Making your computer visible on your local network

If you can't see the other computers on your local network, or if they can't see your computer, it is possible that Zone Labs security software is blocking the NetBIOS traffic necessary for Windows network visibility.

To make your computer visible on the local network:

Add the network subnet (or, in a small network, the IP address of each computer you're sharing with) to your Trusted Zone. See Adding to the Trusted Zone .


Set the Trusted Zone security level to Medium, and the Internet Zone security level to High. This allows trusted computers to access your shared files, but blocks all other machines from accessing them. See Setting advanced security options .

Zone Labs security software will detect your network automatically and display the New Network alert. You can use the alert to add your network subnet to the Trusted Zone. For more information, see New Network alert .