Wireless Peer To Peer Network

[swaters]

Hi

I have just successfully installed a 802.11g USB adaptor to my desktop
running XP SP1 & an 802.11g PCMCIA Card to my laptop running XP SP2.

I have managed to get the wireless adhoc link connected but my desktop
cannot see my laptop on my workgroup.

My laptop however can see my desktop on my workgroup but is unable to
access it - I get an error message saying :

\\server is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out
if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.

I am the administrator on both desktop & laptop ???

When I ping desktop to laptop I get timeouts and vice-versa on laptop
to desktop.

Both machines have different IP addresses & the workgroup is the same
on both too.

The only thing I can think of that is stopping the machines
communicating is that my laptop wont let me install Peer to Peer
Networking in Add/Remove Windows Components & when I try to install it
I get an error message saying :

An error occurred which prevented the Peer-to-Peer component from being
installed or removed. The error was 'An extended error has occurred..'

Is there anyone who can help me on this and tell me if it is the
Peer-to-Peer component that is the problem or not, and if so how to
install it by any other means.

Your help would be much appreciated on this.

Regards

Scott

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

When you login to the laptop from the desktop, or vice versa, the userid
(profile) being used does exist on both machines with the same password -
correct? If not, then you must supply a valid userid/password found on the
other machine. The other option is to share out certain folders or (I can't
believe I'm saying this) but enable the <GUEST> account.
********* WARNING *********************
Don't enable the Guest account, especially in an adhoc wireless mode as any
Tom, Dick or Jane can access anything of the PC/Laptop that has Guest
enabled.
*****************************************
Personally, I'd pick up a cheap wireless router and use this as an access
point.

--

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[Chuck]

Hi

I have just successfully installed a 802.11g USB adaptor to my desktop
running XP SP1 & an 802.11g PCMCIA Card to my laptop running XP SP2.

I have managed to get the wireless adhoc link connected but my desktop
cannot see my laptop on my workgroup.

My laptop however can see my desktop on my workgroup but is unable to
access it - I get an error message saying :

\\server is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out
if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.

I am the administrator on both desktop & laptop ???

When I ping desktop to laptop I get timeouts and vice-versa on laptop
to desktop.

Both machines have different IP addresses & the workgroup is the same
on both too.

The only thing I can think of that is stopping the machines
communicating is that my laptop wont let me install Peer to Peer
Networking in Add/Remove Windows Components & when I try to install it
I get an error message saying :

An error occurred which prevented the Peer-to-Peer component from being
installed or removed. The error was 'An extended error has occurred..'

Is there anyone who can help me on this and tell me if it is the
Peer-to-Peer component that is the problem or not, and if so how to
install it by any other means.

Your help would be much appreciated on this.

Regards

Scott

Scott,

Peer-Peer Networking is a component of IPV6.
<http://web.archive.org/web/20041130030655/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#Peer_Networking>

IPV6 is not compatible with Windows Networking, ie Client for Microsoft Networks
/ File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. If you want to "see" shares
on computers, and access them, using CMN / FPSMN, you need to remove all
components of IPV6.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi

I have just successfully installed a 802.11g USB adaptor to my desktop
running XP SP1 & an 802.11g PCMCIA Card to my laptop running XP SP2.

I have managed to get the wireless adhoc link connected but my desktop
cannot see my laptop on my workgroup.

My laptop however can see my desktop on my workgroup but is unable to
access it - I get an error message saying :

\\server is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of the server to find out
if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.

I am the administrator on both desktop & laptop ???

When I ping desktop to laptop I get timeouts and vice-versa on laptop
to desktop.

Both machines have different IP addresses & the workgroup is the same
on both too.

The only thing I can think of that is stopping the machines
communicating is that my laptop wont let me install Peer to Peer
Networking in Add/Remove Windows Components & when I try to install it
I get an error message saying :

An error occurred which prevented the Peer-to-Peer component from being
installed or removed. The error was 'An extended error has occurred..'

Is there anyone who can help me on this and tell me if it is the
Peer-to-Peer component that is the problem or not, and if so how to
install it by any other means.

Your help would be much appreciated on this.

Regards

Scott

You don't need the Peer-to-Peer Networking component. Un-install it.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has used the term "Peer-to-Peer" to mean two
entirely different things.

The older meaning applies to your setup: a local area network between
two or more computers, with no designated server computer. This is
also called a "workgroup" network.

The newer meaning refers to a network of multiple computers, belonging
to different people, used to trade files over the Internet.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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