Hello, Chuck!
You wrote on 14 Mar 2005 16:43:06 -0600:
C> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:04:54 -0600, "ColBlip"
??>> Two computers, network thru router, one with xp pro the other with xp
??>> home.
??>>
??>> I can set sharing for a folder on each machine for Everyone (pro) and
??>> I guess everyone (home) since I have no choice but share all or
??>> nothing with everyone on the network.
??>>
??>> Both computers are in a same name workgroup. Each have one user
??>> account (admin).
??>>
??>> From the home machine I can connect to the pro machine but I can not
??>> do the opposite for some strange reason.
??>>
??>> What is the trick to connect from pro to home xp machines? I have no
??>> problem connecting the same two pieces of hardware if my pro machine
??>> is booted with w2k partition.
??>>
??>> Thanks.
??>>
??>> ColBlip.
??>> E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
C> On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control
C> Panel - Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or
C> disabled. With XP Pro, you need to have SFS enabled.
C> On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure
C> that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest, with
C> Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the
C> command window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start
C> - Run - "control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password,
C> click OK without entering a new password.
C> On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
C> Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights
C> Assignment, on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this
C> computer from the network". Make sure Guest is not in the list. Look
C> at "Access this computer from the network", and make sure that Everyone
C> is in this list.
C> Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third
C> party)? If so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall
C> configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file
C> sharing, problems.
Ok, did all of this and still have no problem with xp home seeing xp pro,
but pro can not see xp home. Keep getting error message - network path
\\name\share can not be found. I've checked name and share name and that is
not the problem. My xp pro ip is trusted but I even s/d the firewall just to
make sure.
OK, if it's "can't see one computer from the other" then that's something else.
Check for a browser conflict between the two computers. I"m not talking about
Internet Explorer here. The browser is the program that allows any computer to
see any other computer on the LAN. With a 2 computer LAN, only 1 computer
should run the browser.
Make sure the browser service is running on only 1 of the WinXP computers.
Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer
Browser, and the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status =
Started. Disable the browser service (only the browser service) on the other.
After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power all computers off to reset
the browser settings on each. Once ALL computers have been powered off, power
them back on.
The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
You can download Browstat from either:
<
http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<
http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>
The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers.
<
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<
http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403
The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.
Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>
Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.
From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.
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Cheers,
Chuck
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