Samba with XPsp2 or Norton problem Knoppix 3.7

[birdman]

I was previously using, sucessfully, a Samba connection to recover data from a windows drive that corrupted.

Data on machine A running knoppix/samba => working from an XP machine [B] across a network.

Fastforward about 1 week and I've installed service pack 2 on machine B as well as Notron Systemworks.

Now I try to pull info from this problem drive on A accross the net but I can't see machine A from machine B on the network.

I've disabled the XP firwall on B and also the Norton Firewall[I think] on B. But still nothing.

Machine C is running Win2k and can see and access A & B both just fine.

I appreciate any suggestions.

I'm a self taught computer enthusiast so you won't offend me if you reply in extensive detail. I'm not very familiar with Norton and have only been using knoppix for a couple weeks; just to recover this data.

Thanks again.

PS. from what I recall, the first few times I was using Samba, once it was running I simply opened MyNetworkPlaces on the XP machine and "voila", knoppix was there. I only had to enter the password to connect. Recently, its not so simple. During one approach, I was able to "browse" in order to add a network place and actually see the workgroup and knoppix, but none of the drives. The knoppix drives aren't just showing up in my network places automatically like they had before.

[birdman]

OK....so I threw my hands up and just uninstalled the Norton program [Systemworks Premier 2005]. Windows firewall is off and I'm able to see and access the Knoppix drive just fine.

I guess something in Nortons was preventing it. I thought I turned everything off in Norton, but maybe not; or maybe it wouldn't matter anyway.

It seems the problem isn't with SP2.

Guess I'll wait to re-install until after I've recovered everything.