share printer on home network through router

[Guest]

I have a home network that has four PCs (all XP) attached. PC#1 has a
printer attached that I would like to access from the pther three PCs.
Although I can "see" PC#1 from the other PCs, when trying to access PC#1 from
any other PC by clicking on it in the the Computers Near Me area in My
Network Places, I get an error message

"PC#1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions.

Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
this computer"

I have definately "shared" the printer, but I guess I missed another step
somewhere - and I cannot remember what i did to get the other three PCs to
see each other (the all work fine).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Diane

 

[Eric Cross [MVP]]

Greetings Diane,

Are you running Windows XP Pro?

Check the Group Policy settings on the XP Pro computer.

1. Run secpol.msc.

2. Click Local Policies.

3. Click User Rights Assignments.

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.

_________________
Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Carey Holzman]

www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Carey

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Greetings Diane,

Are you running Windows XP Pro?

Check the Group Policy settings on the XP Pro computer.

1. Run secpol.msc.

2. Click Local Policies.

3. Click User Rights Assignments.

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.

The problem is on PC#1. If it runs XP Professional, follow the steps
that Eric gave. If it runs XP Home Edition:

1. Download and install the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools
from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command
Shell.

3. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third
commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the
"+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
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[Guest]

I have Windows XP Pro - and this solution worked like a charm. Thank you!

 

[Guest]

I am having a similar problem, running XP home edition.

I have a loaner laptop while mine is in for repair. I have done all the
networking setups that I can think of.

I followed your procedure on the desktop that I am being denied permission
to access. I'm still having the same problem. Perhaps I need to reboot one or
the other of the computers?

Thanx so much for your help

 

[Guest]

I found out that the computer I'm trying to see is XP pro.

I have been able to access it, but only with the firewall disabled. Is there
a way to deal with this without disabling the firewall?

 

[Eric Cross [MVP]]

If any of the computers have the Windows Firewall enabled, make sure it is
properly configured for file and printer sharing. With Windows Firewall
enabled, go to the Exception tab, and click to check the File and Printer
Sharing checkbox.

_____________
Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Guest]

Hi, I have a similar issue: My laptop can ping my desktop and visa versa. I
see "Mshome" under "Microsoft Windows Network" on the laptop. When I double
click on it I get the following error: "Mshome is not accessible. You might
not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator
of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path
was not found".

The Desktop is Windows XP Home and the Laptop XP Pro.

I followed the instructions above on using the windows resource kit but this
isn't solving the problem. I ran regedit and set restrictanonymous to "0".
I even re-ran the home network wizard and am still getting the same error.

Now what?

 

[Chuck]

Hi, I have a similar issue: My laptop can ping my desktop and visa versa. I
see "Mshome" under "Microsoft Windows Network" on the laptop. When I double
click on it I get the following error: "Mshome is not accessible. You might
not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator
of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path
was not found".

The Desktop is Windows XP Home and the Laptop XP Pro.

I followed the instructions above on using the windows resource kit but this
isn't solving the problem. I ran regedit and set restrictanonymous to "0".
I even re-ran the home network wizard and am still getting the same error.

Now what?

Your symptoms are not at all the same as the Oops. One of the most common
causes of your problem 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

For more direct help, provide "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config
server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, and 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

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,
Thanks I finally had time again to mess with this and I'm not sure what
exactly solved the problem but it's working again. After a re-boot
everything started working. I had already done several things per the
previous email and then started looking at the suggestions you made. I also
did a re-boot part way through so maybe something I tried needed the reboot
to go into effect. In any case all is working now. Thanks for all the help,

Keith

OK, Keith, thanks for the feedback. Let us know if you have any other symptoms.