"Logon Error" When Networking 2 XP Machines

[J.R.]

Hello all,

My situation is as follows. I have two machines running Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 2. I am running both through a router which in
turn connects to the Internet via a static IP (I must use this configuration
in order to have two computers connected to the internet at once in college
halls). I have set my router to assign 192.168.1.2 to one computer, and
192.168.1.3 to the other computer, using their MAC addresses. The router
itself has address 192.168.1.1.

I have run the Network Setup wizard on both computers. One is called
JOHN-DESKTOP and the other is called JOHN-LAPTOP. When I used the wizard,
both were connected to the router and I used the name HALLS for my network.

On my laptop machine, when I click VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS, I can see both
my desktop and laptop. What's more, I can browse my desktop's shared files.

On my desktop machine, when I click VIEW WORKGROUP COMPUTERS, I can see both
my desktop and laptop. However, when I double click my laptop icon, I get
the following error:

"\\John-laptop 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. Logon failure: the user has not been granted
the requested logon type at this computer."

I have checked Local Area Connection properties for both just to make sure
everything is identical and it is so, so I do not know why I can share files
one way but not the other. Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
John
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[J.R.]

I have noticed one more thing.

In "MY NETWORK PLACES" on my desktop, I am unable to see folders on
JOHN-LAPTOP. However, in "MY NETWORK PLACES" on my laptop, I am able to see
both folders on JOHN-LAPTOP and JOHN-DESKTOP.

Hope this extra information helps!

John

 

[Bill McCullough]

I hope that someone addresses this because I have had a
simular. My difference is that my router had me clone the
main computer address and my ISP iformed me that would
cause networking problems as it did. In trying to fix it
I wound up screwing up my main computer's IP assignment.
It can't seem to contact the DHCP. Any Help on that along
with John's and my common problem. I am using Home verson
SP2 upgraded on line.
Bill

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Q181599 - How to Remove and Reinstall Dial-Up Networking and TCP-IP Files:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q181/5/99.asp

DNS fails: restart windows, after you go to start/run, and type CMD, then at
that prompt type: IPCONFIG /flushDNS and then : IPCONFIG /registerDNS