Networking XP Professional & Windows Media Center

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Guest

I have networked my two home PC's using a cross over cable. One PC has Windows XP Professional Installed and the other has Windows Media Center, both PC's are on the same Work group and when I go to View Workgroup (this can be on either PC) I can see both PC's, the problem is that when I double click to access my networked PC it say that this PC is is not accessible or you do not have permission to access it, even though I have set up sharing on both PC's

Any Suggestion

Thanks
 
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Jim

-----Original Message-----
I have networked my two home PC's using a cross over
cable. One PC has Windows XP Professional Installed and
the other has Windows Media Center, both PC's are on the
same Work group and when I go to View Workgroup (this can
be on either PC) I can see both PC's, the problem is that
when I double click to access my networked PC it say that
this PC is is not accessible or you do not have
permission to access it, even though I have set up
sharing on both PC's.
Any Suggestion?

Thanks
.
Hello
if you have a firewall turn it off and see if that works
Hope this helps
Jim
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

I have networked my two home PC's using a cross over cable. One PC has Windows XP Professional Installed and the other has Windows Media Center, both PC's are on the same Work group and when I go to View Workgroup (this can be on either PC) I can see both PC's, the problem is that when I double click to access my networked PC it say that this PC is is not accessible or you do not have permission to access it, even though I have set up sharing on both PC's.

Any Suggestion?

Thanks

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm

4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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