Looking for simple instructions for home network.

Let us try some simple troubleshooting steps

1. can you ping to and from either machines?
2. Have you tried disabling both security suites, then pinging either machines, or trying to connect?
3. If the answer is yes that had successful replies, especially for option 2, then you know for sure that its the security suite settings that you have to tweak.

Is all you got to do now is to share file?

See if the tut in my sig helps. :)

Here is a Cut & Paste from Window 7 to ping for Windows XP. This is where I believe I am having conflicts, I have also disabled ALL Firewall settings.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User 7>ping 192.168.1.101

Pinging 192.168.1.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.100: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.100: Destination host unreachable.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 2, Lost = 2 (50% loss),

C:\Users\User 7>

Here is a Cut & Paste from window XP to Windows 7, with at first Norton 360, then without Anti-virus.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping 192.168.1.100

Pinging 192.168.1.100 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 1ms


With Norton 360 Firewall off
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping 192.168.1.100

Pinging 192.168.1.100 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 1ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping 192.168.1.100

I have to metion that I noticed when on Windows XP Command Prompt that the Directory C:\Documents and Settings\Owner has a funny location should I change this location?

When I ping from Windows 7:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User 7>ping 192.168.5.101

Pinging 192.168.5.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.5.100: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.5.100: Destination host unreachable.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.5.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 2, Lost = 2 (50% loss),

C:\Users\User 7>ping 192.168.5.101

Pinging 192.168.5.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.5.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Users\User 7>

I get nothing, no response.

So W7 = 192.168.1.100, XP = 192.168.1.101?

From XP to W7 it's good.
From W7 to XP, no good.

How did you setup IP for XP?

aem said:

So W7 = 192.168.1.100, XP = 192.168.1.101?

From XP to W7 it's good.
From W7 to XP, no good.

How did you setup IP for XP?

It is all set to automatic with DHCP.

Pls supply ipconfigs for both machines.

aem said:

Pls supply ipconfigs for both machines.

So what do you mean?

I just wanted to see if they are both on the same vlan.

Type ipconfig /all in command prompt of each machine, and post the results.

aem said:

I just wanted to see if they are both on the same vlan.

Type ipconfig /all in command prompt of each machine, and post the results.

Here I put it in the form of a Mediafire download.