Networking 2 windows xp

[True_Snake ([email protected])]

Tried almost all the solutions. Nothing worked. Saw the post saying to add the "Guest" account to the administrator, and VOILA! I can access it now.

For XP PRO: Right click "MANAGE" , Expand the "SYSTEM TOOLS" category, select "LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS", click on "GROUPS", double-click "ADMINISTRATORS", press "ADD" on the window that pops up.

Under "ENTER THE OBJECT NAMES TO SELECT", type "Guest" and click "CHECK NAMES".

Once done, in the "ENTER THE OBJECT NAMES TO SELECT" box, you should see "yourcomputername/Guest".

Hope that helps.

Didn't need to add the Guest account in the welcome page or anything.

I love you guys  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> !


True_Snake

[dakila]

I got same problem too, I already read this topic over and over again hoping that anybody have the solution. Problem like <Workgroup Name> is not accessible.....but can access the shares on other computer by mapping drives. Until, when trying to figure out why, I noticed that Computer Browser in the Services is Automatic in the StartUp Type, but it is not running, 5 of my computers have same situation. I try to run the service, restart the computer but end up same situation. So I click on the Recovery Tab of Computer Browser Service & in the failure, I choose Restart Service instead of Take No Action. I re-run the the Network Configuration Wizard, reboot, disable the firewall....and everything is fine now. I've run this procedure on all of my 6 workstation,,,,Now....everything is fine I can now browse my Network with my Network Places, View Workgroup Computers....

If you can browse the computers but cannot access the shares/directory on it, try the procedure of SirGawain

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http://www.thetechguide.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9932&st=20
this works well....
I'm running Windows XP SP2 on 6 workstations....

[COOLER224]

I had all of the problems most all have had and after days of work
found a super fix!  Not a workaround but the true fix The one thing most overlooked did anybody have a virus or spyware in the past! this is a big problem out there. Here is the fix. first get rid of the spyware. pest control is the best I have found and scan for virus with the most updated software you have. Say what you will but norton with all its little glitches still is the best!

Go to regedit,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
 \SYSTEM
  \CurrentControlSet
   \Control
    \Lsa
Value name: RestrictAnonymous
Value type: DWORD
If the value is 1 or even 2, change it to 0, reboot and retest. If the problem is solved, leave the value at zero. If not, you can change it back if you like.
Check immediately afterwards and again after a reboot, whether the value changes back to non-zero on its own. If that happens, then you have to find the culprit, which can be spyware, a worm, or a badly designed security program. In this case this procedure most likely solved your problem, but then the bad software stepped back in and recreated the problem.

This help was found at : http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm

good luck!

[Ryan. C]

[quote name=\'Guest_Larry\' date=\'Dec 2 2003, 09:39 PM\'][email protected]

I am having the same problem. I have 2 computers both using XP pro. I have a Linksys WRT54G router. Both computers are accessing the internet okay, but I can't seem to share any files between them. I keep getting the same error that everyone else here is getting.

I tried Ross' fix but that didn't help.  My main computer can ping my remote computer, but not vice versa.   http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

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Just run the "Set Up a Home or small office network" on both machines, then problem solve.

[Guest_jayjay_*]

Do this FIRST:
Share ANY folder.
Try to connect to the computer again.
After you successfully connect, you can un-share the folder.
Worked for me.

[Guest]

Post # 14 Worked for my problem! Adding the NodeType value to the registry worked.

Thanks

[Guest]

[quote name=\'Guest_ctm007\' date=\'Nov 9 2003, 05:32 PM\']Yes I can see the other computer.   But the system tells me I'm not logged on as an administrator but I am.   The system tells me "The network path was not found".

I would like to start over.   Do you know how I can undo the folders that do show but I cannot access.   When I try to right click on the network folder, I get that error message and cannot proceed.   I'll like to just undo it all and start over.

