Computers In Same Work Can't Access One Another.....

[Dreamspinner3]

I am trying to set up a network between the two PCs I own. PC1 is
hardwired into my D-Link DI-524 router and PC2 connects to the router
via a wireless card.

Both computers :

-are running Windows XP
-belong to the same workgroup called Millers
-both have file sharing enabled
-both have Zone Alarm Pro installed & running
-both can access the Internet without a problem

On PC1, I can see PC2 if I go into My Network Places>Entire
Network>Millers...but if I try to access PC2 from here I get an error
message saying PC2 is not accessible, that I might not have permission
to use this network resource, and to contact the administrator of the
server to find out if I have access permissions, and that the network
path is not found.

I can't even access the Millers workgroup on PC--I get the same error
message.

What am I doing wrong? How can I make it so that both PCs can see
each other & share files and other resources?

Thanks!

 

[Chuck]

I am trying to set up a network between the two PCs I own. PC1 is
hardwired into my D-Link DI-524 router and PC2 connects to the router
via a wireless card.

Both computers :

-are running Windows XP
-belong to the same workgroup called Millers
-both have file sharing enabled
-both have Zone Alarm Pro installed & running
-both can access the Internet without a problem

On PC1, I can see PC2 if I go into My Network Places>Entire
Network>Millers...but if I try to access PC2 from here I get an error
message saying PC2 is not accessible, that I might not have permission
to use this network resource, and to contact the administrator of the
server to find out if I have access permissions, and that the network
path is not found.

I can't even access the Millers workgroup on PC--I get the same error
message.

What am I doing wrong? How can I make it so that both PCs can see
each other & share files and other resources?

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each computer.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on
all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical,
non-blank, password on all computers.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer.

With Zone Alarm, you need to configure them for file sharing, by identifying the
other computers as present in the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations
are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Nick Haskell]

-----Original Message-----


On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each computer.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on
all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical,
non-blank, password on all computers.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, on each computer.

With Zone Alarm, you need to configure them for file sharing, by identifying the
other computers as present in the Local (Trusted) zone. Firewall configurations
are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.

Ok. I have the same exact problem and I tried all of
those things and none of them worked. I am running
Norton Personal firewall on one machine, do I need to run
them on both? My error message also says "the list of
servers for this workgroup is not currently available.

thank you for any response

nick

 

[Chuck]

Ok. I have the same exact problem and I tried all of
those things and none of them worked. I am running
Norton Personal firewall on one machine, do I need to run
them on both? My error message also says "the list of
servers for this workgroup is not currently available.

Nick,

With NPF, you may need to RTFM. IIRC, NPF requires two settings:
1) Designate Local (Trusted) zone addresses.
2) Configure for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445 and UDP 137, 138,
445 in the Local (Trusted) zone.

There is no requirement to have NPF, or any personal firewall, on both computers
(though it's a good idea to do so). But, if you do, you need to configure both
equally.

And Nick, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.