Workgroups

[hedeen387]

I am trying to network 2 home computers, computer A
directly connects to the router/cable modem, and computer
B accesses the network through a wireless card. I am able
to access the internet without a problem from both
computers, as well as access computer B from computer A,
however when I try and access computer A from computer B
through the network I get an error message, telling me to
contact the administrator....I can see the computers in
the workgroup/network, from both computers, but I get the
error message every time that I try and access computer A
from computer B. Any ideas?

 

[Michael D. Alligood]

Is "File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks" enabled on Computer A?

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Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I am trying to network 2 home computers, computer A
directly connects to the router/cable modem, and computer
B accesses the network through a wireless card. I am able
to access the internet without a problem from both
computers, as well as access computer B from computer A,
however when I try and access computer A from computer B
through the network I get an error message, telling me to
contact the administrator....I can see the computers in
the workgroup/network, from both computers, but I get the
error message every time that I try and access computer A
from computer B. Any ideas?

Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers to fully enable file
sharing, and tell it that they connect to the Internet through a
residential gateway.

Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the local area network connection and click Properties.
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click WINS.
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.

If those steps don't solve the problem, run "ipconfig /all" on both
computers and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of the output.
If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should actually be "Point-to-Point")
that's the problem. It means that the computer only uses a WINS
server, which isn't available on a peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS
name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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