Can't open database through network

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From: Paul Kraemer (PaulKraemer_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 07:15:03 -0800

Hi,

I have an Access 2002 database located on a PC running Windows XP Pro. This
PC is on my peer-to-peer LAN, where I have every computer in the same
workgroup. I used to be able to open this database from every computer on
the LAN.

All of a sudden, I can't open it from one particular PC running Windows
2000. Access gives me a message saying "MS Access cannot open this file.
This file is located outside your intranet or on an untrusted site. MS
Access will not open this file due to potential security problems. To open
this file, copy it to your machine or to an accessible network location."

I don't think this is a network problem because I am able to open this same
database from the problem PC if I open it with a custom visual basic
application that I wrote myself. I just can't open it in Access. I do have
Norton Internet Security installed, but if this was the problem, it would
also prevent my custom application from working too, right? Anyway, even if
I disable Norton, I still get the same message from Access.

I am able to open the database in Access from all of the other PC's on my
LAN. The only thing unusual about the problem PC is that it has two network
cards. One NIC gets it on the workgroup LAN with the PC hosting the database
file, and the other NIC connects it to a DSL modem.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Paul 

-- 
Paul Kraemer

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