xp pro permissions for file sharing with xp home

[Guest]

I am running xp pro on my desktop (sp1) and xp home (sp2) on my laptop. I can
see and access all shared files on my desktop (pro) from my laptop (home),
but cannot access my xp pro desktop from my laptop.
Please somebody help, this is driving me round the bend!!!!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I am running xp pro on my desktop (sp1) and xp home (sp2) on my laptop. I can
see and access all shared files on my desktop (pro) from my laptop (home),
but cannot access my xp pro desktop from my laptop.
Please somebody help, this is driving me round the bend!!!!

Make sure that the laptop logon account/password is also
defined on the desktop and that this account has appropriate
access permissions to the folder(s) you wish to access.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

That should not be necessary, remote users authenticate as guest. This *was*
the case with Win2K and earlier versions, but not in XP.

Here we need more information. Are folders properly shared on the XP Pro
machine? Can it be seen in the network neighborhood? Is there an error
message? Are the two machines using the same workgroup name? Has simple file
sharing been disabled on the Pro machine (this later one, if disabled, can
cause the user to need to adjust local security settings)?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi, thanks for your prompt replies, sorry i should have explained abit more.
I have enabled sfs however, i cannot see the pro machine from the home
machine, the error i get says the pc is not accessible. you might not have
permission to use this network resource. contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permissions. access is denied.
I have enable the guest account on both maqhines with no password assigned
and i have disable the icf. Both machines have the same workgroup name.
thanks for your help in advance.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You shouldn't have to enable the guest account for it to work. Start by
rechecking your share settings on the XP Pro machine, the files cannot just
be set for everyone to read, but rather the folder must be a web share.
Sometimes it's as simple as rebooting to enforce the configuration changes.

Also, start/run secpol.msc and check that Net work access for anonymous
users is enabled for everyone under Local Policies\Security Options.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick,
I have checked the network access and they are set to the following:

network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation - Enabled

network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts - Enabled

network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and
shares - Enabled

network access: Do not allow storage of credentials or .NET Passports for
network authentication - Disabled

network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users - Enabled

network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously - COMNAP
COMNODE
SQL\QUERY
SPOOLSS
LLSRPC
EPMAPPER
LOCATOR
TrkWks
TrkSvr

network access: Remotely accessible registy paths -
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Server Applications
System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog
Software\Microsoft\OLAP Server
Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\UserConfig
System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\DefaultUserConfiguration

network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously - COMCFG DFS$

network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts - Classic
local users authenticate as themselves

network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password
change - Disabled

network security: Force logoff when logon hours expire - Disabled

network security: LAN Manager authentication level - Send LM & NTLM responses

network security: LDAP client signing requirements - negotiate signing

network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based(including
secure RPC) clients - no minimum

network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including
secure RPC) servers - no minimum

One of these may not be set right so i have included them all, thanks

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Is this your machine or one used by you and owned by your employer?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick, they are both my machines at home.

Hi,

Is this your machine or one used by you and owned by your employer?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Andy,

Just noticed in your original post that the Pro system has only SP1
installed. For shared folders to work properly with the Windows Firewall
running, SP2 must be installed. The workaround in SP1 is to disable the
firewall - not something you should do unless the system is protected by
another layer of protection.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org