[COLUG] Connecting to Windows XP Professional

[Scott Merrill]

Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. said:
>>No, he asked if the Microsoft Windows XP firewall on the machine you are
>>having problems with is enabled.
>
> I just disabled it and can now ping both ways.  However, the connection
> from the linux box to the windows box, via either telnet or ftp, is still
> being refused by the windows box.

Are you running a telnet or ftp _server_ on your WinXP box?  If not, then
these connection attempts will always fail.

Having disabled your XP firewall, can you now connect with LinNeighborhood
from your GNU/Linux system?