Trouble with Peer to Peer - XP Home - Win2000 Pro Network File/Print Sharing

[Garrett Sinclair]

Hope someone out there can help.

I have the following wireless peer network set up.

1. Laptop PC running Win2000 Pro

2. Desktop PC running XP Home

3. Printer/Scanner connected directly to the Desktop PC.

I AM able to "see"/share files on the Laptop from my Desktop PC.

I AM NOT able to "see"/share files on the Desktop from my Laptop PC.
I am also unable to print from the Laptop to the Desktop.

On the Desktop PC, I have made certain files "shared" as well as set
up the printer to be shared.

When on the Laptop, I have tried to access files located on the
Desktop by using my Network Neighboorhood. I can get into the Network
Group (named HOLLYWOOD) and can actually "see" the Desktop PC icon.
When I click on the DesktopPC icon, I get the following error:

"\\DesktopPC not accesible. There are currently no logon servers
available to service the logon request."

When I try to set up the printer on the Laptop PC using the Add
Printer Wizard, I do not have a clue on how to get my printer that is
connected to the Desktop PC set up.

If anyone has ideas on how best to make this work, I'd appreciate it.
If you need more information on my configuration, please let me know.

THANKS!!!!

 

[Marina Roos]

Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and that all useraccounts
exist on all computers. Got File- and printersharing loaded?
Make sure the Firewall on the XP is turned off.

Marina

 

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Hope someone out there can help.

I have the following wireless peer network set up.

1. Laptop PC running Win2000 Pro

2. Desktop PC running XP Home

3. Printer/Scanner connected directly to the Desktop PC.

I AM able to "see"/share files on the Laptop from my Desktop PC.

I AM NOT able to "see"/share files on the Desktop from my Laptop PC.
I am also unable to print from the Laptop to the Desktop.

On the Desktop PC, I have made certain files "shared" as well as set
up the printer to be shared.

When on the Laptop, I have tried to access files located on the
Desktop by using my Network Neighboorhood. I can get into the Network
Group (named HOLLYWOOD) and can actually "see" the Desktop PC icon.
When I click on the DesktopPC icon, I get the following error:

"\\DesktopPC not accesible. There are currently no logon servers
available to service the logon request."

When I try to set up the printer on the Laptop PC using the Add
Printer Wizard, I do not have a clue on how to get my printer that is
connected to the Desktop PC set up.

If anyone has ideas on how best to make this work, I'd appreciate it.
If you need more information on my configuration, please let me know.

THANKS!!!!

On the desktop go to Start > Run > cmd and press enter, then in the command
prompt type "ipconfig /all" minus the quotes and tell me what the node type
is. I have a hunch this may be the problem as I have experienced similar
difficulties.

 

[Chris Cowles]

I have the same problem between WinXP and Win98. My node type on XP is
listed as hybrid. What type works, and how do I set it? If I change node
type, will it affect my VPN connection that uses a Cisco client?

 

[Chris Cowles]

Fixed it by enabling guest account. Is there some way to make WinXP Pro
recognize the account being used on the other machine, and allow/disallow
connection on that basis? Does that imply full-scale networking?

 

[Marina Roos]

If all computers are in the same workgroup and if all useraccounts exist on
all computers, you can allow/disallow connection based on username.

Marina

 

[Chris Cowles]

How? I don't see anything of that nature in any of the settings I've seen.

BTW, I'm using XP Pro and Win98, not XP Pro and XP Home (I tagged onto
another thread).

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

On the desktop go to Start > Run > cmd and press enter, then in the command
prompt type "ipconfig /all" minus the quotes and tell me what the node type
is. I have a hunch this may be the problem as I have experienced similar
difficulties.

I did this and the node type was "Unknown"

What should I do now?

 

[Marina Roos]

If you rightclick on a share (on the XP), you'll see a button 'permissions'
in which you can decide which user is allowed to do what.
On the W98 you can only set if every user only has read only or full rights,
or that they need a password.

Marina

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

I did this and the node type was "Unknown"

What should I do now?

Also, just to be more clear, my home network is set up this way:

1. DSL line into a DSL modem (wired connection between the 2 devices)
2. DSL modem into a wireless router (wired)
3. Wireless connection between the router and the DesktopPC and
LaptopPC respectively.
4. Printer connected directly to the DesktopPC.

The internet connection works like a charm on both PCs.
I can "see"/get to files on the LaptopPC (Win2000) from the DesktopPC
(XP Home) but not vice versa.

I can print from the DesktopPC - but not from the Laptop (print
sharing does not work either.)

Hope this helps in solving the problem.

