Can't connect to \\hostname but can connect with \\hostname\sharename

[Brian]

Hi,

I have a Wireless Home network setup in my house. Each runs xp. When I
look at "view workgroup computers" within My network places I can see
all three computers in my "Home" workgroup. However I can't connect to
one of the computers. I can see it but I'm told that i don't have the
required privileges to connect. Ironically, if I type the address of a
share on this computer I have no problem connecting ie.
\\windowspc\share. Can anyone tell me whats wrong. It used to work
before but it all of a sudden just stopped.

Thanks

 

[Chuck]

Hi,

I have a Wireless Home network setup in my house. Each runs xp. When I
look at "view workgroup computers" within My network places I can see
all three computers in my "Home" workgroup. However I can't connect to
one of the computers. I can see it but I'm told that i don't have the
required privileges to connect. Ironically, if I type the address of a
share on this computer I have no problem connecting ie.
\\windowspc\share. Can anyone tell me whats wrong. It used to work
before but it all of a sudden just stopped.

Thanks

Brian,

One of the most common causes of any problem observed when browsing would be a
misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security component.
There are other possibilities too. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

 

[Ron Lowe]

Hi,

I have a Wireless Home network setup in my house. Each runs xp. When I
look at "view workgroup computers" within My network places I can see
all three computers in my "Home" workgroup. However I can't connect to
one of the computers. I can see it but I'm told that i don't have the
required privileges to connect. Ironically, if I type the address of a
share on this computer I have no problem connecting ie.
\\windowspc\share. Can anyone tell me whats wrong. It used to work
before but it all of a sudden just stopped.

Thanks

This is consistent with RestrictAnonymous being wrong.
This will prevent anonymous enumeration of shares, but not access to those
shares.

So under Simple File Sharing, you will get 'Access Denied' when you try to
look at the list of shares on the machine, but you can access the shares
themselves.

Try this for a fix:

On the machine you are trying to contact, ( '\\windowspc' ) go to:

start | Run | type 'Regedit' in the box.

On the left hand pane, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\

In the LSA folder, look in the right-hand pane.
look for the value 'RestrictAnonymous'.

It needs to be zero.
If it is not, double-click it and set it to zero.

( The value of RestrictAnonymousSam can be left at 1. )

Close regedit, and re-boot the machine.

See if that helps.

 

[Brian]

Thank you both for your replies. What Ron suggested worked a charm. I
can't imagine why it changed but you saved me hours of laborous work
trying to figure it out.

 

[Brian]

Thanks very much for both your replies.

@Ron your tipped worked a treat and saved me many hours of work..