Home network - Can't access 1 PC

[Guest]

There's 1 desktop in my home network that the others can't access. The error
returned is
"\\computername 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. Logon failure:the user has not been granted
the requested logon type at this computer."
This PC (Dell XP Home edition) shows up in the workgroup of the others but
can't be accessed. The PC name is unique, it is pingable from the others and
visa versa, file and printer sharing are turned on, guest account is active.
I've tried shutting down the firewall. Searching the knowledge base turned up
nothing that did the trick. Any help is greatly appreciated...

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Have you created the same username on both computers? This troubleshooting may help,

troubleshooting is not accessible errorWhen try to access a remote computer, you may receive the following error messages: "....is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Troubleshooting/notaccessibale0.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
There's 1 desktop in my home network that the others can't access. The error
returned is
"\\computername 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. Logon failure:the user has not been granted
the requested logon type at this computer."
This PC (Dell XP Home edition) shows up in the workgroup of the others but
can't be accessed. The PC name is unique, it is pingable from the others and
visa versa, file and printer sharing are turned on, guest account is active.
I've tried shutting down the firewall. Searching the knowledge base turned up
nothing that did the trick. Any help is greatly appreciated...

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the reply. I went through the troubleshooting tips shown in the
link you sent (thank you) with no luck.
I don't understand what you mean when you ask "Have you created the same
username on both computers".
Each PC name is unique. I ran the wizard on each PC and created a network
called 'home", then added each PC's IP address to the trusted section of each
PC's firewall (zone labs integrity client). No passwords are required to
access the desktops from one another, not really needed in this case.
I'm PC literate, but a network rookie for sure...
Thank you.... Jim

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
User Account in the Control Panel/User Accounts.
At the Start/Run type: control nusrmgr.cpl and click OK
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Guest]

Hi Jack - What am I looking for under user accounts? There is 1 user account
and the guest account.

 

[Malke]

Hi Jack - What am I looking for under user accounts? There is 1 user account
and the guest account.

See this:

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

 

[Guest]

If you are getting this message trying to map a drive, try changing the user
via the "different user name" link. Use a user from the machine in question
(example <computername>\<username>). Then try to connect.

It sounds like you are trying to connect to a different machine using the
local machine user account credentials.

 

[Guest]

No drive mapping here... Going through troubleshooters with no luck yet...

 

[Guest]

You have probably already looked at this but I'm going to link it anyway just
in case.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813936/

I'm not 100% positive on XP Home ed. but I would make sure that you have
NetBios over TCP/IP turned on (since a small network) and make sure the
computer browser and the server service are running.

Dave

 

[Guest]

Thanks Dave,
Been there, but am going to do it again. This is just annoying me now...

Jim

 

[Chuck]

There's 1 desktop in my home network that the others can't access. The error
returned is
"\\computername 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. Logon failure:the user has not been granted
the requested logon type at this computer."
This PC (Dell XP Home edition) shows up in the workgroup of the others but
can't be accessed. The PC name is unique, it is pingable from the others and
visa versa, file and printer sharing are turned on, guest account is active.
I've tried shutting down the firewall. Searching the knowledge base turned up
nothing that did the trick. Any help is greatly appreciated...

Jim,

The error message "not been granted the requested logon type" is well known
here. It's a Local Security Policy setting, but with XP Home, you have to do
some extra work. NTRights is the best tool for the job.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html

 

[Guest]

Jim,

The error message "not been granted the requested logon type" is well known
here. It's a Local Security Policy setting, but with XP Home, you have to do
some extra work. NTRights is the best tool for the job.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem as Chuck

Jim,

The error message "not been granted the requested logon type" is well known
here. It's a Local Security Policy setting, but with XP Home, you have to do
some extra work. NTRights is the best tool for the job.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html

 

[Guest]

Chuck - Thank you!! NTRights did the trick! That's a great site. Took my
time, read and learned. Installed the toolkit, coupla commands, and viola!
Thank you, very much.
Jim...

 

[Chuck]

Chuck - Thank you!! NTRights did the trick! That's a great site. Took my
time, read and learned. Installed the toolkit, coupla commands, and viola!
Thank you, very much.
Jim...

Thank you for the feedback, Jim! Glad to help.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Followup>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Followup