Another Networking Fix
Several readers of May's Answer Line column, "What to Do When Network PCs Don't See Eye to Eye," pointed out that software firewalls can block LAN connections, too. If your networked computers don't see each other, check your firewall. If you're using ZoneAlarm, double-click the ZoneAlarm system tray icon and choose the Zones tab (if there's no such tab, click the arrow icon in the lower-right corner). To add another computer to your Trusted zone, click Add, Host/Site. Make sure Trusted is selected in the Zone field. Enter the computer name in the 'Host name' field, and then click Lookup. When the firewall finds the computer, enter a description and click OK.
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