Home network asks for Password

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I just reloaded XP Pro on my desktop. Everything ok before that as far as
networking. I have 2 Laptops and the Desktop. When I try to network:

Laptop 1 sees Laptop 2
Laptop 2 sees Laptop 1
Desktop sees Laptop 2 and Laptop 1
However Laptop 1 and Laptop 2 both are asked for a login when trying to
access the desktop. What am I missing?

Using Norton 2007 and Spysweeper on all thre pc's
 
Harry said:
I just reloaded XP Pro on my desktop. Everything ok before that as far as
networking. I have 2 Laptops and the Desktop. When I try to network:

Laptop 1 sees Laptop 2
Laptop 2 sees Laptop 1
Desktop sees Laptop 2 and Laptop 1
However Laptop 1 and Laptop 2 both are asked for a login when trying to
access the desktop. What am I missing?

Using Norton 2007 and Spysweeper on all thre pc's
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Standard networking troubleshooting:

This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. 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
 
Thanks for the response. After many hours I finally figured out that "File
Sharing" had not been properly set up on the desktop. I knew it had to be
simple I just couldn't find the solution. Lots of wasted hours but another
lessoned learned. All is ok now.
 
Harry said:
Thanks for the response. After many hours I finally figured out that "File
Sharing" had not been properly set up on the desktop. I knew it had to be
simple I just couldn't find the solution. Lots of wasted hours but another
lessoned learned. All is ok now.
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Glad to hear that things are sorted. Thanks for taking the time to let
us know.


Malke
 
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