Home Networking

[Alan Lee]

I have a small LAN running at home with 3 PC's attached.
A: runs W2000 and also has an ADSL connection
B: runs WXP
C: runs W98
There is a 4-way hub but no router and until recently the network ran fine
and both B & C were able to access the internet through A.
I now have the problem where A can see both B&C and I can share files from
A.
C&B can see each other but neither can see A. So Pinging from A is OK but to
A fails.

I have Workgroups set up. On B, for instance I used to have to log on to the
network to get to A.
Now in Explorer I can see A listed but when I try to connect I get the
message :
\\Dell is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Please see the administrator ..

I have tried & failed to find how to unblock this problem. Can anyone offer
suggestions.
TIA. Alan

 

[Zebedee]

Firewall?

--
Yours

Zebedee

(Claiming asylum in an attempt
to escape paying his debts to
Dougal and Florence)

 

[Ian]

I have a small LAN running at home with 3 PC's attached.
A: runs W2000 and also has an ADSL connection
B: runs WXP
C: runs W98
There is a 4-way hub but no router and until recently the network ran fine
and both B & C were able to access the internet through A.
I now have the problem where A can see both B&C and I can share files from
A.
C&B can see each other but neither can see A. So Pinging from A is OK but to
A fails.

I have Workgroups set up. On B, for instance I used to have to log on to the
network to get to A.
Now in Explorer I can see A listed but when I try to connect I get the
message :
\\Dell is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Please see the administrator ..

I have tried & failed to find how to unblock this problem. Can anyone offer
suggestions.
TIA. Alan

Have you got accounts on the win2k and xp box that match the accounts
on the others.? If not create them

Ian