Re: Vista pc cannot access vista laptop on wireless LAN and vice versa

cruisemate wrote:


I have a Vista pc and a laptop on a wireless LAN with a D-link router.
Both connect OK to the network (and to a wireless printer) and both are
visible in the Network window of each other. I can view and open
files/folders on the Public and Users folders of each BUT I cannot
access either from the (myname) folder in each. I'm using the Windows
firewall set to Private Network. Network and Sharing Centre is set with
Network Discovery ON; File Sharing ON; Public Folder Sharing ON; Printer
Sharing ON; Password Protected Sharing OFF; and Media Sharing ON.
I have set up File Sharing wherever I can (although I may have missed
somewhere).
(snippage)

Turn Password Protected Sharing ON and create matching user accounts and
passwords. See below.

Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need
to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE
PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly
to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you
can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple
File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab).

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: What type of network to setup?
    ... Got 2 pc's with xp pro, connection is wired, to router, sharing an internet ... I would need a very stable & reliable network that would handle this. ... caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; ... Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Shared Printer
    ... MVP Malke explains how to network XP computers to permit file and printer sharing: ... Here are general network troubleshooting steps. ... caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; ... Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax)
  • Re: What type of network to setup?
    ... Got 2 pc's with xp pro, connection is wired, to router, sharing an internet connection through the router. ... I would need a very stable & reliable network that would handle this. ... caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; ... Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: home network
    ... Run the New network Wizard on both computers. ... Check your firewall settings ... It may look daunting, but if you follow the steps at the links and suggestions below systematically and calmly, you will have no difficulty in setting up your sharing. ... Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying to create shares where the operating system does not permit it. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • RE: Strange problem networking two vista boxes 32 bit and 64 bit
    ... If you are going to do passworrd protected sharing, ... user accounts and Passwords ... Printer Sharing in Network and Sharing is for other users in the same ... Netgear FVG318 Router with the latest firmware. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing)
Loading