Access Denied and Lack of Permission in XP Pro Home Network

[Guest]

There is a problem with access and permissions with our home netwrok. These
are the facts:
1. The home network set up with 2 desktops and 1 laptop. All 3 machines
run XP Pro SP2, with the most current build (as of 12-25-05).
2. Internet access is run through a Cable Modem (Motorola Surfboard), then
through a Linksys Router and Linksys Wireless.
3. After installing through the XP network wizard, all machines may see the
entire netrwork, but are restricted from access and lack of permissions to
open shared files on any other machine.
4. The protocols for Client for MS Networks, File Sharing and TCP/IP are
installed on all machines. They were all unstalled and reinstalled for
certainty of complete installation of the files.
5. The Windows Firewall has been disabled.
6. All IP's are automatically assigned. The Linksys system provides
Firewall protection, through the automatic asssignments.
7. The desktop machines may ping each other's IP Address successfully,
however, ping the other "Computer Name" and it returns an "Error 5" - Access
Denied.
8. There is only 1 log on to each machine (different for each). Each is an
Administrator. There are no guests.
Is there a a way to correct these permission issues?

 

[Chuck]

There is a problem with access and permissions with our home netwrok. These
are the facts:
1. The home network set up with 2 desktops and 1 laptop. All 3 machines
run XP Pro SP2, with the most current build (as of 12-25-05).
2. Internet access is run through a Cable Modem (Motorola Surfboard), then
through a Linksys Router and Linksys Wireless.
3. After installing through the XP network wizard, all machines may see the
entire netrwork, but are restricted from access and lack of permissions to
open shared files on any other machine.
4. The protocols for Client for MS Networks, File Sharing and TCP/IP are
installed on all machines. They were all unstalled and reinstalled for
certainty of complete installation of the files.
5. The Windows Firewall has been disabled.
6. All IP's are automatically assigned. The Linksys system provides
Firewall protection, through the automatic asssignments.
7. The desktop machines may ping each other's IP Address successfully,
however, ping the other "Computer Name" and it returns an "Error 5" - Access
Denied.
8. There is only 1 log on to each machine (different for each). Each is an
Administrator. There are no guests.
Is there a a way to correct these permission issues?

First, please describe more completely the "ping the other "Computer Name""
process. Are you entering "ping othercomputer" in a command window? Or is that
"\\othercomputer" from the Run window? This is a key difference.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/command-window.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/command-window.html

Next, please diagnose the problem from the bottom up.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

And please describe your problems with more organised detail.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

Finally, if you have XP Pro, are you using Guest or non-Guest authentication?
If non-Guest, you need to have common accounts on each computer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

 

[Guest]

Chuck,
Thank you for taking the time to send a reply to my initial problem. While
waiting for someone to reply to my questions, I experimented with the answer
frunished by Kipper5 to Grizleybear57 on 10-23-04, regarding the modification
of the "restrictanonymous" value in the Registry to "0". Although I do ot
understand the reason why, it seems to have solved the problem for now. Could
you please take a moment and give me a brief explanation of this result:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Control
\Lsa
Value name: RestrictAnonymous
Value type: DWORD

If the value is 1 or even 2, change it to 0, reboot and retest. If the
problem is solved, leave the value at zero. If not, you can change it back if
you like.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,
Thank you for taking the time to send a reply to my initial problem. While
waiting for someone to reply to my questions, I experimented with the answer
frunished by Kipper5 to Grizleybear57 on 10-23-04, regarding the modification
of the "restrictanonymous" value in the Registry to "0". Although I do ot
understand the reason why, it seems to have solved the problem for now. Could
you please take a moment and give me a brief explanation of this result:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Control
\Lsa
Value name: RestrictAnonymous
Value type: DWORD

If the value is 1 or even 2, change it to 0, reboot and retest. If the
problem is solved, leave the value at zero. If not, you can change it back if
you like.

Actually, I discuss the restrictanonymous issue a bit in my article:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html

My guess (and that's what it is) is that you are using Guest authentication
(Simple File Sharing), which is activated by default in some cases. Guest
authentication is blocked by that setting, if it's non-zero. Spend some time
reading my article, you might find some answers (and even some answers that you
haven't even asked questions for yet) in there.

 

[Guest]

Thanks again.
MMFALCON

Actually, I discuss the restrictanonymous issue a bit in my article:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html

My guess (and that's what it is) is that you are using Guest authentication
(Simple File Sharing), which is activated by default in some cases. Guest
authentication is blocked by that setting, if it's non-zero. Spend some time
reading my article, you might find some answers (and even some answers that you
haven't even asked questions for yet) in there.