WIRED NETWORK

[Guest]

One computer on a wired network of three cannot be accessed. ( XP PRO) It
shows up on the other two computers when I click "show workgroup computers"
but when I click "show workgroup computers" on the inaccesible computer
nothing shows up.

The inaccessible computer is using the NTFS file system, and the other two
are using FAT32. Is this causing the problem? When I run the network
diagnostics utility the network adaptor fails the "ip address" section of the
test although I can still access the internet via this computer. I have
enabled file and print sharing on this computer of course.

When I click on this workgroup computer from one of the other computers (
under show workgroup computers) I get a message that says:

\\Bob is not accessible You might not have permissions to use this network
resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions. The network path was not found.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Jim,

What IP addresses do the three machines have?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
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[Chuck]

One computer on a wired network of three cannot be accessed. ( XP PRO) It
shows up on the other two computers when I click "show workgroup computers"
but when I click "show workgroup computers" on the inaccesible computer
nothing shows up.

The inaccessible computer is using the NTFS file system, and the other two
are using FAT32. Is this causing the problem? When I run the network
diagnostics utility the network adaptor fails the "ip address" section of the
test although I can still access the internet via this computer. I have
enabled file and print sharing on this computer of course.

When I click on this workgroup computer from one of the other computers (
under show workgroup computers) I get a message that says:

\\Bob is not accessible You might not have permissions to use this network
resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions. The network path was not found.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jim,

Your problem is not rare, but it can have many different causes. First, make
sure that NetBT is Enabled for all computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

Next, check for a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other
security component, and for several other possibilities too. Any might be the
cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Or look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net
config workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this
article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download
browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.

 

[Guest]

Ben,

The IP addresses are 192.168.1.100, 192.168.1.101, 192.168.1.102

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Jim,

Did any of Chuck's suggestions help?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
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