Networks Home network - Request timed out - file sharing

Hello all,

I have just set up a home network (or still trying to) as i have just purchased a D-LINK 504G 4 port DSL router. I have 2 clients both running XP with SP2, both connected via the router.

At the moment both computers can browse the interent. I am trying to setup file / printer sharing. 1 computer can access the other, however the other can't get any response, just the error - request timed out. I have tried a few things, and i can't think what else to try!!

Computer 1
- IP is 10.1.1.5
- can browse the internet
- This comp has xp firewall (however i have disabled it)
- can ping itself & router IP. Thats as far as it goes if i try ping Computer 2 IP or DNS i get "Request timed out".
- Trying to access Computer 2 shared folders i get the error: \\sharename is not accessable...

ROUTER
- Router IP is 10.1.1.1
- This does have a firewall on it, however it is set to "Disabled".
- Router assigns IP's through DHCP and all clients are sent to obtain an IP address automatically

Computer 2 - (where everything works fine)
- IP is 10.1.1.3
- can browse the internet
- can ping itself, the router IP, my other computer (IP & hostname), can share files folders.
- This comp has xp firewall (however i have disabled it)
- Has McAffe security center (i have disabled all features [even shut all processes running in msconfig])

I have tried running the setup a home or small office network wizard, on both clients, and this error still occurs. All shared folders have sharing enabled with the options "share this folder on the network"
& "allow network users to change my files" both ticked on both computers.

Can anyone please help with what i could try next? Or what have i missed! Thanks in advance and I do apologise for the long post but i tried to put most of the details in here.

 

Does it say that you arent authorized or that its not accessable...paste the exact error it gives...

I had similar problems with dlink before..but im old and cant remeber what the fix was....

 

i wouldnt disable the firewall as this means that you are open to attack from the interent side of your router.

 

hmm do you have uPnP installed on your machines. I was having the same problem only mine was with a linksys router. I had to enable a few windows components to get it running but after doing a little research i found that i didnt have uPnP installed. Seems to work fine for me now.

good luck

 

Thanks for that guys all working now, i had to install more windows components now all ok