Network problems 2

[Guest]

Hi, I am having problems with my home network. I have a small peer to peer
network of around four computers but two of them are out of action, the other
two run on Xp home and professional with both of them updated with service
packs. The problem i am having is that I can't access either computers shared
files. When trying to open the Professional system from the home system a
password box comes up. I have tried all my passwords but nothing works. The
other one is when i try to access the home from the professional system i get
an error message saying i don't have permission to access it. If anybody has
any ideas it would be a great help cause i have tried everything i can think
of (which is not that much). Thanks in advance

 

[Guest]

Hi, I am having problems with my home network. I have a small peer to peer
network of around four computers but two of them are out of action, the other
two run on Xp home and professional with both of them updated with service
packs. The problem i am having is that I can't access either computers shared
files. When trying to open the Professional system from the home system a
password box comes up. I have tried all my passwords but nothing works. The
other one is when i try to access the home from the professional system i get
an error message saying i don't have permission to access it. If anybody has
any ideas it would be a great help cause i have tried everything i can think
of (which is not that much). Thanks in advance

(cross-posted)

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Have you created the same username and password on all computers? Or try to enable guest account.

Network errors "computername is not accessible. No permission to access the resources" ... "Not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource" ...
www.chicagotech.net/neterrors.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

Hi, I am having problems with my home network. I have a small peer to peer
network of around four computers but two of them are out of action, the other
two run on Xp home and professional with both of them updated with service
packs. The problem i am having is that I can't access either computers shared
files. When trying to open the Professional system from the home system a
password box comes up. I have tried all my passwords but nothing works. The
other one is when i try to access the home from the professional system i get
an error message saying i don't have permission to access it. If anybody has
any ideas it would be a great help cause i have tried everything i can think
of (which is not that much). Thanks in advance

(cross-posted)

 

[Chuck]

(cross-posted)

Lack of permissions can be caused by many problems - from no account enabled to
give permissions, to inability to see the computer thru the browser subsystem.
One of the most common causes would be a misconfigured or overlooked personal
firewall, or other 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

The password popup is caused by needing a properly activated account to provide
access. Is the server (computer with the shares) running with Simple File
Sharing enabled or disabled? Is the Guest account activated for network access?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

For immediate help here, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" 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

 

[Malke]

(cross-posted)

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Malke

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Apparently simple file sharing is disabled on the XP Pro computers so you
need to make sure that you have user accounts on the XP Pro computer that
match what you are logging onto the XP Home computers [name and password]
and the user accounts must have passwords. As far as XP Pro computer trying
to access the XP Home computers you need to make sure that the share and
folder/NTFS permissions include "everyone" and then access should be
granted. The links below explain more on setting folder permissions and file
sharing. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm --- Simple
file sharing info
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=308007
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8d-6b4a-448e-a632-076f98a351a2&DisplayLang=en
--- white paper on file shaing troubleshooting