Can't connect to other WinXP computer .

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Frank j94ht5

Hi,

although I use my username which I have on computer B (with no password)
from computer A to connect to computer B, I get the message :



Computer B is not accessible. "You might not have the permission . and so
on"



What do I do to be able to connect to computer B ?



I can see the other computer in the network from each computer, but Computer
A can't access Computer B although Computer B can access Computer A.

Is there a way to establish a user on a computer who can get access to that
computer over network from within another computer with another login.

For example Computer A is logged in as User aa / Computer B is logged in as
user bb. User working on Computer A wants to gain access to Computer B bei
using the username and password from bb ...

Does that work at all ? or how would I usually prepare Computer B to be
accessible over the network ?



Regards,

Frank
 
Frank said:
Hi,

although I use my username which I have on computer B (with no
password) from computer A to connect to computer B, I get the message
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Computer B is not accessible. "You might not have the permission . and
so on"
Click to expand...
I can see the other computer in the network from each computer, but
Computer A can't access Computer B although Computer B can access
Computer A.

Is there a way to establish a user on a computer who can get access to
that computer over network from within another computer with another
login.

For example Computer A is logged in as User aa / Computer B is logged
in as user bb. User working on Computer A wants to gain access to
Computer B bei using the username and password from bb ...
Click to expand...

Since you haven't told us anything about what operating systems Computer
A and Computer B are running, please look at these general networking
troubleshooting steps. BTW, you don't need to be logged into all
computers with the same user account - in a workgroup not permitting
guest access identical user accounts/passwords just need to be created
on all machines.

Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable
File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will
turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it
matters in your situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke
 
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