Same problem as ROB

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Al

I too am having difficulty accessing the other computers
on my home network. I can obtain the user group "
GARAGE ", but am unable to access the other computers in
the network. All I get is " WORKGROUP IS NOT ACCESSABLE.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVBE PERMISSION TO USE THIS NETWORK
RESOURCE. CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS SERVER TO
FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE ACCESS PERMISSIONS. THE LIST OF
SERVERS FOR THIS WORKGROUP IN NOT CURRENTLY AVAILALBE."
I can interface the 2 other computers ( each machine
using Windows 2000 / Windows 98SE accesses each other
immediately ) but am unable to access the machine running
Windows XP. Is there some solution to rectify this delima?
 
I too am having difficulty accessing the other computers
on my home network. I can obtain the user group "
GARAGE ", but am unable to access the other computers in
the network. All I get is " WORKGROUP IS NOT ACCESSABLE.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVBE PERMISSION TO USE THIS NETWORK
RESOURCE. CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS SERVER TO
FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE ACCESS PERMISSIONS. THE LIST OF
SERVERS FOR THIS WORKGROUP IN NOT CURRENTLY AVAILALBE."
I can interface the 2 other computers ( each machine
using Windows 2000 / Windows 98SE accesses each other
immediately ) but am unable to access the machine running
Windows XP. Is there some solution to rectify this delima?
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Al,

If you have a firewall on any affected computer, either un install it or
configure it properly to allow file sharing.

On any Windows XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control
Panel - Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With
XP Pro, you need to have the SFS settings the same on each computer.

If SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

If you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure that the Guest
account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on all computers.
If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical, non-blank, password
on all computers.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Greetings Al,

Make sure the XP's firewall is disabled. If you installed a third party
firewall such as ZoneAlarm, Norton, or Sygate make sure it isn't blocking
access between the machines.

__________________
Eric
 
"Al" said:
I too am having difficulty accessing the other computers
on my home network. I can obtain the user group "
GARAGE ", but am unable to access the other computers in
the network. All I get is " WORKGROUP IS NOT ACCESSABLE.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVBE PERMISSION TO USE THIS NETWORK
RESOURCE. CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS SERVER TO
FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE ACCESS PERMISSIONS. THE LIST OF
SERVERS FOR THIS WORKGROUP IN NOT CURRENTLY AVAILALBE."
I can interface the 2 other computers ( each machine
using Windows 2000 / Windows 98SE accesses each other
immediately ) but am unable to access the machine running
Windows XP. Is there some solution to rectify this delima?
Click to expand...

That's a generic error message that doesn't give any useful
information. The problem probably has nothing to do with permissions.

The most likely problem is that XP's Internet Connection Firewall is
enabled on the local area network connection. Disable it, as shown
here:

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

If that doesn't solve the problem, try these tips:

1. Un-install all firewall programs (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet
Security, etc) while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.

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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