access control on new laptop

[Guest]

I had a setup previously where my desktop could access my laptop, and see a
set of folders that I'd allowed for sharing. I just got a new laptop, and
seem to not be able to find the trick for what I had done with the old one,
which allowed it to be accessed. I have turned my Norton firewall networking
setting to allow for the computer IP of my desktop to get in, and when I see
the workgroup computers, I see the laptop. Only when I try to get into the
link, I get a default login dialogue for the laptop access which uses Guest
as the account.

I don't know what the guest password is, bc on the laptop end, I don't even
know how to set a guest password. Second, I used to log in (from the desktop
to laptop) as the admin role which I use on the laptop. It grays out the
username on the login dialogue, so I cannot even choose the admin role. And
the most ironic thing is that when I turn OFF the guest role on the laptop is
when I can get this dialogue on the desktop. When I turn ON the guest access
on the laptop, the desktop attempt at logging in doesn't even give me a
dialogue, but rather just says that this type of logon is not allowed by the
remote computer. So I'm totally confused.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Frank]

I had a setup previously where my desktop could access my laptop, and
see a set of folders that I'd allowed for sharing. I just got a new
laptop, and seem to not be able to find the trick for what I had done
with the old one, which allowed it to be accessed. I have turned my
Norton firewall networking setting to allow for the computer IP of my
desktop to get in, and when I see the workgroup computers, I see the
laptop. Only when I try to get into the link, I get a default login
dialogue for the laptop access which uses Guest as the account.

I don't know what the guest password is, bc on the laptop end, I
don't even know how to set a guest password. Second, I used to log
in (from the desktop to laptop) as the admin role which I use on the
laptop. It grays out the username on the login dialogue, so I cannot
even choose the admin role. And the most ironic thing is that when I
turn OFF the guest role on the laptop is when I can get this dialogue
on the desktop. When I turn ON the guest access on the laptop, the
desktop attempt at logging in doesn't even give me a dialogue, but
rather just says that this type of logon is not allowed by the remote
computer. So I'm totally confused.

Thanks for any help.

Turn off guest account
Both computers =
Same workgroup + same username + same password (not a blank)
+ shared folders (or whatever shared)

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. I thought I was going into that fourth/fifth screen
oblivion where nothing gets read.

I just tried at home, with the same result as in the office. Namely, laptop
is on, guest is off, it can see the home desktop and log in. But then the
home desktop (same username, same workgroup) can find the laptop with a
search under Run, but the login gives a grayed username of Guest, and the
password takes neither a blank, or what my admin password is on the named
user role that I am trying to access.

Other thoughts? Thanks again.

 

[Frank]

I did not pay attention, therefore I did not see the blurb about
Norton. I use a hardware firewall so that leaves me out.
You are blocked somewhere with a permission.

 

[Plato]

I had a setup previously where my desktop could access my laptop, and see a
set of folders that I'd allowed for sharing. I just got a new laptop, and
seem to not be able to find the trick for what I had done with the old one,
which allowed it to be accessed. I have turned my Norton firewall networking

Networking - General

http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
http://www.homenethelp.com/home-network.asp
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/dccmain.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/category04

Networking - NT/XP Specific

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/homenetworking/
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/winxpnetworking/
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813936
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/getstarted/default.mspx

 

[Guest]

I have deleted my norton, just to see what would happen. I have turned off
windows firewall. Still, I get a guest account default login window, with
neither the ability to change the login name, nor the knowledge of what
password to use. Additionally, I don't even have the guest login account
turned on in the laptop.

Any other thoughts? I am dying here for ideas that will lead me down some
path, but I've tried all options given so far with no results.

 

[Guest]

I have looked through each of these, and no results. Any other thoughts
would obviously be greatly appreciated. I have turned off all my firewalls
and security settings, and become vulnerable just to see what might be wrong,
and I cannot get any results other than those described in the previous
messages.