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Andi
Hi,
I have a home network set up, three desktop machines all using XP (two on
Pro, one on Home) and a laptop using XP Home. All computers are in the same
workgroup.
All the connections are wired, and all machines (with the exception of the
laptop) are on Service Pack 1.
A shared DSL internet connection exists for all machines, provided by a
router.
All the machines on the network can see and ping eachother and the router,
and internet access for all the machines has never been a problem, however
accessing shares and folders across the network causes problems.
The main machine can see and access all the shares on any of the other
computers, however, none of the other machines can access eachothers shares.
I have turned off all firewall, run the network setup wizard several times
on each machine, and looked at removing and resharing folders/drives and
still it doesn't work.
All the machines are visible when you do a "net view" in command prompt, and
are visible under their workgroup entry in My Network Places. I get the
following problems when trying to access shares:
If I am on any machine other than the main computer, and try to access the
main computer, I get a "Not accessable, you might not have permission"
error, however some times it prompts for a user name/password, which returns
the same error regardless of what is entered in the box.
If I am on any machine other than the main computer, and try to access the
shares of any other computer, I get the error described above.
If I am on the main computer, I can access other computers shares without a
problem.
All computers can ping eachother and access the internet fine. I have
disabled all firewalls for testing, and still the problem occurs. I would
be most grateful for any advice.
Thanks in advance of any assistance.
Andi
I have a home network set up, three desktop machines all using XP (two on
Pro, one on Home) and a laptop using XP Home. All computers are in the same
workgroup.
All the connections are wired, and all machines (with the exception of the
laptop) are on Service Pack 1.
A shared DSL internet connection exists for all machines, provided by a
router.
All the machines on the network can see and ping eachother and the router,
and internet access for all the machines has never been a problem, however
accessing shares and folders across the network causes problems.
The main machine can see and access all the shares on any of the other
computers, however, none of the other machines can access eachothers shares.
I have turned off all firewall, run the network setup wizard several times
on each machine, and looked at removing and resharing folders/drives and
still it doesn't work.
All the machines are visible when you do a "net view" in command prompt, and
are visible under their workgroup entry in My Network Places. I get the
following problems when trying to access shares:
If I am on any machine other than the main computer, and try to access the
main computer, I get a "Not accessable, you might not have permission"
error, however some times it prompts for a user name/password, which returns
the same error regardless of what is entered in the box.
If I am on any machine other than the main computer, and try to access the
shares of any other computer, I get the error described above.
If I am on the main computer, I can access other computers shares without a
problem.
All computers can ping eachother and access the internet fine. I have
disabled all firewalls for testing, and still the problem occurs. I would
be most grateful for any advice.
Thanks in advance of any assistance.
Andi