Re: seeing other PC on network

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:00:09 -0600

"nospam" <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:fUnOsNIKEkyBFwtD@nospam.demon.co.uk...
> Sorry I mean,

Not an issue for me, and now you understand
why being explitic is so important (or we will
try to solve a problem you don't even have...<grin>)

> I can see the other PC in network neighbourhood but when I double click
> on it I get a permission denied error message.

Ok, that means Browsing works, name resolution
works (since you get back a DENIAL, not a Not
Found type error), and that only the permission is
a problem.

And it also eliminates network issues (and should
confirm to you that NetBEUI is unnecessary.)

What permissions did you put on the share?
Especially for the username you are expecting to
work across both systems?

Try the explicit connection methods anyway, the
ones where you use "* /user:ServerName\Username" e.g.,

    net user * \\ServerName\ShareName * user:ServerName\Username

Doing this eliminiates (or isolates) failure to authenticate.

Are the Workgroup names the same?

It used to be (NT4-ish timeframe) that same name,
same password in a workgroup would get you
auto-authenticated with that name.

I believe the workgroup name had to be the same
too though. (System Control panel.)
(Not sure about this though.) 

-- 
Herb Martin
> Herb Martin <news@LearnQuick.com> writes
> >"seeing" is an imprecise term but most people
> >meen "doesn't appear in Network Neighborhood
> >(or Places)"
> >
> >"nospam" <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:qy$jlrGoYhyBFw5y@nospam.demon.co.uk...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have just installed my Christmas present and it works mostly!
> >
> >Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
> >
> >> PC1 windows2000 sp4   (CAT5 internet cable connection to router)
> >> PC2 win XP (speedtouch 120g wireless USB card)
> >> Router Speedtouch 580 (4 port ethernet switch & ADSL modem & 11g
> >> wireless)
> >>
> >> Both PCs can share the broadband connection and send email - ALL GOOD
> >> Both PCs have the same login name and password.
> >> But PC1 I can't access files on PC2 and vias versa.
> >> I want to share files and printers.
> >
> >Do the two machine live on the same SUBNET (probably
> >the first three octets of the IP addresses?)  If not, you
> >will not see them in the browser but can still connect...
> >see below.
> >
> >Such routers can either make one subnet EACH for the
> >wireless and wired Ethernet, or many of them can bridge
> >the two into ONE network.  (The latter is better if you
> >only have two machines and the router has this option.)
> >
> >> I have both C: Drives set to share in my computer
> >
> >Good.
> >
> >> Do I need net buie on both system?
> >
> >No.
> >
> >> Does anyone have any ideas?
> >
> >Yes.
> >
> >Open a command prompt (and leave it open forever
> >if you wish to be a true network guru.)
> >
> >ping NameOfOtherMachine
> >
> >ping IP.add.re.ss
> >(of other machine -- use actually IP address)
> >
> >Also if those don't work:
> >
> >tracert  IP.add.re.ss
> >(of other machine -- use actually IP address)
> >
> >net view \\nameNameOfOtherMachine
> >net view \\IP.add.re.ss
> >(of other machine)
> >
> >You may have to get the IP by typing:
> >
> >    ipconfig  /all
> >
> >If you send that to a text file for each machine
> >you can post the  text here for us to view if you
> >don't solve the problem.
> >
> >If any of these work you can probably do this:
> >
> >net view * \\NameOrAddressOfOtherMachine\ShareName
> >
> >or...
> >
> >net view * \\NameOrAddressOfOtherMachine\ShareName *
> >/user:ServerName\username
> >
> >Sharename equals the name you used for the C drive.
> >(if you are depending on the default HIDDEN share of
> >C$ you will not see this or the machine in the browser
> >until you create a non-hidden share.)
> >
> >With same username and password in a workgroup,
> >you should not need to provide the username and
> >password but that eliminates another varible.
> >
> >Post your results if this doesn't get you working the
> >way you wish....
> >
>

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