges. the computer in the bedroom is
>running AVG free for anti-virus and the computer in the dining room is
>running Norton anti-virus. does anyone know why my bedroom computer can't
>see the dining room computer?

Rolf,

There are a number of possible reasons for a lack of symmetrical access. The
most likely is AVG or Norton (yes, the AV on one could prevent visibility of the
other), but there are other possibilities. Start with my troubleshooting guide:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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