can ping but not view other pcs by share name - error 53 has occur

B

bayushi

So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still cannot
resolve this issue.

I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win xp.
I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server

router: 192.168.1.1
desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"

both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"

I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's to
allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts file
and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.

I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
"hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help you
can offer.
 
R

R. McCarty

Do the computers have accounts with passwords? To XP, use of an
account with blank or "Null" password is considered a non-trusting
situation.
 
P

Pegasus \(MVP\)

bayushi said:
So, after searching the internet and various technet articles I still
cannot
resolve this issue.

I have a linksys wrt54g router on my home network and 2 pc's running win
xp.
I have a class C network . The router is acting like a dhcp server

router: 192.168.1.1
desktop: 192.168.1.x pc name "foo"
laptop: 192.168.1.y pc name "bar"

both are on the same subnet and are part of the same workgroup "stuff"

I have disabled simple file sharing, configured the firewall on both pc's
to
allow file and print sharing and nada. I even tried to use a local hosts
file
and set up the router 192.168.1.1 as the dns server and no dice.

I am losing my mind. I can ping the other machines but cannot view the net
shares or connect by pc name. All are running windows xp sp3 so the older
"hotfix" I found online does not apply here. I appreciate whatever help
you
can offer.

So what exactly happens when you open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type
these commands:
net use q: \\foo\SomeSharename{Enter}
net use r: \\foo\192.168.1.xx\SomeSharename{Enter}
(replace "xx" by a valid suffix to your subnet address)
 
B

bayushi

if I try to connect to the share on the other pc I get a system error 53 .
network name cannot be found ... this is true whether I use the ip address or
pc name
 
L

Louis Rost

I do not recall the details but I had a similar situation a while
back. I could ping but not connect or share to the other computer.

The solution was to change the registry key
hklm\system\controlset001\control\lsa by changing the value
restrictanonymous from 1 to 0.

Good luck.

Lou
 
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Same problem, solution for me was to copy the file ntlanman.dll in windows\system32 directory

bye

Nebbe
 

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