So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still cannot
resolve this issue.

I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win xp.
I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server

router: 192.168.1.1
desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"

both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"

I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's to
allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts file
and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.

I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
"hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help you
can offer.

Do the computers have accounts with passwords? To XP, use of an
account with blank or "Null" password is considered a non-trusting
situation.

"bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F7BDF9AD-26D9-4058-A946-(E-Mail Removed)...
> So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still
> cannot
> resolve this issue.
>
> I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win
> xp.
> I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server
>
> router: 192.168.1.1
> desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
> laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"
>
> both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"
>
> I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's
> to
> allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts
> file
> and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.
>
> I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
> shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
> "hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
> you
> can offer.
>
>

"bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F7BDF9AD-26D9-4058-A946-(E-Mail Removed)...
> So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still
> cannot
> resolve this issue.
>
> I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win
> xp.
> I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server
>
> router: 192.168.1.1
> desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
> laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"
>
> both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"
>
> I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's
> to
> allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts
> file
> and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.
>
> I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
> shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
> "hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
> you
> can offer.
>

So what exactly happens when you open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type
these commands:
net use q: \\foo\SomeSharename{Enter}
net use r: \\foo\192.168.1.xx\SomeSharename{Enter}
(replace "xx" by a valid suffix to your subnet address)

hmm they do have login accounts with no passwords

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Do the computers have accounts with passwords? To XP, use of an
> account with blank or "Null" password is considered a non-trusting
> situation.
>
> "bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F7BDF9AD-26D9-4058-A946-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still
> > cannot
> > resolve this issue.
> >
> > I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win
> > xp.
> > I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server
> >
> > router: 192.168.1.1
> > desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
> > laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"
> >
> > both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"
> >
> > I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's
> > to
> > allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts
> > file
> > and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.
> >
> > I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
> > shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
> > "hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
> > you
> > can offer.
> >
> >
>
>
>

if I try to connect to the share on the other pc I get a system error 53 .
network name cannot be found ... this is true whether I use the ip address or
pc name




"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F7BDF9AD-26D9-4058-A946-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still i
> > cannot
> > resolve this issue.
> >
> > I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win
> > xp.
> > I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server
> >
> > router: 192.168.1.1
> > desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
> > laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"
> >
> > both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"
> >
> > I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's
> > to
> > allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts
> > file
> > and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.
> >
> > I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
> > shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
> > "hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
> > you
> > can offer.
> >
>
> So what exactly happens when you open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type
> these commands:
> net use q: \\foo\SomeSharename{Enter}
> net use r: \\foo\192.168.1.xx\SomeSharename{Enter}
> (replace "xx" by a valid suffix to your subnet address)
>
>
>

I do not recall the details but I had a similar situation a while
back. I could ping but not connect or share to the other computer.

The solution was to change the registry key
hklm\system\controlset001\control\lsa by changing the value
restrictanonymous from 1 to 0.

Good luck.

Lou

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:05:01 -0800, bayushi
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>if I try to connect to the share on the other pc I get a system error 53 .
>network name cannot be found ... this is true whether I use the ip address or
>pc name
>
>
>
>
>"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:F7BDF9AD-26D9-4058-A946-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still i
>> > cannot
>> > resolve this issue.
>> >
>> > I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win
>> > xp.
>> > I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server
>> >
>> > router: 192.168.1.1
>> > desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
>> > laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"
>> >
>> > both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"
>> >
>> > I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's
>> > to
>> > allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts
>> > file
>> > and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.
>> >
>> > I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
>> > shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
>> > "hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
>> > you
>> > can offer.
>> >
>>
>> So what exactly happens when you open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type
>> these commands:
>> net use q: \\foo\SomeSharename{Enter}
>> net use r: \\foo\192.168.1.xx\SomeSharename{Enter}
>> (replace "xx" by a valid suffix to your subnet address)
>>
>>
>>

Sounds like a firewall issue. Turn it off during testing!

"bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B6CFE135-DACE-4C28-9390-(E-Mail Removed)...
> if I try to connect to the share on the other pc I get a system error 53 .
> network name cannot be found ... this is true whether I use the ip address
> or
> pc name
>
>
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "bayushi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:F7BDF9AD-26D9-4058-A946-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still i
>> > cannot
>> > resolve this issue.
>> >
>> > I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running
>> > win
>> > xp.
>> > I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server
>> >
>> > router: 192.168.1.1
>> > desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
>> > laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"
>> >
>> > both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"
>> >
>> > I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both
>> > pc's
>> > to
>> > allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local
>> > hosts
>> > file
>> > and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.
>> >
>> > I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the
>> > net
>> > shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the
>> > older
>> > "hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
>> > you
>> > can offer.
>> >
>>
>> So what exactly happens when you open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type
>> these commands:
>> net use q: \\foo\SomeSharename{Enter}
>> net use r: \\foo\192.168.1.xx\SomeSharename{Enter}
>> (replace "xx" by a valid suffix to your subnet address)
>>
>>
>>

[nemboneb]

Same problem, solution for me was to copy the file ntlanman.dll in windows\system32 directory

bye

Nebbe