Networking

[Guest]

I have two computers with a simple home network. It has two 10\100 ethernet
cards and a crossover cable. The problem is one computer can see both
computers on the network and can access files on both computers thru share
folders. The other computer can also see both computers on the network but
when i try to access the computer it says "access denied" you donnot have
permission to access this computer contact local admin. I have set both ip
address's to 192.168.0.1, and 192.168.0.2. I cannot figure out why both can
see but only one works. I have turned of the windows firewall and uninstalled
all 3rd party firewalls and even went through the router. What gives?

 

[R. McCarty]

Does each PC belong to the same Workgroup (MSHome) and is there
a common account ( Name/Password ) on each computer ? Also XP
considers an account with NO password as a security risk and may be
the cause of the access denied message(s).

 

[Malke]

I have two computers with a simple home network. It has two 10\100 ethernet
cards and a crossover cable. The problem is one computer can see both
computers on the network and can access files on both computers thru share
folders. The other computer can also see both computers on the network but
when i try to access the computer it says "access denied" you donnot have
permission to access this computer contact local admin. I have set both ip
address's to 192.168.0.1, and 192.168.0.2. I cannot figure out why both can
see but only one works. I have turned of the windows firewall and uninstalled
all 3rd party firewalls and even went through the router. What gives?

You don't need to turn off the Windows Firewall. Just allow File/Printer
Sharing.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters
in your situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm


Malke

 

[Guest]

thank you i went to the web site you gave the link for and i'll be damned it
worked. I was so happy. I had to change the restrict annoymous value to zero
from 1 and boom it was fixed. thanks again you are the man.

 

[Malke]

thank you i went to the web site you gave the link for and i'll be damned it
worked. I was so happy. I had to change the restrict annoymous value to zero
from 1 and boom it was fixed. thanks again you are the man.

I'm happy that you got this sorted. Thanks for taking the time to let me
know.


Malke