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I have a customer with 4 computers networked together. All the computers
are using Windows XP Professional. The problem is as follows. All 4
computers can access all of the computers, but 3 computers can't access the
2nd computer, although the 2nd computer can access the other 3 computers. I
tried everything I can think off with no success. Can anyone help with this
problem?
 
"Joe" said:
I have a customer with 4 computers networked together. All the computers
are using Windows XP Professional. The problem is as follows. All 4
computers can access all of the computers, but 3 computers can't access the
2nd computer, although the 2nd computer can access the other 3 computers. I
tried everything I can think off with no success. Can anyone help with this
problem?
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You didn't give us much to go, on, Joe -- we don't know what you've
tried, how the other computers are trying to access the 2nd computer,
or what happens when they do it.

If there's a firewall program (Norton, McAfee, PC-cillin, ZoneAlarm,
etc) on the 2nd computer, configure it to allow access by other
computers on the local area network. If there's no firewall program,
configure the built-in Windows Firewall to allow access.

If that doesn't help, please reply to this message in the news group
(not by E-mail) with more information to help other people understand
the problem. Give as many details of possible, including the complete
and exact text of all error messages. I'm sure that someone can help.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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The message I get when I try to access computer 2 is as follows.

"\\ Computer2 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the
neetwork resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out if
you have access permission.
Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
this computer."

Compute2 have sharing activated but no-one can access it.
 
"Joe" said:
The message I get when I try to access computer 2 is as follows.

"\\ Computer2 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use the
neetwork resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out if
you have access permission.
Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
this computer."

Compute2 have sharing activated but no-one can access it.
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Thanks for posting the error message -- it really helps.

Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on Computer2 -- that's often all that's
needed to fix the "Logon failure" problem.

If that doesn't fix it, follow these steps on Computer2:

1. Click Start | Run, type "secpol.msc" in the box, and click OK.
2. Click Local Policies.
3. Click User Rights Assignment.
4. Click "Access this computer from the network" and make sure that
the Everyone group is included.
5. Click "Deny access to this computer from the network" and make sure
that the Everyone group is NOT included.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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Thanks for the information. I tried your suggestions but I could still not
make it work. Still get the same error message when I try to access
computer #2.
 
"Joe" said:
Thanks for the information. I tried your suggestions but I could still not
make it work. Still get the same error message when I try to access
computer #2.
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You're welcome.

What does your computer show for users or groups in Step 4 above? My
computer shows Administrators, Backup Operators, Everyone, Power
Users, and Users.

What does your computer show for users or groups in Step 5 above? My
computer shows SUPPORT_388945a0.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Thanks again for your input. By addding the items in step 4 the other
computers were able to access computer 2 but whenever computer 2 is rebooted
the area get cleared out and the access is lost. Any idea what could be
causing this?
 
"Joe" said:
Thanks again for your input. By addding the items in step 4 the other
computers were able to access computer 2 but whenever computer 2 is rebooted
the area get cleared out and the access is lost. Any idea what could be
causing this?
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I assume that your computer is a member of a workgroup, and my answer
only applies in a workgroup. If the computer is a member of a domain,
consult with the network administrator.

After adding the items in Step 4, restart the computer in "Safe mode
with networking" and see if the items are still there. If they are,
then some program that only runs in normal mode is changing the items.
Look through the startup items in Msconfig for possible culprits,
especially any networking or VPN programs.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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After adding the items in Step 4 and restarting the computer in safe mode
with networking the items were still there. It also stayed when I removed
"TCP/IP Netbios Helper". But when I removed the item the network connection
was lost.
 
"Joe" said:
After adding the items in Step 4 and restarting the computer in safe mode
with networking the items were still there.
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Did those items remain after re-starting in normal mode? If they
didn't, some program that only runs in normal mode is changing them.
It also stayed when I removed "TCP/IP Netbios Helper".
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How did you remove "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper", and why did you remove it?
File and printer sharing uses that service.
But when I removed the item the network connection was lost.
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What item? "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper", or something else? Why are you
removing items at all?
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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I was doing trial and error by removing item one at a time to see which one
is causing the problem.
 
"Joe" said:
I was doing trial and error by removing item one at a time to see which one
is causing the problem.
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Thanks for the explanation. I'd start by disabling programs in the
Startup tab of the Msconfig program. I wouldn't disable anything on
the Services tab until I'm sure that none of the Startup items are
causing the problem. And I'd put a check mark in the box that says
"Hide All Microsoft Services" and only look at the services that
remain.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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Thanks for your reply. I have already disabled startup in the msconfig.
I'll keep trying to see what is causing this problem. Thanks again.

Joe
 
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