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hi newsgroup.
not a question...just a possible solution since all other threads didnt
work on my problem that ruined my nerves for weeks.
situation as follows
two pcs running xp sp2
one pc running xp sp1
on each of the computers is sygate personal firewall
each have advanced mode for shares activated (dont know the correct
english term, but its when you log on to a share you will need a
user/pass for it)
symptoms are:
from SP2 i cannot access workgroup pcs in the network neighbourhood
(not available, insufficient rights..blablabla...contact your local
admin)
thats the case until i turn on the SP1 computer
once it is up and running everything is fine
other problems i had:
network-mappings worked, but copying of some exe-files between
network-shares into time ran into timeouts or didnt start at all.
copying of other files seem to be no problem.
the problem was:
i disabled the sp2 firewall and disabled also the corresponding service
since i use a firewall that satisfy my needs
what i found out is that the "computer browser" service needs the
firewall service up and running to keep itself running. if the
sp2-firewall service is disabled the computerbrowser will crash and
hang up after some 2 minutes.
when i turned on the sp2-firewall service the computerbrowser service
came up automatically and after some 15 seconds i was able to see all
network resources without any problem at all
solution:
if you decide to _not_ use the sp2-firewall then do the following
- in the settings of the sp2-firewall allow any incoming and outgoing
traffic
- "ok" them
- afterwards disable the firewall
- BUT DO NOT DEACTIVATE THE SP2-FIREWALL SERVICE...it is needed
- now you're free to install a firewall of your personal needs and
everthing should be fine
HTH
greetz
Tim
not a question...just a possible solution since all other threads didnt
work on my problem that ruined my nerves for weeks.
situation as follows
two pcs running xp sp2
one pc running xp sp1
on each of the computers is sygate personal firewall
each have advanced mode for shares activated (dont know the correct
english term, but its when you log on to a share you will need a
user/pass for it)
symptoms are:
from SP2 i cannot access workgroup pcs in the network neighbourhood
(not available, insufficient rights..blablabla...contact your local
admin)
thats the case until i turn on the SP1 computer
once it is up and running everything is fine
other problems i had:
network-mappings worked, but copying of some exe-files between
network-shares into time ran into timeouts or didnt start at all.
copying of other files seem to be no problem.
the problem was:
i disabled the sp2 firewall and disabled also the corresponding service
since i use a firewall that satisfy my needs
what i found out is that the "computer browser" service needs the
firewall service up and running to keep itself running. if the
sp2-firewall service is disabled the computerbrowser will crash and
hang up after some 2 minutes.
when i turned on the sp2-firewall service the computerbrowser service
came up automatically and after some 15 seconds i was able to see all
network resources without any problem at all
solution:
if you decide to _not_ use the sp2-firewall then do the following
- in the settings of the sp2-firewall allow any incoming and outgoing
traffic
- "ok" them
- afterwards disable the firewall
- BUT DO NOT DEACTIVATE THE SP2-FIREWALL SERVICE...it is needed
- now you're free to install a firewall of your personal needs and
everthing should be fine
HTH
greetz
Tim