Re: Networking:
From: Bryan Martin (spam_at_ahwayside.com)
Date: 06/27/04
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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:35:06 -0400
Thanks for the response Carey. It is not crossposted in there as well :)
Ideally there would have been a m.p.w.networking group.
Also I would like to add that I did uncheck xp's "firewall" feature.
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I believe you have cross-posted to every Microsoft newsgroup except for
> the one most relative to your inquiry. Please visit:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless
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> Carey Frisch
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> "Bryan Martin" <spam@ahwayside.com> wrote in message:
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> |I am helping a small company add new pc's to a new network. Setup looks
> | like this.... Wireless network with a cheap linksys router giving DHCP
> | addresses. NO wins server involved. Everyone is getting a 192.168.1.X
> | address automatically assigned. NO internet access. Pinging box to box
> | works throughout this whole sinking ship.
> |
> | WindowsXP Media Center Edit running as server system. This box has
their
> | accounting program database directory shared with everyone access. This
box
> | also has a HP all-in-one trashcan hooked to it and shared to everyone.
> | Guest account is enabled on this box. I originally had this machine
setup
> | and moved to the next "winxp home" laptop. Mapped the drive, connected
to
> | the printer, tested everything and proceeded to move to the next pc. As
im
> | hooking up the next box I am told the laptop will not print. Knowing I
> | already checked this I figure client problem and proceed to check what
they
> | might be doing wrong. Turns out printer will not respond to printing
from
> | the laptop or the xp box its hooked into. I proceed to reboot both
boxes
> | assuming something hiccupped with the network. After everything comes
up I
> | check from the pc serving the printer and printing goes as expected. I
then
> | turn my attention back to the laptop. I proceed to check printing... no
go.
> | Nothing appears to be happening. I go into the "printers-n-faxes" and
> | remove the printer figuring I will just reinstall the darn thing. I
remove
> | it successfully and proceed to surf to the xp box using the ole internet
> | explorer \\myserver. It pukes. Ok so next I figure I will go through
the
> | entire network view and get it. I get to where all the computers in the
> | workgroup show and the "server" shows as expected. I attempt to double
> | click on it and get thrown a access denied. I figure ok so something
> | screwed up with the sharing on the "server" so I proceed to check it
again.
> | I tried to un-share re-share, remove/reinstall "file and print sharing"
for
> | the adapter and every other thing I can think of. Next I figure I will
try
> | to map the drive directly. Low and behold this works. I CAN map the
drive
> | successfully using the command prompt "net use X: \\server\dir".
> |
> | Can anyone shed some light here?
> |
> | Tried:
> | unshare / share
> | remove / reinstall "file and print sharing"
> | made sure guest account enabled
> | Pinging by name successfully works as expected
>
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