Can't set up workgroup

[Guest]

I am trying to share files between my desktop and laptop. When I click on
"view workgroup computers" on the desktop I can see the desktop, but not the
laptop. When I do the same on the laptop the computer gets hung-up and I get
an error: "WorkgroupName is not accessible. You might not have permission
to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this
workgroup is currently not available."

Any ideas? This is driving me nuts.

 

[Chuck]

I am trying to share files between my desktop and laptop. When I click on
"view workgroup computers" on the desktop I can see the desktop, but not the
laptop. When I do the same on the laptop the computer gets hung-up and I get
an error: "WorkgroupName is not accessible. You might not have permission
to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this
workgroup is currently not available."

Any ideas? This is driving me nuts.

It's probably a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security
component. There are several other possibilities too.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at "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

 

[Guest]

You'll get a good idea reading the stuff Chuck mentioned. When it's all said
and done, you might want to check:

- Did you set the folders (MyDocuments) sharable??
- Firewall configuration (turn it off to test if firewall is blocking)

There are other issues, bit these are the two main ones.