Windows XP Pro file sharing "the path is too deep"

[Lamar]

I have Windows XP Professional on a desktop and laptop at
home, and they are connected by a LinkSys Wireless-G
router. The C-drive is shared on both computers, and the
Internet Connetion Firewall is off on both. I can see all
files and folders on both computers through the MSHOME
Workgroup, but I can only copy files from my laptop to the
desktop, not the other why. When I try to copy files to
the laptop through the desktop, I get an error message
that "the path is too deep" (even though the path is only
C:\Temp\). When I try it from the laptop, I get the
error "Cannot copy: The specified network name is no
longer available". The odd thing is it used to work, but
stopped one day and I know not why.

Most of the time I can ping each computer from the other
with 0% loss. But occasionally I get a timeout either
direction, but never with 100% loss.

Although I can see into each computer from the other,
there is a tendency for the connection to hang, especially
from the laptop to the desktop.

The laptop has Novell installed (for use at work); the
desktop does not.

The desktop is connected directly to the Internet, the
laptop through the router. Both Internet and e-mail work
fine on both, so I don't think the router is the problem.

Any advise?

 

[Quaoar]

I have Windows XP Professional on a desktop and laptop at
home, and they are connected by a LinkSys Wireless-G
router. The C-drive is shared on both computers, and the
Internet Connetion Firewall is off on both. I can see all
files and folders on both computers through the MSHOME
Workgroup, but I can only copy files from my laptop to the
desktop, not the other why. When I try to copy files to
the laptop through the desktop, I get an error message
that "the path is too deep" (even though the path is only
C:\Temp\). When I try it from the laptop, I get the
error "Cannot copy: The specified network name is no
longer available". The odd thing is it used to work, but
stopped one day and I know not why.

Most of the time I can ping each computer from the other
with 0% loss. But occasionally I get a timeout either
direction, but never with 100% loss.

Although I can see into each computer from the other,
there is a tendency for the connection to hang, especially
from the laptop to the desktop.

The laptop has Novell installed (for use at work); the
desktop does not.

The desktop is connected directly to the Internet, the
laptop through the router. Both Internet and e-mail work
fine on both, so I don't think the router is the problem.

Any advise?

Connect both through the router via wireless, connect router only to
internet. You will then have a clean lan all on the same IP range. If
you do a traceroute to the directly connected computer, what do you
find? I suspect that the route is over the internet and not over the
lan with the setup you have as I interpret your setup.

Q

 

[Lamar]

-----Original Message-----


Connect both through the router via wireless, connect router only to
internet. You will then have a clean lan all on the same IP range. If
you do a traceroute to the directly connected computer, what do you
find? I suspect that the route is over the internet and not over the
lan with the setup you have as I interpret your setup.

Q


.

Thanks for the advise. How do I do a traceroute? The fix
you recommend will require I install a wireless network
card on the desktop. Is there any other option than this?

Thanks again!

Lamnar

 

[Guest]

Were you ever able to resolve your problem? I have the same problem with a
brand-new notebook that I am connecting with a wireless connection to my
other hard-wired machines. I never had a problem with my previous notebook
that ran Windows 2000. An HP rep told me today that my Windows is corrupted
and I should re-install everything from scratch. Thanks! Beate

 

[Guest]

I got this same message when I had a bad network cable connection. Try
reseating your cable connections and/or swap cables.
Michael