Networking 2 windows xp

[was frustrated]

i should mention that you need to run "net view" from command prompt to verify that you have configured your home network setting correctly in windows xp before tweaking your firewall settings.

[Desperate 2 Network]

OK, still trying and NONE of the previous posts worked.  Any more tips, besides burning the computers? http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

I am able to ping both computers (computer A pings B and vice-versa).  Computer A sees all shares, computer B sees none.  Any advice?

Tks!

[Guest_Andrew]

Very similar problem, mine is involving three computers.

Two of them are working fine, they are recognizing eachother etc.
These two are using Windows 98 & 95 - New computer, Windows XP Professional is bringing up an error message which says: "Homenetwork 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."

[Spinman]

I have read the proceeding 8 pages and checked many of the settings and web pages referenced.

I think my problem is more basic...

2 computers loaded with XPhome SP2 over the weekend. Therefore a clean install on each - no accumulated garbage - no 3rd party software installed.

Computer "A" seems to have loaded properly (whatever that means) - when I check 'My Network Places' in windows explorer - I can see the shared folders from Computer "A" listed as a sub line - along with entire network\microsoft network\workgroup...  (Computer "B" is not represented).


Computer "B" (my problem child) does not display the shared folders from Computer "B" under 'My Network Places'.  As I drill down through the hierachy - I eventually get the message that others have reported about access being denied...


I have setup a USB wireless point on "B" and a PCI wireless point on "A".  I am able to lock on to the signal and affect a peer to peer connection  - but that is as far as I can get.  "A" will not display any of the shared folders from "B" and "B" will not display any of the shared folders from "B" or "A".

Why is "B" not showing the shared folders under My Network Places?
BTW - in addition to the default shared folders - I have also established 2 slave drives as shared network devices - so they should appear as well...

Does this sound like a software problem?  I can't imagine that it would be hardware related (defective part or irq conflicts, etc...)

Appreciate any thoughts... http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' />

[Spinman]

Finally got everything to work - but don't know why I had to do it the way I did.

I booted into safe mode - at which point an unspecified device loaded.

Rebooted and returned to normal mode - no improvement.

Rebooted and returned to safe mode.

Reconfigured entire network settings in safe mode.

Renamed PC and Workgroup

Rebooted back into safe mode

Renamed PC and Workgroup

Rebooted back into normal mode.

System partially correct.

Followed networking instructions and downloaded registry patch @ careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Rebooted back into normal mode.

System stable and works perfectly (for at least the last hour).

Very strange....

[myth]

There are a lot of different solutions, to what are obviously different problems,
but related with the same error message..

My problem is rather that the computer with XP Home seems like it has
no "root dir" for users wanting to browse the computer.

If i specify the full path of the folder i want to access, it works fine.
But if i just double-click the computer icon, i get the error message.

Is there a quick and easy way to define this root-dir, or is it set
by one of the screwed up windows wizards?

Please let it not be that i have to enable guest account or something
sick like that to make it work.. I want to be able to use my computer fully,
since it's mine http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> Without having to enable stupid options like that..

Other annoying things are the shared documents, shared tasks, and shared
printers and faxes folders, which are automatically shared..

These would also be nice to control, but this has do be done registrywise? or not?

I have read a lot of different problems now, and it seems like this area of
difficulties with file sharing is quite vast. Some firewall-related, some
group/user access related, and so on..

But i just have problems entering the remaning computer with a double-click,
instead of specifying the entire path.. So, how does the root-dir thingy work?
Do i need to h4xx0r the registry, or just enable some silly crap?

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[myth]

Simply:

\\Computer -> Error message...
\\Computer\Folder\ -> Works Fine...
\\Computer on the computer itself reveals the rootdir of the shared folders though.
\\Computer2 (mine) from \\Computer -> Works fine to!

So the problem is accessing \\Computer directly, without specifying subdirs,
from \\Computer2

I have read others with exactly this problem, but i have not read any
solution to the problem..

HELP! Any geeks around here? http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[Dave C]

Just in case none of the extensive solutions above meet your needs, here is my experience. I have 3 Dell PCs running XP home linked over a wireless network. The machines were all visible under the local workgroup but I got the dreaded "you may not have permission..." error message when I tried to access the shared directories (yes, they were enabled). It was, of course, the McAfee firewall which defaults to protect everything including the LAN. Run the configuration option and select the 'trust the local network' option. You don't have to switch the firewall off completely.

I hope this helps someone else.

[Eric]

Hello. I know this topic is old (last post was 1 year ago), but I had the same problem.  I just hope this can help others who are also using their search engines and fall on this page.

I tried almost everything possible, still was not able to get to one PC from the other, but no problem from the other to the first one.

I finally changed the registry entry, on the computer to which i want to connect to (the one I can't access)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
'restrictanonymous' set to dword 00000000 (which was set to 1 on that computer, and 0 on the other!).

Then, rebooted that computer.

After reboot, I could access both computers from any of the two.

[maezee]

I have been struggling with this network problem since December 26, 2004! I have a Desktop Windows 2000 machine and my new Laptop with Windows XP Home. I was able to get online with both computers through my wireless linksys router, and finally got the Laptop to see and acess the files on my Desktop -- but  COULD NOT get the Desktop machine to access the files on my Laptop, even though the laptop icon appeared in My Network Places (Computers Near Me).