Carl

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[Guest]

i am having a problem where i cannot acess my main computer on the network from my laptop or other desktop. i can access the two from my main computer, but when i view the workgrouips on the other two and try to access the main computer i get the error

cannot find network path, it WILL NOT CONNECT!

i tried every fix on this board, HELP!

[dakila]

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i am having a problem where i cannot acess my main computer on the network from my laptop or other desktop. i can access the two from my main computer, but when i view the workgrouips on the other two and try to access the main computer i get the error

cannot find network path, it WILL NOT CONNECT!

i tried every fix on this board, HELP![/color]

Try mapping the shared folder you want to access. Right click the MyComputer>Map Network Drive, on the dialog box click Connect Using A Different UserName, Enter the username of the computer where the shared folder located. Browse the shared folder you want to map, if you can't browse, use UNC path instead. Click finish...

Works for me in several situations...hope this works for you, too...

[mdavidjohnson]

I just found this site and am really impressed! So many potential solutions! Thank you all!

I'm experiencing a similar problem on a larger scale. For the past four years I've been running a Domain network that includes one NT4 Server (no service packs), 32 W2K Pro workstations, and 8 W98 workstations.

I'm in the process of replacing the entire network with 2 Dell Proliant 150s running Windows Server 2003 SP1 and 40 Dell Dimension 3000 workstations running WinXP SP2, all using the original Domain name.

I've reached the stage where I'm currently running the two new servers, two of the new workstations, and the forty old workstations. The old NT4 server is completely off line (there was no transition period - I just unplugged the NT4 and plugged-in the WS03s) and the servers are running in 2003 native mode.

The two new workstations access the servers perfectly. But the old workstations are almost all experiencing the "Network Path Not Found" error. They can ping the servers. They can see them and their shared folders. But they can't access those folders.

I'm thinking the problem is SID related somehow but I haven't found it yet. I'm going to try several of the ideas I found here and keep working on the SID angle too.

I'll post the results as I git 'em.

M. David Johnson
LAN Administrator
Maine Township, IL

[ClemP]

HI!  I've had a 3-computer network (2 desktops, cabled to Linksys WRT54GS router & 1 laptop, wireless to same router) running fine for months.  All 3 systems are running WinXP Pro.  One desktop and that laptop have SP2, the other desktop still has SP1 (just discovered that I'd not upgraded it yet).  The network is peer-to-peer and I've enabled Classic File Sharing on all three systems (all 3 have NTFS file systems).

Today, suddenly, one of the desktops (my daughter's system) stopped communicating with the shared printer on the other desktop.  I found that I could not see the printer and when I tried viewing "Workgroup computers" or clicking on the Workgroup name under "My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows Network" I got the error message "<Workgroupname> not accessible..."  Now I can see my daughter's system from the other desktop just fine and I can even see the shared folders and files on her system as well as the shared printer on her system.  I just can't see the rest of the network from hers!  I can ping the other desktop's IP address from the command line of my daughter's system just fine, also.

I did notice that the Node Type on my daughter's system is UNKNOWN and the Node Type on my desktop is PEER-PEER.  I remember changing the setting on one of my systems months ago to HYBRID.  I just can't remember which one it was.

It's late here now and I'm just not up to turning her system back on to try the registry change to HYBRID.  I'll do it in the morning.  But I just can't understand why it was working one minute and not the next.  I know for a fact that she hasn't mucked around with her system or added any software to it recently.

If anyone else has had this type of problem (WinXP Pro Peer-to-Peer network working fine for long time then suddenly just one system can't see rest of network but others can see it), I'd love to know what you found caused it and what you did to fix it!

Thanks and sorry for the novella!!!

Clem Patafio

[Guest_Alex_*]

Help Help Help!!!

I have tried EVERYTHING in here. (I think!)  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'<_<\' />

My problem is slightly different than most and sounds like one post a while back.  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

I am on a network trying to put files onto a Win 2k machine from other machines running XP. I can see the file/folders on the 2k machine and have all the access rights set up. When I start copying (or cut/pasting) it works fine but ALWAYS cuts out before it's done -and gives me the error message this thread is famed for!   http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' />  After that I cannot access the 2k machine any more until I reboot it.

