Strange Networking Problem

[Guest]

I have 2 XP Pro's networked. The user name and passwords are the same on
both. PC A is acting like the server and has 4 shares. PC B maps 2 drives
to two of the shares. PC B also has a UNC shortcut to the 3rd share. The
problem is that every 2 or 3 days PC B loses access to the share for the UNC
shortcut BUT can still get to the mapped drives. When we browse \\PC A, we
see all the shares and can open 2 of the 4. The other two give us an "access
denied" error.

Any ideas?

TIA

jwkh

 

[Chuck]

I have 2 XP Pro's networked. The user name and passwords are the same on
both. PC A is acting like the server and has 4 shares. PC B maps 2 drives
to two of the shares. PC B also has a UNC shortcut to the 3rd share. The
problem is that every 2 or 3 days PC B loses access to the share for the UNC
shortcut BUT can still get to the mapped drives. When we browse \\PC A, we
see all the shares and can open 2 of the 4. The other two give us an "access
denied" error.

Any ideas?

TIA

jwkh

One of the most common causes of any problem encountered when browsing would be
a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security component.
There are other possibilities too. 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

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can 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