Two Pcs in a home network
one has Vista
One has ME
both same workgroup:Mshome
Can see the Mshome on both PCs
Can't see each othe;direct connect (X cable) or Hub, or router won't help

Vista PC has this settings:
In vista Network and Sharing:
1 network discovery:ON
2 file sharing:ON
3 public folder sharing:ON
4 password protected:OFF
I am a novice in networking and need help.

Thanks,
IB

Do a simple test. If turn off the firewall, can you ping each other by IP?

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"IB" wrote in message
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Two Pcs in a home network
one has Vista
One has ME
both same workgroup:Mshome
Can see the Mshome on both PCs
Can't see each othe;direct connect (X cable) or Hub, or router won't help

Vista PC has this settings:
In vista Network and Sharing:
1 network discovery:ON
2 file sharing:ON
3 public folder sharing:ON
4 password protected:OFF
I am a novice in networking and need help.

Thanks,
IB