Re: Access between XP PCs

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:18:11 -0800

stumpedinsurrey wrote:

> Deskop PC (XP HE SP1)
> Laptop PC (XP HE SP2)
>
> User accounts with the same names and same passwords exist on both
> PCs. Same subnet. Same workgroup. The guest account is disabled on
> both PCs.
>
> Assume I have logged on to both PCs using the same account name.
>
> Now:
> From desktop
> MyNetworkPlaces: try to access Laptop: get a password dialog screen
> pre-populated for the Guest account (prompting for the password). As
> there is no Guest account I cannot get on. As no other username is
> prompted for (and selection of another account is greyed out) I cannot
> get unto the laptop from the desktop.
>
> From Laptop:
> MyNetworkPlaces: try to access Desktop: no password dialog screen - I
> get straight on to the desktop (shared folders) without difficulty.
>
> Why this problem?
> Why can I get access in direction but not the other?
> How do I fix it?
>
> TIA.

Service Pack 2 automatically enables the Windows Firewall. If you are
not running a third-party firewall, go to the Windows Firewall applet
in Control Panel and enable File & Printer Sharing on the Exceptions
tab. If you are using a third-party firewall (and have properly
configured it to allow your lan traffic as Trusted), then turn the
Windows Firewall off. You don't want two firewalls running, and a
third-party program will be better than the WF. In any case, all
firewalls must be properly configured to allow lan traffic as Trusted.

Malke 

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