Windows XP Sharing

[Guest]

Hi all,

I have two Windows XP SP2 Machines on a local network. I share a folder on
one and try to access it with the other. I get an access denied. Both are in
the same workgroup, both have the firewall turned off.

Drawing a blank here. I know this should work but am missing something.

Thanks

Kurt

 

[Brian A.]

Home or Pro?
Network devices, components, protocols and setup?

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[Malke]

Hi all,

I have two Windows XP SP2 Machines on a local network. I share a folder on
one and try to access it with the other. I get an access denied. Both are in
the same workgroup, both have the firewall turned off.

Drawing a blank here. I know this should work but am missing something.

This is a standard networking problems cut/paste. Read it through and
take the bits that are applicable to you.

*****
This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured and/or overlooked
firewall. Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to
enable File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that
this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a
third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm
Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're
fine. If you have third-party firewall software, configure it to allow
the Local Area Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my
firewalls with an IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254.
Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet.

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:

a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
accounts/passwords on all computers.

b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
Simple File Sharing enabled.

Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters
in your situation.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
*****

Malke

 

[Guest]

Windows XP Pro on two systems, MAC OS 10 on another. One system is connected
to a Linksys wireless router, this is the one I am sharing from. The other
two systems are connected via wireless. The systems can see each other but
cannot access the file share on the first system.

Kurt