like the header says, I have tried, pulled my hair: still can't get it..
here is what I have: my pc w/xp pro connected to a wired router to the
internet, my other PCs (kids & wife) connected to the same router.
My previous pc (w/window2000) networked fine, accessed printers connected to
wife's PC, saw kids PC etc.
now: nothing, actually when I try to see other computers in my network
(after setting it up w/matching workgroup name:default mshome) I get this
message:
"Mshome 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.
The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available"
what am I doing wrong?
help...anyone, 5 weeks of agony...take me out of my misery!...
Vincent
Vincent,
Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.
Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?
Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?
Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started.
On the XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With a Win
XP Pro computer on the LAN with a Win 2K computer, you need to have SFS properly
set.
The Win 2K computer uses Advanced File Sharing, so disabling Simple File Sharing
on the XP computer makes sense.
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.
On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, simply make sure that the Guest
account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start - Run - "cmd" -
type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
Is the XP computer SP2 or pre SP2?
Do either of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)?
If so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139,
445 and UDP 137, 138, 445, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing exception,
and / or by identifying the other computers as present in the Local (Trusted)
zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and
file sharing, problems.
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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