After reading all the suggestions in this forum, I used the "Hybrid" suggestion in matterdaddy's post of 11/14/03. As it turned out, when I ran "ipconfig -all", my laptop was already shown as Hybrid, but the Desktop computer was "mixed" -- so I changed it, according to his directions. Still nothing.

Then . . . I went to the Laptop and turned off the firewall. I thought I'd disabled it before from a previous suggestion, but I had to go into the McAfee security program to REALLY turn it off.

Now . . . . at long last  . . . my computers are communicating!! Ain't life grand!!!   http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

Thank you , thank you, one and all for this great forum!! I'll be back -- but I hope not too soon!   http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[Darek S]

Hi,
If you want to use the network for the sporadic file transfers, you can start your xp system in diagnostic mode with network acces to omit all the blocking walls.

Darek

[Andrew]

I have had the same problems as all of you!  Thank you so much Eric - I went into the system/configuration and changed both to 0.  My computers now work!  Thank you so much!

[Andrew]

Ok everyone~
   I have 3 computers all running on Windows XP Home.  I have a D-Link Wireless Router, with one of my desktops [A] connected to the router via ethernet.  I have another Desktop connected via wireless with a D-link adapter.  Then I have a Laptop on the wireless network via a wireless card as well.  I can access Desktop from Laptop in Workgroup computers, and I can access laptop from Desktop in workgroup computers.  However, Desktop [A] will not work!!  I can see it in the workgroup computers on Desktop and Laptop,  but on Desktop [A], I cant even view workgroup computers - not even itself!  i click it, and it says i do not have permissions.  I have tried everything!!  Could someone please help?!?!

[svbetsy]

HELP!!!

I have done everything recommended on this thread and zillions of microsoft troubleshooting guides and online guides, etc. Days and days of work, all to no avail. I might need to send my nice new laptop back--I can't use it with my other machine!

I have 2 Dell XPpro machines, a laptop and a desktop, networked via a Linksys wireless router. Internet works fine, machines both answer to pings, all of the user, IP, sharing, and node settings are correct. the guest user is now an administrator. The desktop has full access to the laptop's shared files, but the laptop can't access the desktop's shared files. Sometimes the desktop appears in the workgroup folder, sometimes it doesn't. When it does appear, I get a message saying that the computer is not accessible and that I might not have permission.

This is driving me be bonkers. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Svbetsy http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[svbetsy]

http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> I DID IT! YAY!!!!

Okay, this was my fix...

I had to uninstall--completely--Norton Anti-Virus, reboot, and PRESTO! the share showed up in the workgroup. Disabling the Norton firewall didn't work, and I couldn't set an exception to allow access because the network wouldn't see it and I couldn't map. Uninstalling was the only way. Btw, in the process of rechecking that all the settings were still okay in hopes that the uninstall of Norton would work, I discovered that the File and Printer Sharing Protocol had turned itself off on the culprit computer, too--hmmm. Once I had the share showing up in the workgroup, I mapped it to an unused drive letter and enabled reconnect at logon. Repeated on the other computer. Then reinstalled Norton Anti-Virus and set the exceptions to include the new mapped drive on both computers. All working fine now.

I'M FREE! AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO PAY DELL $150 TO DO IT.

Great site, very helpful. Thanks.

 http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> SVBETSY

[LJP]

Ok guys I had this problem and actually came to this forum to try and resolve it - I ended up resolving it myself after trying a few of the ideas/solutions listed here.

My situation:-

Working on my cousins lappy (XP HOME SP2), joined it to my network of 6+ PCs and Inet Gway so I could DL patches and trransfer cool files to and from it http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

Connected fine to my Personal Use/Work PC (XP PRO SP2) and my File server (XP 2003 SERVER) but when I tried to access my Music Server/Entertainment Box (XP PRO SP2)  I got "the Error" we all know and loath!

What I did to resolve:

Using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) Accessed the PC that would not allow the connection ie Music Server/Entertainment Box.
Then proceeded to:

Start>
All Programs>
Administrative Tools>
Open Local Security Policy

In the left pane under

Security Settings>
Local Policy>

Clicked on Security Options

In the right pane I changed the 2nd Policy from the top
Accounts: Guest account status to DISABLED

Immediately upon doing so I was granted access, remember I am working on my EntBox via RDC from my Personal PC with my cousins lappy beside it  for easy access.

[Somebody]

I had the same problem...

Went here to solve it..

http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm

[Guest]

i had the same problem - disabled the firewall on my local connection and its sorted!

[Guest]

I had the same issue and tried all the suggested solutions other than uninstalling Norton... then I found this technote on Norton's site, it reolved my issue as soon as I disabled Internet Worm Protection so then I followed the technote below and turned it back on and can now run it and able to access my system from other pc's on my network.  Good luck.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.n...nav&svy=&csm=no

[Guest]

I had the error "network path not found" and could not network two computers. I had set the workgroup name to the same on both computers but no luck. What fixed it for me was to use the "Network ID" Wizard <in XP go to My Computer click on "View System Information" click on the Computer Name tab and then click the "Network ID" button><in Win 2000 right click My Computer and select Properties then the Computer Name tab and the "Network ID" button>.

Select home network and then restart after. This set the Workgroup name to "WORKGROUP" on both computers and they can now see each other. They were both set to HOME before but could not see each other, the Wizard must of set something else or maybe only WORKGROUP will work.