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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 2868039" data-attributes="member: 2810">New XP machines will come with the built-in firewall turned on, which will likely stop the ME machine from seeing it.  In XP, under Control Panel->Windows Firewall, you'll need to turn on file and printer sharing under the 'Exceptions' tab.  You can also turn it off while debugging the problem if that doesn't fix it.Make sure both have IP addresses on the same subnet (eg, the first three numbers are the same, and the last is different) and that the subnet is correct.  You can verify this by using the netconfig command in ME (I think) and the ipconfig command in XP.  This all should be correct -- both computers should be getting the correct info from the Linksys router, but it never hurts to check.You'll also want them to be members of the same workgroup (which can be set in Control Panel->System->Computer Name in XP; not sure where it is in ME -- might be under Control Panel -> Network Connections).  Then try pinging each machine from the other.  If the IP address for the XP machine is 192.168.1.101, then from the command prompt on the ME machine, type 'ping 192.168.1.101'.  Reverse the process and ping the ME machine from the XP computer.  Unfortunately, Windows ME is flaky as hell, and Windows 95/98/ME peer-to-peer networking was never the most reliable thing to begin with.</blockquote>