One Way Networking Problem

[Guest]

I have two desktop computers. I have Linksys router (WRT54GS) hard wired to
“MAIN†computer. This Linksys router is also hard wired to a D-link DSL
modem.

The “ALTERNATE†computer has Linksys wireless PCI card (WMP54GS).

Each computer has successful internet connectivity. That works.

The computers (with dedicated monitors) are sitting about 10 feet apart so I
can modify files on each very easily.

The printer is USB connected to MAIN computer. I have successfully set up
printer sharing and tested a print page using remote/ALTERNATE computer.
That works.

On the MAIN computer I can go to file manager and see and retrieve files
from the ALTERNATE computer. That works.

I can go to the CMD prompt on each computer and successfully “ping†the
other one. That works.

Here is where I am stuck. I cannot seem to navigate though the set-up
Wizard on the wireless ALTERNATE computer to recognize the MAIN computer on
the network for file sharing. Says access is denied even though all accounts
on the ALTERNATE computer are administrator accounts. I have a GUEST account
set up as well. The designated SHARED files on the ALTERNATE computer show
up, but no trace of the shared files on MAIN. I feel like I’ve tried every
possible option to get the wireless computer to establish file sharing
linkage with the MAIN computer.

Windows firewall is on and ZoneAlarm settings are shut off (low). All
share/connection functions work EXCEPT the scenario in the paragraph above.

Can anyone provide some assistance here? Thanks!

 

[Guest]

I have a similar problem

The "alternate" computer can see the main computer and interact its files.
It can print to printers on the network. But the main computer can't see the
alternate computer.

When I try to authorize folders for sharing I get a server service not
started error. lanmanserver doesn't appear to be running as a service or even
in the list of possible services.

 

[Richard Reedy]

When sharing files on Windows XP, it uses the guest account, so try to set
up a guest account on the MAIN with no password and try to share files and
see if the ALT computer can see them. This isnt the safest option if your
worried about others looking at them, but I would try it out with
unimportant files to see if it works.

 

[Jim Macklin]

huh, the guest account?



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| When sharing files on Windows XP, it uses the guest
account, so try to set
| up a guest account on the MAIN with no password and try to
share files and
| see if the ALT computer can see them. This isnt the
safest option if your
| worried about others looking at them, but I would try it
out with
| unimportant files to see if it works.
|
|

 

[Guest]

Wendell, After much digging around I found I had to go into the registry
and change a setting from 1 to 0. Do not attempt to change your registry
without first backing it up and then only if you feel you have the experience
to do it. It is not that hard to change/edit but it is merciless if a
mistake is made. I booted the modifyied machine and went to my network
places from the machine that was getting the error message and it was
immediately connected!

Here is where I found my information:

http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html

Look at registry key (spaces added for readability)

[HKLM \System \CurrentControlSet \Control \Lsa], value restrictanonymous

on any server with either problem.

For anonymous access to work (for any server to be enumerated by a browser,
or for Guest authentication to take place), a server must have a
restrictanonymous value of "0". If the value on your server isn't "0", change
it and restart the server.