What Went Wrong: Your Quick Fix Reference
Configuring your home network is pretty straightforward, but that doesn't guarantee that you won't have any problems. Here are some potential difficulties you might encounter and how to resolve them:
All the PCs on your home network must use the same workgroup name to communicate easily with each other. By default, the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard sets the workgroup name to MSHOME whereas Windows 2000 defaults to WORKGROUP. Make sure that you have set the same workgroup name on each of your PCs.
If you can see the other PCs on your network in the Network Neighborhood section of Windows Explorer but can't access those PCs, it might be that no folders have yet been shared. See Chapter 8, “Sharing Your ...
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