Unable to access new computer

[Don Olson]

1- I have five computers running on an Ethernet and
wireless LAN that have been working and communicating
just fine.
2- I added a sixth brand new notebook computer to the
working Ethernet/Wireless network. It uses Microsoft XP
with the latest SP2 upgrade as it's operating system.
3- I can connect to the Internet and print (both via
Ethernet or Wireless) through the network with the new
computer just fine.
4- The new computer can see and communicate with all the
other computers via My Network Places just fine.
5- The other five computers can not see my new computer
through their own "My Network Places".
6- If I go into any of the five network computers and
open My Network Places, the new computer is not shown.
Clicking on "View workgroup computers" will then show
the new computer.
Clicking on the new computer's icon will bring up a
window that says: " \\New computer 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: user account restriction. Possible
reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour
restrictions, or a policy restriction has been
enforced".
7- I ran Network Setup Wizard on the new computer to
fully enable file sharring.
8- The new computer has been setup to "Share" it's
entire "C" drive with it's share name as C$ and Maximum
allowed User limit.
9- Somehow I think that it might have something to do
with SP2's Firewall as I am allowed into the network
system from the new computer, but can not access the new
computer from any of the other network computers?

 

[Chuck]

1- I have five computers running on an Ethernet and
wireless LAN that have been working and communicating
just fine.
2- I added a sixth brand new notebook computer to the
working Ethernet/Wireless network. It uses Microsoft XP
with the latest SP2 upgrade as it's operating system.
3- I can connect to the Internet and print (both via
Ethernet or Wireless) through the network with the new
computer just fine.
4- The new computer can see and communicate with all the
other computers via My Network Places just fine.
5- The other five computers can not see my new computer
through their own "My Network Places".
6- If I go into any of the five network computers and
open My Network Places, the new computer is not shown.
Clicking on "View workgroup computers" will then show
the new computer.
Clicking on the new computer's icon will bring up a
window that says: " \\New computer 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: user account restriction. Possible
reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour
restrictions, or a policy restriction has been
enforced".
7- I ran Network Setup Wizard on the new computer to
fully enable file sharring.
8- The new computer has been setup to "Share" it's
entire "C" drive with it's share name as C$ and Maximum
allowed User limit.
9- Somehow I think that it might have something to do
with SP2's Firewall as I am allowed into the network
system from the new computer, but can not access the new
computer from any of the other network computers?

Don,

Did you enable the File and Printer Sharing exception in Windows Firewall?

Remember, the "C$" share can be seen, and accessed, by administrative users
only. Is the matching account (with identical, non-blank password) on the other
computers an administrative one (Guest will not do here)?

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

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

Remember, the "C$" share can be seen, and accessed, by administrative users
only. Is the matching account (with identical, non-blank password) on the other
computers an administrative one (Guest will not do here)?

Don, Chuck,

and C:, or any root, can't be shared in Windows XP Home Edition
at all. Don, is that perhaps XP Home?

A few other folders, like the user folders and Program Files,
can also not be shared on XP Home.

Hans-Georg