Yet another question about network passwords...

[Rich]

I have 2 PCs and 1 laptop on a Windows P2P network.
All computers are running WinXPsp2
All computers are using SFS
FPS is enabled on all 3 computers
The 2 PCs are connected to the network through the LAN port on the router.
The Laptop is connected to the network through the wireless connection.
2 printers are connected to PC1

PC1 can see both of the other computers but when attempting to access the
shared folders a password prompt pops up
PC2 can see LT1 but when attempting to access the laptop's shared folders a
password prompt pops up
PC2 can see PC1 and has access to the shared folders and the printers
without a password prompt
Same with the laptop
LT1 can see PC2 but when attempting to access the shared folders a password
prompt pops up

Now, as near as I can tell, the computers are all configured the same.
Entering the administrator ID and PW grants me access to both PC2 and LT1

Any ideas as to why I can connect one way and not the other?

Thanks much,
Rich

 

[Chuck]

I have 2 PCs and 1 laptop on a Windows P2P network.
All computers are running WinXPsp2
All computers are using SFS
FPS is enabled on all 3 computers
The 2 PCs are connected to the network through the LAN port on the router.
The Laptop is connected to the network through the wireless connection.
2 printers are connected to PC1

PC1 can see both of the other computers but when attempting to access the
shared folders a password prompt pops up
PC2 can see LT1 but when attempting to access the laptop's shared folders a
password prompt pops up
PC2 can see PC1 and has access to the shared folders and the printers
without a password prompt
Same with the laptop
LT1 can see PC2 but when attempting to access the shared folders a password
prompt pops up

Now, as near as I can tell, the computers are all configured the same.
Entering the administrator ID and PW grants me access to both PC2 and LT1

Any ideas as to why I can connect one way and not the other?

Thanks much,
Rich

Rich,

When you are "Entering the administrator ID and PW", are you talking about doing
this locally (in front of PC2 and LT1)?

If all computers are running SFS, is Guest activated identically on all, and
with a non-blank password on all?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>

Check each computer for a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, and
check 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>

 

[Rich]

The login password pops up on the computer attempting to access the others.
Accessing the individual computers locally does not require logging in. I
currently have fast user switching and use the welcome screen enabled on all
3 computers.

The guest account is disabled on all 3 computers. The password for each
guest account would be blank if it were activated.

The laptop at the moment does not have a firewall nor is Windows Firewall
activated. PC2 is running a recent version of ZA and PC1 is running the most
current version of ZA

The registry settings I'll have to check tomorrow.
Please keep the ideas coming and thanks for your response.

Rich

 

[Chuck]

The login password pops up on the computer attempting to access the others.
Accessing the individual computers locally does not require logging in. I
currently have fast user switching and use the welcome screen enabled on all
3 computers.

The guest account is disabled on all 3 computers. The password for each
guest account would be blank if it were activated.

The laptop at the moment does not have a firewall nor is Windows Firewall
activated. PC2 is running a recent version of ZA and PC1 is running the most
current version of ZA

The registry settings I'll have to check tomorrow.
Please keep the ideas coming and thanks for your response.

Rich

Rich,

If the Guest accounts are all disabled, then you're using non-Guest
authentication. So you need a common account, with identical, non-blank (or
blank if you wish) password on all 3 computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>