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Guest · May 5, 2006

Seem to be going round in circles althought dont actually know if what im
trying to do will even work... got a PC(wired) and Laptop(wireless) conected
up to a Wanadoo wireless router. Trying to link them both up so each can
access each others shared files... was able to see the shared files earlier
but could not access them due to permission not being correctly set up.
although i cant even see either computer now. Therefore my questions are...

1.How do i get both computers to see each other?
2.How do i change the priveleges to allow access to the files?

Any help will be greatly recieved!

Chris

Chuck · May 5, 2006

Seem to be going round in circles althought dont actually know if what im
trying to do will even work... got a PC(wired) and Laptop(wireless) conected
up to a Wanadoo wireless router. Trying to link them both up so each can
access each others shared files... was able to see the shared files earlier
but could not access them due to permission not being correctly set up.
although i cant even see either computer now. Therefore my questions are...

1.How do i get both computers to see each other?
2.How do i change the priveleges to allow access to the files?

Any help will be greatly recieved!

Chris

Chris,

Let's start with the visibility issue. One of the most common causes of this
problem would be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or another
security component. There are several other possibilities too, and any might be
the cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

And regards the accessibility issue, once you get the visibility bit working,
look at whether you have XP Home or Pro, on each computer. And if Pro, are you
using Simple or Advanced File Sharing? This will make a difference.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple

Guest · May 6, 2006

Thanks for that chuck...
I have now found from the pc the laptop however still am having problems
with the permissions to access files... however the laptop can't find the
pc... im sure ive tried all from those links...

PC is on XP Media Center
Laptop's XP Home

Any other ideas???

Chris

Chuck · May 6, 2006

Thanks for that chuck...
I have now found from the pc the laptop however still am having problems
with the permissions to access files... however the laptop can't find the
pc... im sure ive tried all from those links...

PC is on XP Media Center
Laptop's XP Home

Any other ideas???

Chris

Chris,

If you've got a LAN with XP Home, you'll be better off using Simple File Sharing
and Guest authentication on both computers. Is Guest properly activated on both
computers?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate

Next, let's look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server",
and "net config workstation" 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 · May 8, 2006

Hi Chuck, Here is everything asked for from the PC. The guest account IS active

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Computer

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-72-C3-69-68

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.162

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 08 May 2006 15:51:47

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 May 2006 15:51:47

Server Name \\COMPUTER
Server Comment Chris

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{CFAA57ED-F3B4-4429-AED7-4DE616417539} (001372c36968)

Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

Computer name \\COMPUTER
Full Computer name Computer
User name Chris

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{CFAA57ED-F3B4-4429-AED7-4DE616417539} (001372C36968)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain COMPUTER

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CFAA57ED-F3B4-4429-AED7-4DE616417539}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMPUTER
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master COMPUTER
\\COMPUTER
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CFAA57ED-F3B4-4429-AED7-4DE616417539}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CFAA57ED-F3B4-4429-AED7-4DE616417539}

CHRIS

Chuck · May 8, 2006

Hi Chuck, Here is everything asked for from the PC. The guest account IS active

CHRIS

Hi Chris,

I'll look at that. But it will be much more useful when you include the same
from the other computer. The "problem" could be on either computer.

And please type your answers after mine - it will benefit both of us. Help us
to help you.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting

Guest · May 8, 2006

Ok Chuck here's the data from the laptop -

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Chris

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11g USB 2.0 adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-6B-9F-A8-40

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 08 May 2006 16:03:44

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 May 2006 16:03:44

Server Name \\CHRIS
Server Comment Laptop

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{AB0D36CC-9AF6-4B50-AF3D-20F8904140C3} (000b6b9fa840)

Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

Computer name \\CHRIS
Full Computer name Chris
User name Chris Chapman

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{AB0D36CC-9AF6-4B50-AF3D-20F8904140C3} (000B6B9FA840)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain CHRIS

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{AB0D36CC-9AF6-4B50-AF3D-20F8904140C3}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

Thanks

Chris

Guest · May 8, 2006

Have you gotten the problem fixed? I'm having the same issue. In my case, I
can access files on my laptop residing on my desktop but not vice versa. I
also have no visibility to my laptop in My Network Places on my desktop.
Although it does display an icon with the name of the network. If you click
on that, the system freezes up.

Still in need of help .... too!

Thanks,

Chuck · May 8, 2006

Ok Chuck here's the data from the laptop -

Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{AB0D36CC-9AF6-4B50-AF3D-20F8904140C3}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

Chuck · May 8, 2006

Have you gotten the problem fixed? I'm having the same issue. In my case, I
can access files on my laptop residing on my desktop but not vice versa. I
also have no visibility to my laptop in My Network Places on my desktop.
Although it does display an icon with the name of the network. If you click
on that, the system freezes up.

Still in need of help .... too!

Thanks,

Patience, Dan. And don't hijack threads please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking

Guest · May 8, 2006

Thanks very much Chuck seem to have done it. Im not 100% sure how i did it
but i think it was to do with the firewall and the locations part to it...

Thank you for your help it was much apreciated!!!

Chuck · May 8, 2006

Thanks very much Chuck seem to have done it. Im not 100% sure how i did it
but i think it was to do with the firewall and the locations part to it...

Thank you for your help it was much apreciated!!!

I'd bet the firewall. Thanks for the feedback!