Any ideas? Please assume I've tried everything in this thread.

Thanks -Alex  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />

[David]

[quote name=\'Steve Low\' date=\'Oct 25 2004, 07:25 AM\']
M$ docs refer to 1 as type "B", 2 as type "P", 4 as type "M", and 8 as type "H"
What this basically means is different ways of resolving netbios names.

1 = broadcast. The host sends a broadcast and the nodes which knows the ip of that name answers.
2 = peer. Sends the request directly to a wins server which looks up the name.
4 = multi node. I don't really remember but I think it starts with broadcast and if no answer does a direct lookup from a wins server.
8 = hybrid. Not sure here either, but I think it starts with a direct request to the wins server and if the server is unable to resolve the name it does a broadcast.

cheers&alex[/quote]
I've struggled with these problems for weeks--spending countless hours trying to resolve them.

Replacing "peer to peer" with "hybrid" did the trick.

Thanks to all for the great guidance.

Steve Low

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[David]

[quote name=\'Steve Low\' date=\'Oct 25 2004, 07:25 AM\']
M$ docs refer to 1 as type "B", 2 as type "P", 4 as type "M", and 8 as type "H"
What this basically means is different ways of resolving netbios names.

1 = broadcast. The host sends a broadcast and the nodes which knows the ip of that name answers.
2 = peer. Sends the request directly to a wins server which looks up the name.
4 = multi node. I don't really remember but I think it starts with broadcast and if no answer does a direct lookup from a wins server.
8 = hybrid. Not sure here either, but I think it starts with a direct request to the wins server and if the server is unable to resolve the name it does a broadcast.

cheers&alex[/quote]
I've struggled with these problems for weeks--spending countless hours trying to resolve them.

Replacing "peer to peer" with "hybrid" did the trick.

Thanks to all for the great guidance.

Steve Low

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I have tried evrything on these posts and this is the one that works...you are the man.  Been 2 days working on it and edited the registry and everything works great.  Thanks

[Guest]

Re Post #13, Change the node type to 8=Hybrid and reboot:  Instead of rebooting, disable / re-enable the connection in Network Connections.  Worked for me.

[Angela]

Hi I had this problem too and maybe this solution will work for someone.

My network is 1- Windows XP home laptop, 1-Linux workstation and 1- Windows 98 first edition.

The Linux and Windows 98 were happily talking and sharing files and a printer. When I connected the laptop and joined it to the workgroup it gave the mentioned error.

My node type on the XP was hybrid and I have no firewall, not even the Internet connection firewall. I also tried enabling the NetBIOS in the WINS tab.

When I typed "net view" in a command window, I receved: " System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found."

My solution was that on the XP laptop, on the LAN connection properties, I only had the following protocols:

Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
QoS Packet Scheduler
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

I needed to INSTALL the NetBIOS protocol using the Install... button. Now I can see my workgroup.

Thanks!

[Guest_Scott_*]

I've received the same errors (i.e. each computer can see the other but I get the path not found error. etc).  I've gone through all the fixes above, none of which have solved my problem.  

Interestingly, my PC can see my laptop using netbios but my PC cannot ping my laptop.  Conversely, my laptop can ping my PC but it cannot see my PC using netbios...

Very irritating...  any additional suggestions?

[Guayi]

I had the "You might not have permission to use this network resource" problem, none of these solutions worked. Finally a friend had the idea to change the "workGroup". We changed everybody to the NEW workgroup and now everything's back to normal. Hope this helps somebody.

[Kiran Patel]

http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' /> Finally Solved!!! I went up to page 4 and tried all of the solutions, and then i realized that NETBIOS wasnt installed on one of the comps I was trying to get to. I installed it and viola! Everything worked!

[Guest]

omfg, of course the answer was the very last post in this thread

install the damn NETBIOS