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Hi,
I've added a third machine to my home network workgroup. All 3 machines
connect to the internet through a hub from NetGear. The new machine can't
see my two other computers under "my Network places," "Microsoft Windows
Network," "workgroupName." When I try to open the workgroup to see the other
machines on the network I get the error:

"WorkGroupName is not accessable. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available.

I tried the solution to a similar problem previously posted which did not
work. That suggestion was:

The problem and the solution are on the XP Home computer that can't be
accessed. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on that computer -- that's
sometimes all that's needed. If that doesn't fix the problem:

1. Download and install the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools
from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command
Shell.

3. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third
commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the
"+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

Running the network wizard did not fix the problem. Installing and
running the windows resource kit toos did not fix the problem.
Any helpful suggestions will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
George Celniker
 
can they ping each other by name? this page may help,

Network errors
"computername is not accessible. No permission to access the resources" ....
"Not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource" ...
www.chicagotech.net/neterrors.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hi,
I've added a third machine to my home network workgroup. All 3 machines
connect to the internet through a hub from NetGear. The new machine can't
see my two other computers under "my Network places," "Microsoft Windows
Network," "workgroupName." When I try to open the workgroup to see the other
machines on the network I get the error:

"WorkGroupName is not accessable. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available.

I tried the solution to a similar problem previously posted which did not
work. That suggestion was:

The problem and the solution are on the XP Home computer that can't be
accessed. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on that computer -- that's
sometimes all that's needed. If that doesn't fix the problem:

1. Download and install the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools
from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command
Shell.

3. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third
commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the
"+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

Running the network wizard did not fix the problem. Installing and
running the windows resource kit toos did not fix the problem.
Any helpful suggestions will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
George Celniker
 
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:44:15 -0700, George Celniker <George
Hi,
I've added a third machine to my home network workgroup. All 3 machines
connect to the internet through a hub from NetGear. The new machine can't
see my two other computers under "my Network places," "Microsoft Windows
Network," "workgroupName." When I try to open the workgroup to see the other
machines on the network I get the error:

"WorkGroupName is not accessable. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available.

I tried the solution to a similar problem previously posted which did not
work. That suggestion was:

The problem and the solution are on the XP Home computer that can't be
accessed. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on that computer -- that's
sometimes all that's needed. If that doesn't fix the problem:

1. Download and install the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools
from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command
Shell.

3. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third
commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the
"+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

Running the network wizard did not fix the problem. Installing and
running the windows resource kit toos did not fix the problem.
Any helpful suggestions will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
George Celniker
Click to expand...

George,

The problem described above, needing the SRK Tools to resolve, is a unique
situation. You need a bit if diagnostic work first.

First, check for misconfigured / overlooked firewalls, and for registry setting
restrictanonymous.
Misconfigured / overlooked firewalls:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
Registry setting restrictanonymous:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>

If no help there, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
 
No they can't ping each other by name.

I checked out the www/chicago.net page and saw a list of things to try.
But I don't know enough to actually try many of these things. Any
suggestions on
how to accomplish the following? I've added my questions after each suggestion
in parens. Thanks again.

1) make sure no any firewall blocks the LAN traffic. (I disabled the
microsoft firewall and norton internet protection on the new machine - didn't
work)
2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and the same username on
w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer. (I have the same workgroup name on
all 3 computers. I don't know how to set the username for logging on a remote
computer)
3) check user's rights. (Under useraccounts - I made all user accounts
administrative for the short term and for now I'm logged into the
administrator account)
4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp. (don't know what this
means)
5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to disable it and
re-share the drive manually. (I've done this on all 3 machines. didn't help)
6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network, enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP. (It is mixed OS. I don't know how to do this.)
7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if all computers are
w2k/xp.
(all computers are not w2k)
8) stop Computer Browser service on win9x, ME and NT if this is a mixed OS
network. (I don't know how to do this.)
9) cache credential by using net use \\computername\share /user:username
command (it is better to have the username logon shared computer).
(don't know enough here: am I suppposed to type on the new machine
net use \\newmachineName\share /user:newmachine_username or
net use \\oldmachineName\share /use:oldmachine_username or should I type
something on the old machines?)
10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but doesn't work, you may
try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your network). (don't know how.)
11) Make sure the server service is running. (don't know how.)
12) If you can see the share in Network Neighborhood but not access it, this
issue may be resolved by verifying that both the share permissions and the
NTFS partition permissions are correctly configured for individual user or
group access.
(I don't know how. This suggestion looks very promising. The new machine
can not see the others. The old machines can see the new machine but can't
access it when the new machine name is opened.)
 
Do this simple test. can you ping each other by IP? if not, post the result of ipconfig /all.


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
No they can't ping each other by name.

I checked out the www/chicago.net page and saw a list of things to try.
But I don't know enough to actually try many of these things. Any
suggestions on
how to accomplish the following? I've added my questions after each suggestion
in parens. Thanks again.

1) make sure no any firewall blocks the LAN traffic. (I disabled the
microsoft firewall and norton internet protection on the new machine - didn't
work)
2) make sure you have created the same workgroup, and the same username on
w2k/xp for logging on a remote computer. (I have the same workgroup name on
all 3 computers. I don't know how to set the username for logging on a remote
computer)
3) check user's rights. (Under useraccounts - I made all user accounts
administrative for the short term and for now I'm logged into the
administrator account)
4) you may want to enable guest account on w2k/xp. (don't know what this
means)
5) if you are using simple file sharing, you may try to disable it and
re-share the drive manually. (I've done this on all 3 machines. didn't help)
6) if it is mixed OS (win98, NT, ME and W2K/XP) network, enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP. (It is mixed OS. I don't know how to do this.)
7) make sure the Computer Browser service is started if all computers are
w2k/xp.
(all computers are not w2k)
8) stop Computer Browser service on win9x, ME and NT if this is a mixed OS
network. (I don't know how to do this.)
9) cache credential by using net use \\computername\share /user:username
command (it is better to have the username logon shared computer).
(don't know enough here: am I suppposed to type on the new machine
net use \\newmachineName\share /user:newmachine_username or
net use \\oldmachineName\share /use:oldmachine_username or should I type
something on the old machines?)
10) if you have tried enabling netbios over tcp/ip but doesn't work, you may
try to load netbeui (loading netbeui may slow your network). (don't know how.)
11) Make sure the server service is running. (don't know how.)
12) If you can see the share in Network Neighborhood but not access it, this
issue may be resolved by verifying that both the share permissions and the
NTFS partition permissions are correctly configured for individual user or
group access.
(I don't know how. This suggestion looks very promising. The new machine
can not see the others. The old machines can see the new machine but can't
access it when the new machine name is opened.)
 

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