I have the same problem that I see other have of trying to use a work laptop
(on a domain) with a home desktop (on a workgroup). I have tried everything
I have read here, but so far no success. My current status is this:
1. The laptop cannot see the desktop at all. I have tried using the command
prompt even and it just cannot see it.
2. The desktop can see the laptop but when I try to access it, it just says
that access is denied. I am not even prompted for a login or password.
- I have XP Pro SP2 on both.
- The home desktop does not have to be on a workgroup (However, I cannot
put it on the same domain as my work laptop for security reasons). Also, I
cannot make the workgroup name the same as the domain name because the domain
name is too long. Apparently the workgroup name is limited in size.
- This is done through a Linksys router (desktop using a LAN, laptop using
a Wireless connection).
- The guest account is activated on both machines
- I have to use Advanced File Sharing on the laptop (XP Pro + domain). I
have tried both Advanced and Simple on the desktop. The only difference is
that with Advanced the desktop can no longer see the laptop at all.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
You can make things work without using a domain. The laptop will work fine
using workgroup authentication to connect to the desktop.
A problem like "can see other computer but get access denied..." could be
several things.
- Name resolution problem.
- Browser problem (I'm not talking about Internet Explorer here).
- Lack of authentication to access anonymously.
Start by providing ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post.
Take a look at the output from "ipconfig /all" for both computers. It will
probably look similar to this example:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : My_Computer
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
Node type Peer-Peer is a problem. That means My_Computer needs a WINS server to
resolve names. No WINS server, no name resolution. Any other value for Node
Type is OK.
Here are Microsoft article discussing node types:
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314053>
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=160177>
If you need to correct this, you'll need to run the Registry Editor on the
computer with the problem.
You need to find this key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
and delete these two values (which ever is there):
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
After you delete the two values, reboot the computer. After the reboot, rerun
IPConfig and re examine the results.
The Registry Editor is a scary tool, but it's pretty simple once you get used to
it. Here are a couple articles that might help:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>
Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
before deleting the values.
From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.
The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
You can download Browstat from either:
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http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
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http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers give the same result.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
Provide browstat information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "browstat status >c:\browstat.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\browstat.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste into your next post.
Also, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous, on both computers.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
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http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403
The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.
Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>
Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.
