A challenging resource-sharing problem with Windows XP

[Guest]

14 April 200

I'm asking for help with what has proved to be a problem that goes beyond my capacity to resolve.

The situation: I have three computers X,Y, and Z, which are networked in a workgroup. Two of the computers X and Z, have Windows XP Professional, whereas the third computer, Y, has XP Home edition. The wireless network consists of a DSL line connected to a wireless router, with each computer connecting directly to the Internet. The firewall on each computer has been configured to allow communications between the three computers. And each computer allows me to view the other two when I click on "My network places," and each also allows me to see the other two when I click on "View workgroup computers." Indeed, I can place documents or folders in the "Shared Documents" folder of each of the three computers and open them on the other two

Problem: What I am unable to do is to select a folder on either computer X or Z, mark it for sharing, and open it on computer Y. I can view the folder on computer y, but when I try to open it, I get the message that the folder is not accessible, that I might not have permission to use the resource, etc., etc., and that access is denied. The "SharedDocs" folders on X and Z are accessible, however.

Furthermore, it is of interest that I can designate a folder "shared" on computer Y and access it from either X or Z. To sum up, computer Y cannot access folders designated as "shared" on either X or Z, but both X and Z can access folders designated "shared" on computer Y

Many thanks to any and all who can advise me on this one.

Sincerely--Camilo Wilso

 

[nkjg]

Hi there,

See if you can set up a user on Computer Y that matches
the username and password of one of the users on Computer
X or Z.

Also, there are certain locations where you will not be
able to share a folder with other users. Some examples of
this are C:/Documents and Settings and
C:/Windows/system32.

Let us know how things go.

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca

-----Original Message-----
14 April 2004

I'm asking for help with what has proved to be a problem

that goes beyond my capacity to resolve.

The situation: I have three computers X,Y, and Z, which

are networked in a workgroup. Two of the computers X and
Z, have Windows XP Professional, whereas the third
computer, Y, has XP Home edition. The wireless network
consists of a DSL line connected to a wireless router,
with each computer connecting directly to the Internet.
The firewall on each computer has been configured to
allow communications between the three computers. And
each computer allows me to view the other two when I
click on "My network places," and each also allows me to
see the other two when I click on "View workgroup
computers." Indeed, I can place documents or folders in
the "Shared Documents" folder of each of the three
computers and open them on the other two.

Problem: What I am unable to do is to select a folder on

either computer X or Z, mark it for sharing, and open it
on computer Y. I can view the folder on computer y, but
when I try to open it, I get the message that the folder
is not accessible, that I might not have permission to
use the resource, etc., etc., and that access is denied.
The "SharedDocs" folders on X and Z are accessible,
however.

Furthermore, it is of interest that I can designate a

folder "shared" on computer Y and access it from either X
or Z. To sum up, computer Y cannot access folders
designated as "shared" on either X or Z, but both X and Z
can access folders designated "shared" on computer Y.