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[Guest]

Hello -

Im trying to set up a network using a cisco wireless router, one desktop
cpu hardwired, and a laptop cpu (wireless). My current network allows
internet access for both cpu's, however I have no printer or file sharing
capabilities. I have run the windows network wizard, and have created a
workgroup that lists both cpu's. I can reach the shared folders on my laptop,
but when I try to double-click my desktop location it shows the following
error message:

\\Stephs_desktop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact administrator of this server to find out if
you have
access permissions.

The network path was not found.


I ran the wizard from the administrator's account on both cpu's, but still
cannot
reach each cpu from the other. The firewall has been turned off. Im not sure
if you can recommend a help file, or maybe someone has a suggestion? I've
tried the Windows Help files on XP help, and Ive also been through QUE's
Windows XP book, with no luck.

Thanks much,
Matthew S. Armshaw


Matthew S. Armshaw

 

[Guest]

Steve -

Thanks for the quick response. I believe the problem was with the Internet
security.
I turned off Norton Internet Security as well as the firewall and now can
connect to the desktop and printer from my laptop. I am now worried about
the security. Is there any way too configure the firewall and Internet
Security while keeping netwok connectivity up?

Thanks,
Matt

 

[Steven L Umbach]

On computer stephs run the command ipconfig to find it's IP and then use
\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP of stephs from the laptop
.. On the desktop run the command net config server to verify that file and
print sharing is enabled and the command net share to see if shares are
shown as available. If you are running any kind of antivirus program or
internet security suite on the desktop make SURE that any firewall or worm
protection is disabled. If none of this works try booting the desktop into
safe mode with networking and try again as safe mode with networking
bypasses most non essential startup applications and services.

Steve

D:\WINDOWS\system32>net config server
Server Name \\STEVE-XP
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{19C66C86-CB8F-40CF-95C3-E6E755957325} (000795ec77ca)


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

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

D:\WINDOWS\system32>net share

Share name Resource Remark

------------------------------------------------------------------------
E$ E:\ Default share
IPC$ Remote IPC
D$ D:\ Default share
print$ D:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers
Printer Drivers
H$ H:\ Default share
ADMIN$ D:\WINDOWS Remote Admin
C$ C:\ Default share
F$ F:\ Default share
G$ G:\ Default share
fix1 D:\fix1
SteveMP3 H:\SteveMP3

 

[Steven L Umbach]

For desktop computers in my opinion your router will be enough firewall to
protect computers connected to your network as long as you also have good
antivirus and spyware protection. So I would enable Norton Internet Security
but either leave the firewall component of it disabled or configure it to
trust your local network in the firewall settings for it. Depending on your
version there may be different ways of doing it but they all should have a
setting to trust your local network either based on your internal network IP
or based on the network that accesses the internal mac address of your
router.

Steve