 

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Also, just to be more clear, my home network is set up this way:

1. DSL line into a DSL modem (wired connection between the 2 devices)
2. DSL modem into a wireless router (wired)
3. Wireless connection between the router and the DesktopPC and
LaptopPC respectively.
4. Printer connected directly to the DesktopPC.

The internet connection works like a charm on both PCs.
I can "see"/get to files on the LaptopPC (Win2000) from the DesktopPC
(XP Home) but not vice versa.

I can print from the DesktopPC - but not from the Laptop (print
sharing does not work either.)

Hope this helps in solving the problem.

Sorry, forgot about the thread. Can you access the Desktop from the Laptop
using \\ipaddress method from Windows Explorer?

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

Sorry, forgot about the thread. Can you access the Desktop from the Laptop
using \\ipaddress method from Windows Explorer?

My attempt failed.

My DesktopPC has 192.168.254.2
My LaptopPC has 192.168.254.3

From the Laptop, I typed this into the adderss bar of Windows
Explorer: \\192.168.254.2

It returned the following error message:

\\192.168.254.2 is not accessible. There are currently no logon
servers available to service the logon request.

Side note: When I do the opposite and type in \\192.168.254.3 from my
Desktop, it does work and opens up a logon screen enabling me to
access my Laptop!

Final bit of information: I have successfully pinged each computer
from the other using the ping command and the other's IP address.

Any ideas???

 

[Shiranui Gen-An]

My attempt failed.

My DesktopPC has 192.168.254.2
My LaptopPC has 192.168.254.3

From the Laptop, I typed this into the adderss bar of Windows
Explorer: \\192.168.254.2

It returned the following error message:

\\192.168.254.2 is not accessible. There are currently no logon
servers available to service the logon request.

Side note: When I do the opposite and type in \\192.168.254.3 from my
Desktop, it does work and opens up a logon screen enabling me to
access my Laptop!

Final bit of information: I have successfully pinged each computer
from the other using the ping command and the other's IP address.

Any ideas???

The laptop seems to be looking for a Windows NT/2000 Server going by that
error. What is the node type on the laptop?

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

The laptop seems to be looking for a Windows NT/2000 Server going by that
error. What is the node type on the laptop?

The laptop must be domain joined. You need to connect to the desktop with a
username like desktopmachinename\Administrator

 

[Marina Roos]

Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and that all useraccounts
exist on all computers. Got File- and printersharing loaded?
Is the Firewall on the XP turned off?

Marina

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

The laptop seems to be looking for a Windows NT/2000 Server going by that
error. What is the node type on the laptop?

I ran ipconfig /all on the LaptopPC and it returned the following...

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name: SPOT-EX61K
Primary DNS Suuffix: mycompanyname.com (It is a "work" laptop)
Node Type: HYBRID
IP Routing Enabled: No
WINS Proxy Enabled: No
DNS Suffix Searchlist: mycompanyname.com

Also, I checked all of the USERS set up on this Laptop and found the following:

ADMINISTRATOR (Domain=SPOT-EX61K; Group=Administrators)
ASPNET (Domain=SPOT-EX61K; Group=Users)
gsinclair (Domain=HOLLYWOOD; Group=Administrators)
GUEST (Domain=SPOT-EX61K; Group=Guests)

I use the "gsinclair" login user account.

Hope this gets us closer!

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

The laptop must be domain joined. You need to connect to the desktop with a
username like desktopmachinename\Administrator

Ken:

How do I do this???? (instructions?)

Thanks

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and that all useraccounts
exist on all computers. Got File- and printersharing loaded?
Is the Firewall on the XP turned off?

There are only 2 computers on my network and they are in the same
workgroup (HOLLYWOOD is the name.)

The Internet Firewall is disabled on the DesktopPC (the one running
XP) and has been for quite some time.

File and Print Sharing were turned ON on both PC's (Desktop and
Laptop) and individual folders were set up for "sharing" on both.

I have 6 user accounts on the Desktop (one for each of my 5 family
members) and one guest account.

I have 4 user account on my Laptop (see thread #16 for details.)

Are you saying that I must mimic each and every one of the user
accounts, down to the user type and group setting (i.e.,
administrator, guest, user, etc.)?

This seems like an awful lot of redundancy and could get really messy
if I add PC #3, 4, etc.

 

[Marina Roos]

Referring to thread #16 is not very helpfull, but yes you must make sure
that all useraccounts exist on all computers to allow all users access.

Marina

 

[Garrett Sinclair]

Referring to thread #16 is not very helpfull, but yes you must make sure
that all useraccounts exist on all computers to allow all users access.

Marina


wrote

Sorry...I meant refer to thread #14 (not 16)

What baffles me is that this whole thing is working in one direction
(XP Home machine easily accesses Win2000 - but NOT AT ALL vice versa.)

Does anyone have a logical explanation?